Jeremy N. Rich, MD, a renowned researcher who investigates cancer stem cells in brain tumors and novel treatments aimed at slowing brain tumor growth, is the Chair of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute's Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Rich will be recruiting about 10 new Faculty over the next five years to build a department with about 100 new employees.

Dr. Rich was recruited from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, where he was Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Neurology, Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, and Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Rich received his medical degree from the Duke University School of Medicine, and had clinical training in neurology at Johns Hopkins University