Faculty
Oncology Division
Alphabetical list (active faculty):   
Daniel C. Link

Daniel C. Link, MD

Alan and Edith Wolff Endowed Professor

Chief, Division of Oncology

Deputy Director, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center


Professor

Department of Medicine

Oncology Division

Stem Cell Biology

Department of Pathology & Immunology

Clinical Interests

  • Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • Leukemia
  • Neutropenia

Research Interests

  • Stem cells
  • Stem cell niche
  • Leukemogenesis

Contact

  • 314-362-8771 (office)
  • 314-362-8872 (lab)
  • 314-362-9333 (fax)
  • Division of Oncology
    Mail Stop 8007-0057-07
    Washington University
    660 South Euclid Avenue
    St. Louis, MO 63110
  • Room 729, Southwest Tower (office)
  • Room 724, Southwest Tower (lab)
  • Link lab website

Biosketch

Education
1981 BS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
1985 MD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Post-graduate Training
1984 Medical Research, NCI summer training award, NIH, Baltimore, MD
1985-1986 Intern in Medicine, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO
1986-1988 Assistant Resident in Medicine, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO
1988-1992 Hematology-Oncology Fellow, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
Academic Positions
1993-1996 Instructor, Department of Medicine, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
1996-2003 Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Pathology & Immunology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
2003-2008 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
2008-present Professor, Departments of Medicine and Pathology & Immunology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
2022-present Chief, Division of Oncology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
2022-present Deputy Director, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
University & Hospital Appointments & Committees
Senior Leadership Committee, Siteman Cancer Center
Co-program leader, Hematopoietic Development and Malignancy Program, Siteman Cancer Center
Markey Pathway Admissions and Steering Committee, Washington University
MA/MD Program Admissions and Steering Committee, Washington University
DBBS Faculty Membership Committee, Washington University
Chair, Siteman Cancer Center RFA Grant Review Committee, 2013, 2014
McKinley Research Building Planning Committee, 2015
ICTS Pilot Program Committee Advisor, 2016-2018
Chair, Search Committee for Chief of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Washington University
Chair, Distinguished Faculty Awards Committee, Department of Medicine, Washington University, 2017
Member, Search Committee for Chair of the Department of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University
Member, Basic Science/Translational Research Program Committee, Department of Medicine, Washington University
Clinical Cancer Building Visioning Committee
Department of Medicine Research Space Planning Committee
Barnes Jewish Hospital Investigator Program Selection Committee
Siteman Cancer Center Shared Resource Advisory Committee
Chair, Siteman Cancer Center Strategic Planning Committee for Hematopoietic Malignancies
Board Certification
1989 Internal Medicine
1990 Hematology
Honors & Awards
1981 Kurt H. Vanselow Undergraduate Research Scholarship; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
1981 The American Institute of Chemists' Student Award; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
1981 Phi Beta Kappa; University of Wisconsin-Milwauikee, Milwuakee, WI
1981-1984 Outstanding Achievement Award by Promotion's Committee; University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Madison, WI
1982 Academic Excellence Award (top 2% of class); University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Madison, WI
1984 Alpha Omega Alpha; University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Madison, WI
1984 NCI Summer Training Award; National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
1993 McDonnell Scholar in Molecular Oncology; Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
1998 28th Mallinckrodt Scholar, Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation
2000 Election to American Society of Clinical Investigation
2005 Medical Advisory Board of the Severe Congenital Neutropenia International Registry
2009 Election to the Association of American Physicians
2009 Alan and Edith Wolff Endowed Professor
2009 Executive Committee of the Severe Congenital Neutropenia International Registry
2010 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Washington University
2010 Member, American Society of Hematology Scientific Subcommittee on Myeloid Biology
2012 Distinguished Faculty Award for Graduate Student Teaching, Washington University
2015 Washington University School of Medicine Alumni Faculty Achievement Award
2016 Chair, Myeloid Biology Scientific Committee, American Society of Hematology
2017-2020 Standing Member, NIH Molecular and Cellular Hematology Study Section
2020-present Standing Member, NIH Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Blood Cells, and Transfusion Medicine Study Section
2021 Distinguished Faculty Award for Graduate Student Teaching, Washington University
Editorial Responsibilities
2002-2007 Editorial Board, Experimental Hematology
2002-2007 Editorial Board, Blood
2013-present Editorial Board, Leukemia
2013-present Editorial Board, Blood
Professional Societies
Alpha Omega Alpha
American Society of Hematology
American Society of Clinical Investigation
International Society for Experimental Hematology
Association of American Physicians
Board Memberships
Medical Advisory Board, Severe Congenital Neutropenia International Registry
Executive Committee, Severe Congenital Neutropenia International Registry
External Advisory Committee, NASA Specialized Center on Research in Radiation Carcinogenesis
External Advisory Board, Albert Einstein Cancer Center
External Avisory Board, Memorial Sloan Kettering SPORE in Renal Cancer
Internal Advisory Board, SPORE in Pancreatic Cancer, Washington University
Internal Advisory Board, Breast Cancer Metastasis PO1, Washington University
External Advisory Board, Northwestern University SPORE in Leukemia, 2017
Internal Advisory Board, Translational Research Center in Thrombotic and Hemostatic Disorders, U54, Washington University
Internal Advisory Board, SPORE in Breast Cancer, Washington University
Internal Advisory Board, Washington University PO1 on the Bone Marrow Microenvironment in Breast Cancer
Chair, External Advisory Board, Rochester University PO1 on the MDS Niche
External Advisory Board, Ohio State University PO1 “Retrovirus Models of Cancer”
Internal Advisory Board, SPORE in Endometrial Cancer, Washington University
External Advisory Board, SPORE in Leukemia, the Ohio State University
Chair, Internal Advisory Board, SPORE in Prostate, Washington University
External Advisory Board, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center
Chair, Internal Advisory Board, PO1 on DNA Repair in Myeloid Neoplasms, Washington University
Review panel, Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Chair, Internal Advisory Board, PO1: “Dissecting Stromal-Tumor Interactions to Enhance Chemoimmunotherapy”, Washington University
External Advisory Board, SPORE in Leukemia, Harvard University