Distinguished Alumni

Joseph Roti Roti
BS in Physics 1965
Elected to Academy 2000

PhD (1972) in biophysics from the University of Rochester. Dr. Roti Roti is a Professor of Radiology/Chief of Section of Cancer Biology/Associate Director of the Radiation Oncology Center at Washington University, St Louis MO. Other titles include: Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics. Dr. Roti has published extensively in his field and is active in several professional organizations. In 2004, he served as the Chair of the Organizing Committee for the 9th International Congress on Hyperthermic Oncology and is also a past president of the organization. His major areas of interest are the cellular response to ionizing radiation, cell-cycle progression, and the effects of heat shock and of radio-frequency radiation.

Dr. Roti Roti worked in Biology and graduated a year prior to MTU awarding a BS in biological sciences.