Jason T. Yustein
MD, PhD
Dr. Yustein's laboratory research and clinical interests are in understanding the molecular pathogenesis of pediatric sarcomas.
Titles and Roles
- Professor, Department of Pediatrics
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Pediatric Oncologist
- Pediatric Oncology
- Research Program
- Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics
Biography
Jason T. Yustein, MD, PhD is Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Yustein is a pediatric oncologist and physician-scientist at Children's Hospital of Atlanta.
Dr. Yustein is a member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at Winship.
Education
Dr. Yustein earned his MD and his PhD in molecular biology and microbiology from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his residency in pediatrics and his clinical fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Research
Dr. Yustein's laboratory is dedicated towards understanding mechanisms of metastasis and therapeutic resistance and identifying new treatment avenues for the treatment of sarcomas. His team has a significant amount of experience with integrating novel models with molecular approaches and functional genomic studies geared towards understanding the pathogenesis of pediatric sarcomas.
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