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William Douglas Figg, Sr.
William Douglas Figg, Sr. (born Owensboro, Kentucky August 22, 1963) is an American scientist (pharmacologist) at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.〔(Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Instutute Staff Page )〕
==Biography==
Figg received a BS (honorary) from Georgetown College (Kentucky) (attended 1981 to 1983), a BS in Pharmacy from Samford University (1987) and a doctoral degree (Pharm.D.) from Auburn University (1989). He completed an internship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital and a fellowship in Drug Development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1990–1992). He also received an MBA degree from a combined program at Columbia University, School of Business and London Business School.
Figg joined the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health in 1992. The following year he became head of the Molecular Pharmacology Section and the Clinical Pharmacology Program. His research is focused on using pharmacological principles to optimize the treatment of cancer, on identifying genes involved in the development of prostate cancer and developing new treatments including angiogenesis inhibitors for men with castration-resistant prostate cancer. According to Scopus, he is the most well-published scientist in the combined fields of angiogenesis and prostate cancer. Figg has over 500 peer-reviewed scientific papers and published four books – including the seminal textbook on Angiogenesis with legendary cancer researcher Judah Folkman.
He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Leon Goldberg Award from American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics,〔('The 2005 Leon I. Goldberg Young Investigator Award Lecture'. ''Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics'' 2006 Jan;79(1):1-8 )〕 the Allen J. Brands Award from United States Public Health Service,〔(USPHS )〕 the Russell R. Miller Award from American College of Clinical Pharmacy,〔(''ACCP Report'' Vol. 27, No. 9; September 2008 )〕 the Andrew Craigie Award from Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, the Philip C. and Ethel F. Ashby Lecture from the University of Oklahoma,〔(Philip C. and Ethel F. Ashby Lecture Series )〕 and the Sustained Contribution to the Scientific Literature award from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Foundation.〔(Cornelia (November 2008). 'ASHP 2008 Literature Awards Highlight Pharmacists' Expanded Areas of Influence'. http://www.pharmacypracticenews.com/ViewArticle.aspx?d=Clinical&d_id=50&i=November%2B2008&i_id=466&a_id=12027 ''Pharmacy Practice News'', Vol 35:11 )〕
Figg is a retired Captain in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.〔(et al.(2009). 'U.S. Public Health Service commissioned corps pharmacists: making a difference in advancing the nation's health'. http://japha.metapress.com/media/eafy7be53p6vnlaa7eqm/contributions/5/7/1/4/571440nm38725x7p_html/fulltext.html ''Journal of the American Pharmacists Association'' Vol 49:446–452 )〕
Figg is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Michigan (School of Pharmacy), Columbia University (College of Physicians and Surgeons), Samford University (School of Pharmacy), Virginia Commonwealth University (School of Pharmacy) and the University of Maryland (School of Pharmacy).
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