Dr. Steve Stricker currently serves as a Senior Medical Science Liaison and Associate Director of US Medical Affairs for Takeda Oncology. After finishing his doctor of pharmacy degree at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, he completed his PGY-1 pharmacy residency at the University of North Carolina and a PGY-2 hematology/oncology pharmacy residency at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stricker has held numerous leadership and advisory positions within the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP), American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) and other professional pharmacy organizations. He has been an invited speaker, lecturer, and visiting faculty member for conferences, workshops and schools of pharmacy throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Additionally, Dr. Stricker has authored more than 75 manuscripts, invited editorials and textbook chapters and has been the recipient of several clinical practice and teaching awards including the 2013 HOPA New Practitioner Award and was recently recognized as a 2018 Fellow of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners.