Dakim Gaines
Immediate Past Vice-chair, ARRO Executive Committee
Education
- MD, Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2018
- PhD, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2016
- BA, Biology, St Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, Maryland, 2009
Postgraduate Education
- Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 2019 - present
- Intern, Department of Internal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, New Jersey, 2018-2019
Biographical Statement
I grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, and completed my undergraduate degree in Biology at St. Mary's College of Maryland. I then attended Rutgers University – Robert Wood Johnson as part of the MD/PhD combined program. I completed my PhD research in the lab of Zhiyuan Shen, MD, PhD. I studied the role of BCCIP, a DNA repair protein involved in homologous recombination, in CNS tumorigenesis using transgenic mouse models. During medical school I have had many opportunities to travel internationally throughout southeast Asia and South America. Specifically observing the inequalities in health care systems in the developing world has inspired me to want to make a difference. I am thrilled to join the ARRO executive committee and co-lead the global health subcommittee. When I'm not working, I enjoy traveling, cooking and hanging out with my twin preteens.
