Steven M. Frisch received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley (where he worked with Dr. Zena Werb, at U.C.S.F). Following postdoctoral training at the M.I.T. Center for Cancer Research, Dr. Frisch served on the faculties of Washington University, St. Louis and the Sanford-Burnham-Prebys Institute, and is currently a Professor of Biochemistry at West Virginia University. Dr. Frisch has published extensively in the area of cancer cell biology and is internationally recognized for his important contributions to the field.