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Michael Kastan, MD, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Durham, NC

Michael B Kastan MD


Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine and Executive Director, Duke Cancer Institute

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  • 2100 Erwin RdDurham, NC 27705

  • Phone+1 919-684-8111

  • Fax+1 919-620-4921

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Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1986 - 1989
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1986
  • Washington University in St. Louis
    Washington University in St. LouisPh.D., 1977 - 1984
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1984
  • University of North Carolina System
    University of North Carolina SystemB.S., Chemistry, with Highest Honors, 1973 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2011 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1998 - 2013
  • Subspeciatly Board of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
    American Board of PediatricsSubspeciatly Board of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Elected Fellow of the AACR Academy American Association for Cancer Research, 2017
  • Elected National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences, 2016
  • Elected Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The DNA Damage Response: Implications for Tumor Responses to Radiation and Chemotherapy  
    Goldstein M, Kastan MB, Annual Review of Medicine, 1/1/2015
  • Repair versus checkpoint functions of Brca1 are differentially regulated by site of chromatin binding  
    Goldstein M, Kastan MB, Cancer Res, 1/1/2015
  • ATM Functions at the Peroxisome to Induce Pexophagy in Response to ROS  
    Zhang J,, Tripathi DN, Jing, J, Alexander A, Kim J, Powell RT, Dere R, Tait-Mulder J, Lee J-H, Paull TT, Pandita RK, Charaka VK, Pandita TK, Kastan MB, Walker CL, Nature Cell Biology, 1/1/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Genome Dynamics in Neuroscience 
    Hong Kong - 1/1/2017
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia Workshop 
    Milan, Italy - 1/1/2017
  • Mitochondria and Cancer 
    1/1/2015

Other

  • Ataxia-telangiectasia: defective in a p53-dependent signal transduction pathway. 
    Kastan MB, Ataxia-Telangiectasia Workshop V
    1/1/1993
  • DNA Methylation in Human Fibroblasts Following DNA Damage and Repair 
    Kastan MB, Ph.D. Thesis
    Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO - 1/1/1984

Press Mentions

  • Anonymous Donor Gives $50 Million to Duke for Proton Beam Therapy
    Anonymous Donor Gives $50 Million to Duke for Proton Beam TherapyDecember 11th, 2024
  • Developing New Tools to Fight Cancer
    Developing New Tools to Fight CancerOctober 17th, 2022
  • Developing New Tools to Fight Cancer
    Developing New Tools to Fight CancerOctober 17th, 2022

Grant Support

  • Strengthening LMIC Institutional Capacity for Direct NIH Grant Administration through the East Africa Cancer CollaborationDUKE UNIVERSITY1997–2029
  • Chromatin Modulation Associated With DNA Breakage And Repair In Human CellsNational Cancer Institute2011–2012
  • ATM, Reactive Oxygen, And Cellular Responses To HypoxiaNational Cancer Institute2011–2012
  • Cellular Stress Response Signaling PathwaysNational Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences2011
  • Chromatin Modulation Associated With DNA Breakage And Repair In Human CellsNational Cancer Institute2011

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