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Dinesh Rao, MD, Pathology, Los Angeles, CA

DineshRaoMD, PhD, FCAP

Pathology Los Angeles, CA

Hematopathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

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Summary

  • Dinesh S. Rao received a B.S. summa cum laude in Biochemistry and an M.D. from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA. During this time he developed a deep interest in the pathogenesis of cancer, completing several projects in cancer research during medical school, and went on to a research fellowship at the University of Michigan. There, he made a seminal discovery implicating clathrin mediated trafficking of growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases in the pathogenesis of oncogenic transformation. He then combined clinical training in the pathology of hematologic diseases with further research training in the laboratory of Nobel laureate David Baltimore at Caltech. His research came to focus on post transcriptional mechanisms of gene regulation in hematologic development, immunity, and cancer, and resulted in several high-impact publications in well-regarded journals. He combines running a vibrant research laboratory with a busy diagnostic service in leukemia and lymphoma pathology.

Clinical Expertise

  • Leukemia, Lymphoma

Education & Training

  • California Institute of Technology
    California Institute of TechnologyPh.D., 2010
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Hematopathology, 2005 - 2006
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2003 - 2005
  • University of Michigan Medical Center
    University of Michigan Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Cancer Biology, 2000 - 2003
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2000
  • Case Western Reserve University
    Case Western Reserve UniversityB.S., Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude, 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
  • American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology
  • American Board of Pathology Hematopathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Harland G. Wood Prize, Best Undergraduate student in Biochemistry Case Western Reserve University, 1995
  • Phi Beta Kappa Case Western Reserve University, 1994
  • Kimmel Scholar in Translational Cancer Research Sidney Kimmel Foundation, 2011
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • "MicroRNA-146a acts as a guardian of the quality and longevity of hematopoietic stem cells in mice"  
    Zhao JL, Rao DS, O'Connell RM, Garcia-Flores Y, Baltimore D, eLife, 5/21/2013
  • "MiR-34b promoter hypermethylation induces CREB overexpression and contributes to myeloid transformation"  
    Pigazzi M, Manara E, Bresolin S, Tregnago C, Beghin A, Baron E, Giarin E, Cho EC, Masetti R, Rao DS, Sakamoto KM, Basso G, Hematologica, 1/1/2013
  • "Broad Protection Against Influenza by Vectored ImmunoProphylaxis"  
    Balasz AB, Bloom JD, Hong CM, Rao DS, Baltimore D, Nature Biotechnology, 1/1/2013
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Grant Support

  • Protein-RNA interactions in cancerNIH/NCI2021–2026
  • Novel methods to inhibit cancer stem cellsCalifornia Institute of Regenerative Medicine2022–2024
  • Pathogenetic roles of USO1 in leukemogenesisNIH/NCI2021–2023
  • Pathogenetic mechanisms of RNA binding protein IGF2BP3 in leukemogenesisAmerican Society of Hematology2020–2022
  • Targeting RNA binding proteins in B-cell malignancyMargaret E. Early Medical Research Trust2017–2019
  • RNA-binding proteins in the control of B-cell developmentNIH/NIAID2017–2019
  • Unraveling the Function of RNA-Binding proteins in B-lymphoblastic LeukemiaNIH/NCI2016–2018
  • Characterizing tumor suppressive functions of microRNAs in B-cell neoplasiaNIH/NCI2013–2017
  • Function of non-coding RNA, MALAT1, in B-cell Development and LymphomaNIH/NCI2014–2015
  • Role of B-cell oncogenes and miR-34 in B-cell development and lymphomagenesisNIH/NCI2009–2014

Committees

  • Member, NCCN Guidelines Panel, Acute Myeloid Leukemia 2020 - Present
  • Regular Member, NCI-I Study Section, NIH/NCI 2019 - Present
  • Founding Member, Experimental Hematology Committee, Society for Hematopathology 2019 - Present
  • Chair, Scientific Committee on Epigenetics and Genomics 2024 - 2024
  • Vice Chair, Scientific Committee on Epigenetics and Genomics, American Society of Hematology 2023 - 2023
  • Member, Scientific Committee on Epigenetics and Genomics, American Society of Hematology 2019 - 2022

Professional Memberships