From Migrant Farm Worker to Duke Scientist, Everardo Macias Tackles Prostate Cancer

From Migrant Farm Worker to Duke Scientist, Everardo Macias Tackles Prostate Cancer

Everardo Macias, PhD, assistant professor of pathology at Duke University School of Medicine, explores the complexities of prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in men.

Years ago, the future he envisioned for himself was entirely different. A first-generation high school graduate working in the fields of Minnesota as a migrant farm worker, he never even planned to go to college.