Molecular Pharmacology Program
The Alex Kentsis Lab
Research
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We study the biology of cancers that affect children and young adults ranging from embryonal tumors in infants, leukemias and brain tumors in children, and sarcomas in young adults. Scientists in our group use inter-disciplinary experimental tools as they work to understand the fundamental causes of cancer and to develop definitive therapies for their control. Detailed information about our research is available at https://alexkentsis.net.
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Kentsis Research Group, Summer 2023
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Alex Kentsis, MD, PhD
- Cancer biologist and pediatric oncologist Alex Kentsis leads research in the functional proteomics and molecular pharmacology of refractory childhood cancers.
- MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- PhD, New York University
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Scientific Research Manager
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Research Fellow
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Research Technician
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Lab Affiliations
Achievements
- Louise and Allston Boyer Award for Clinical Research
- Terry Ann Krulwich Physician-Scientist Alumni Award
- Pershing Square Sohn Prize
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Scholar Award
- Josie Robertson Investigator (2013-2018)
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- St. Baldrick’s Robert J. Arceci Innovation Award
- Elected Member of American Society for Clinical Investigation
- Society for Pediatric Research Young Investigator Award
- Rita Allen Foundation Scholar Award
- Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Clinical Investigator Award
- American Society of Hematology Scholar Award
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists
- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Residency in Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- MD, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and New York University
- AB, SM, University of Chicago
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Disclosures
Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.
MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.
Alex Kentsis discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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Blueprint Medicines
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Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Novartis
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Rgenta Therapeutics Inc.
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