NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIOP) announced today that Dr. Jonathan Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Maxim Group Growth Investor Conference on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 3:30 pm ET in the Morosco room at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, NY. Dr. Lewis will provide an overview of the Company and its clinical development programs.