Arun P. Wiita MD PhD
Molecular Genetics, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine
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185 Berry StChina Basin UCSF Lab Medicine Box 0506San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone+1 415-353-1469
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2009 - 2012
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2009
Columbia UniversityPhD, Neurobiology/Biophysics, With Distinction, 2004 - 2008
Princeton UniversityAB, Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1998 - 2002
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Clinical
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Dale Frey Breakthrough Award Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, 2015
- K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Award NIH-National Cancer Institute, 2014
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, 2012
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsEssential role of protein kinase R in the pathogenesis of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease.Amit Prabhakar, Rahul Kumar, Meetu Wadhwa, Abhilash Barpanda, Joseph Lyons
JCI Insight. 2025-10-08 - Modulating the PPARγ pathway upregulates NECTIN4 and enhances chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in bladder cancer.Kevin Chang, Henry M Delavan, Elizabeth Yip, Corynn Kasap, Jun Zhu
Nature Communications. 2025-09-10 - Reporting Criteria for Prenatally Identified Variants of Uncertain Significance Differs Among Cytogenetics Laboratories in North America.Matthew A Shear, Arun P Wiita, Jingwei Yu, Brette Wayman, Teresa N Sparks
Prenatal Diagnosis. 2025-09-01
Abstracts/Posters
- Ifitm3 Is Essential for PI(3,4,5)P3-Dependent B-Cell Activation and LeukemogenesisArun P. Wiita, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
- In Vitro-Selected Nanobody-Based Cellular Therapy Targeting CD72 for Treatment of Refractory B-Cell MalignanciesArun P. Wiita, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- Profiling the Cell Surface Landscape of Proteasome Inhibitor-Treated and _Resistant Multiple Myeloma to Guide Immunotherapy Targeting, Diagnosis, and BiologyArun P. Wiita, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
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Press Mentions
Hutch Scientists Receive $25M to Solve Breast Cancer MetastasisJuly 27th, 2022- Research Round-up: Multiple MyelomaNovember 25th, 2020
Innovative Indian American Researchers Named 2016 NIH ‘New Innovator Award Program’ RecipientsOctober 28th, 2016
Grant Support
- Selective treatment of acute myeloid leukemia with radioimmunotherapies targeting the active conformation of integrin beta-2UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2025–2030
- Structural surfaceomics to probe conformation-selective immunotherapy targetsUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2024–2029
- Development of CD46 theranostics for imaging and treatment of multiple myelomaUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2022–2027
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