Earlier this month, Yale Cancer Center and the Center for Thoracic Cancers hosted a Lung Cancer Scientific Symposium celebrating advances in lung cancer research over the last decade and Dr. Roy Herbst’s 15 years of leadership at Yale.
The afternoon symposium included presentations and panel discussions with experts from across disciplines. The celebration continued with a dinner and reception at the Lost in New Haven Museum, where colleagues, collaborators, and friends shared memorable stories, reflections, and well wishes in honor of Dr. Herbst’s extraordinary contributions to the field and his time at Yale.
Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, is chief of medical oncology and hematology, deputy director of Yale Cancer Center, and Ensign Professor of Medicine and professor of pharmacology. He has been appointed Director and Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair of the Dartmouth Cancer Center and Associate Dean of Cancer Programs at the Geisel School of Medicine, effective July 13, 2026.