Dr. Santosh Kesari is Professor of Neurosciences at UC San Diego School of Medicine, and Director of Neuro-oncology at Moores UCSD Cancer Center. His research investigates the biology of gliomas with the aim of developing new therapeutics for patients with brain tumors. He has a
long-standing interest in
neural development and
cancer stem cells and is
focusing on their role in
the formation of brain
tumors and resistance to
treatments.
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For the ever-growing number of patients with brain or neurologic tumors, the need for better treatments and management strategies is acute. Research at the Kesari Laboratory seeks to integrate clinical, pre-clinical and basic science to improve the understanding of brain tumor biology. By combining laboratory and clinical data, we hope to open a new avenue toward therapies tailored to individual patients.