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Jessica Tsai, MD, PhD

Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Clinical Interests

Pediatric brain tumors, precision medicine

Education

Medical School

Stanford University School of Medicine

Graduate School

PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Neurosciences

Internship

Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center (Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics)

Residency

Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center (Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics)

Fellowship

Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Accomplishments

Certifications

General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Professional Memberships

American Association for Cancer Research
Children's Oncology Group

Awards

Grass Foundation Trustee Recognition Award
ASCI Emerging Generation Award
Eric S. Lander Prize in Scientific Excellence
Harvard Medical School Equity Social Justice and Advocacy Award Nominee
Allen Institute Next Generation Leader
Boston Combined Residency Program Faculty Teaching Honor Roll
Boston Children's Hospital Farley Fund Fellowship Award
Frederick H. Lovejoy Resident Research and Education Award, Boston Children’s Hospital
Stanford University Department of Biology Stephen Fox Award recipient 
Stanford University Firestone Award Nominee for Excellence in Undergraduate Research

Publications

PubMed Link
Publications on PebMed

Research

Research Interests
Genomics and epigenetics of pediatric brain tumors
FOXR2-expressing cancers
Development of high throughput screening assays to identify novel cancer dependencies
Characterization of patient-derived brain tumor models