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Kathleen Sakamoto, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hematopoietic diseases
EDUCATION
B.A., Williams College
M.D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral fellowship, Judith Gasson, Ph.D., UCLA
Graduate Student, Raymond Deshaies, Ph.D., Division of Biology, HHMI, California Institute of Technology
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CURRENT POSITION
Professor and Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Vice-Chair of Research
Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Co-Associate Director of Signal Transduction Program Area, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
David Geffen School of Medicine
California Nanosystems Institute
Molecular Biology Institute
University of California, Los Angeles
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Awards and Honors
Victor E. Stork Award, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Leukemia Society of America Fellow, Special Fellow, and Scholar Award
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center/STOP CANCER Career Development Award
Young Investigator Award in Oncology, American Society for Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
UCLA Frontiers of Science Award
Ross Award in Research By Young Investigators (Western Society for Pediatric Research)
Katherine E. Rogers Scholar for Excellence in Cancer Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
Member, NIH Hematopoiesis Study Section
Translation Research Program Review Subcommittee for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America
Member, ASH Scientific Committee on Myeloid Biology
Benjamin Franklin High School Wall of Fame Award
Member, American Pediatric Society
Member, ASPHO Meeting Program Committee
Member, ASPHO Career Development Task Force
Member, Scientific Advisory Board, St. Balderick’s Foundation
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation “Gift of Hope” Award |