Gary Kupfer, MD
Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology / Oncology) and of Pathology; Section Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Clinical Program Leader, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Program, Smilow Cancer Hospital; Disease Aligned Research Team Leader, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Program, Yale Cancer Center
Departments & Organizations
Pediatrics: Kupfer Lab | Pediatric Hematology & Oncology: Pediatric Hemophilia Program
Pathology: Experimental Pathology Graduate Program
Molecular Virology: Virology laboratories
Stem Cell Center, Yale: Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Cell Symmetry
Yale Cancer Center: Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Program | Radiobiology & Radiotherapy
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development: Cell Biology; Genetics and Genomics; Human Disease; Molecular Mechanisms; RNA Biology; Signal Transduction | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology: Cancer Biology and Therapeutics; Genetics, Genomics and Proteomics; Hematology, Vascular Biology and Inflammation; Human Disease Pathology, Physiology and Intervention
Yale Cooperative Center of Excellence in Hematology (YCCEH)
Office of Cooperative Research
Biography
The Kupfer laboratory is working on HTLV I Tax protein, which has a unique kinase activation activity. They are harnessing this activity in order to chemosensitize p53 mutant tumor cells, thereby serving as an adjunct to enhance cancer therapy.<_o3a_p>
Education & Training
| MD | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1989) |
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| BS | University of Florida (1983) |
| Post-doctoral Fellow | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA |
| Fellow | Children's Hospital, Boston, MA |
| Resident | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA |
| Research Associate | John Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, MD |
| Board Certification | AB of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (1996, recertified: 2011) |
Honors & Recognition
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Commonwealth Health Research Board grant awardee (2005)
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NIH K02 career development award (2002)
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Concern Foundation Cancer Research Award (2000)
