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Christopher Vakoc, MD, PhD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Christopher Vakoc, MD, PhD

Oncology

MS 354

St. Jude Childen's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

Memphis,  TN 38105-3678 United States

Affiliations

Department of Oncology

Molecular Oncology Division

Education

BA – The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA MD – The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA PhD – The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Research Interests

  • Mapping the unique genetic dependencies of incurable human cancers
  • Molecular investigation of lineage plasticity mechanisms in diverse human cancers
  • Advancing genetic dependencies into tractable drug targets using high-resolution biochemical and functional assays
  • Exploration of therapeutic index of novel cancer targets using advanced in vivo genetic models
  • Development of therapeutic strategies that reprogram human tumors into terminally differentiated cellular states

See a list of Christopher Vakoc's publications