Neurosurgery–
The Sam Cheshier Lab

Sid Mitra, PhD

Sid Mitra, PhDSid Mitra, PhD
Senior Research Scientist

Laboratory Address:
Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Lorry Lokey Research Building (SIM-1)
265 Campus Drive, Cheshier Lab Room #G1115
Stanford, CA 94305

 

 

Current Role at Stanford

  • Senior Research Scientist
  • Research Team leader of the brain tumor and human neural stem cell research group in the Weissman and Cheshier Labs
  • Research collaborator with Stanford Center for Children’s Brain Tumor

Professional Interests

  • Cancer Stem Cells
  • Development of antibody therapeutics against brain tumors
  • Identification of the developmental hierarchy in human fetal brain development

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D.: University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Molecular and Cellular Biology (2005)
  • M.S.: SUNY Buffalo, Molecular Cell Biology (2002)
  • M.Sc. (Hons): Panjab University, India. Basic Medical Sciences (Honors School), Biophysics (Honors) (1999)
  • B.Sc. (Hons): Panjab University, India. Basic Medical Sciences (Honors School), Biophysics (Honors) (1997)

Professional Affiliations and Activities

  • Member, Society for NeuroOncology (2009 – present)
  • Member, American Association of Cancer Research (2007 – present)
  • Member, American Society for Cell Biology (2004 – present)

Publications

  • Hedgehog-responsive candidate cell of origin for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Monje M, Mitra SS, Freret ME, Raveh TB, Kim J, Masek M, Attema JL, Li G, Haddix T, Edwards MS, Fisher PG, Weissman IL, Rowitch DH, Vogel H, Wong AJ, Beachy PA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011; 108 (11): 4453-8
  • Heterogeneous reallocation of presynaptic efficacy in recurrent excitatory circuits adapting to inactivity. Mitra A, Mitra SS, Tsien RW. Nat Neurosci. 2011
  • The role of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase 2-α-isoform in non-small cell lung carcinoma tumorigenesis. Nitta RT, Del Vecchio CA, Chu AH, Mitra SS, Godwin AK, Wong AJ. Oncogene. 2011; 30 (2): 234-44
  • Development of an EGFRvIII specific recombinant antibody. Gupta P, Han SY, Holgado-Madruga M, Mitra SS, Li G, Nitta RT, Wong AJ. BMC Biotechnol. 2010: 10 72
  • Passive antibody-mediated immunotherapy for the treatment of malignant gliomas. Mitra S, Li G, Harsh GR. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2010; 21 (1): 67-76
  • Pineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiation: clinicopathological report and analysis of epidermal growth factor receptor variant III expression. Li G, Mitra S, Karamchandani J, Edwards MS, Wong AJ. Neurosurgery. 2010; 66 (5): 963-8; discussion 968
  • The epidermal growth factor variant III peptide vaccine for treatment of malignant gliomas. Li G, Mitra S, Wong AJ. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2010; 21 (1): 87-93

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