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Ross Okimoto, M.D.

Ross Okimoto, M.D.

Clinical Instructor

Contact Information

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Education

Creighton University School of Medicine 2009

Residencies

  • Tufts Medical Center, Internal Medicine 2012

Fellowships

  • UCSF Medical Center, Medical Oncology 2014

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

Clinical Expertise

Biography

Dr. Ross Okimoto is a medical oncologist specializing in the care of adult patients with soft tissue and bone sarcomas. He works with a team of surgeons, radiation oncologists and pathologists to provide the best possible outcomes for his patients.

Okimoto attended Creighton University School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency training at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and his medical oncology fellowship at UCSF.

Awards & Honors

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  Confired By    
  Date    
  • Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award Finalist
  • 2021
  • National Cancer Institute R37 MERIT Award
  • 2021
  • American Society of Clinical Investigation Young Physician-Scientist Award
  • 2019
  • NIH-NCI Career Development Award (K08)
  • 2018
  • NIH-NCI Career Development Award (K08)
  • 2018 - 2023
  • UCSF DOM Cohort Iniative Award
  • 2018
  • A.P. Giannini Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2015

    • Research Overview

    A physician-scientist, Okimoto conducts research in addition to providing clinical care. The overall goal of his laboratory-based investigations is to help improve outcomes for cancer patients. His current research work focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms that promote tumor cell metastasis.

    Research & Funding

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    ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4467-8476 Additional info
    • Therapeutic degradation of Capicua (CIC) fused oncoproteins in undifferentiated sarcomas
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      Jun 2021
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      May 2026
      Principal Investigator
    • Therapeutic rescue of the transcriptional repressor Capicua to inhibit lung cancer metastasis
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      Feb 2018
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      Jan 2023
      Principal Investigator

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 33
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    1. Ponce RKM, Thomas NJ, Bui NQ, Kondo T, Okimoto RA. WEE1 kinase is a therapeutic vulnerability in CIC-DUX4 undifferentiated sarcoma. JCI Insight. 2022 Mar 22; 7(6). View in PubMed
    2. Quinn JJ, Jones MG, Okimoto RA, Nanjo S, Chan M, Yosef N, Bivona TG, Weissman JS. PMID: 3347912. Single-cell lineages reveal the rates, routes, and drivers of metastasis in cancer xenografts. Science. 2021. View in PubMed
    3. Quinn JJ, Jones MG, Okimoto RA, Nanjo S, Chan MM, Yosef N, Bivona TG, Weissman JS. Single-cell lineages reveal the rates, routes, and drivers of metastasis in cancer xenografts. Science. 2021 02 26; 371(6532). View in PubMed
    4. Nothdurft S, Thumser-Henner C, Breitenbücher F, Okimoto RA, Dorsch M, Opitz CA, Sadik A, Esser C, Hölzel M, Asthana S, Forster J, Beisser D, Kalmbach S, Grüner BM, Bivona TG, Schramm A, Schuler M. Functional screening identifies aryl hydrocarbon receptor as suppressor of lung cancer metastasis. Oncogenesis. 2020 Nov 19; 9(11):102. View in PubMed
    5. Kim JW, Ponce RK, Okimoto RA. Capicua in Human Cancer. Trends Cancer. 2021 01; 7(1):77-86. View in PubMed
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