by Matthew Vanderbilt | Jul 23, 2019 | Hematology-Oncology
Dr. Wolfgang Dillmann, Chair of the UC San Diego Department of Medicine, is very pleased to announce that Dr. Sanford J. Shattil has been appointed as Interim Chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology, effective July 23, 2019. Dr. Shattil will work closely with the...
by mmrattana | Apr 12, 2019 | Faculty Openings, Hematology-Oncology
The Division of Hematology/Oncology (http://med.ucsd.edu) in the Department of Medicine at University of California, San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body. The Division is actively recruiting clinicians...
by mmrattana | Mar 20, 2019 | Faculty Openings, Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Hematology-Oncology
Faculty Positions in Gastrointestinal Oncology. The Division of Hematology/Oncology (http://med.ucsd.edu) in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student...
by Joshua Miller | Jan 20, 2017 | Clinical, Hematology-Oncology, Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health, Regenerative Medicine, Research
Grants focus on re-purposing drugs to treat Zika infections and using anti-cancer natural killer cells — The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a pair of $2 million awards to...
by Joshua Miller | Dec 19, 2016 | Hematology-Oncology, Medical Genetics, Research
In recent years, researchers have identified specific gene mutations linked to gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), which primarily occur in the stomach or small intestine, with 5,000 to 6,000 new cases per year in the United States. But 10 to 15 percent of adult...
by Joshua Miller | Dec 19, 2016 | Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Hematology-Oncology, Research
Overturning previous assumptions, study also provides new, more realistic model for liver cancer research and drug development — Some cancers are caused by loss of enzymes that should keep cell growth in check. On the flip side, some are caused by...
