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Marcus Bosenberg, MD, PhD

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Anthony N. Brady Professor of Dermatology, Pathology and Immunobiology

Titles

Director, Yale SPORE in Skin Cancer; Director, Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology; Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology, Yale Cancer Center

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Anthony N. Brady Professor of Dermatology, Pathology and Immunobiology

Director, Yale SPORE in Skin Cancer; Director, Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology; Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology, Yale Cancer Center

Biography

Marcus Bosenberg MD, PhD, is a physician scientist who directs a leading melanoma research laboratory, is Co-Leader of the Cancer Immunology Program of Yale Cancer Center, Director of the Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology, Contact PI of the Yale SPORE in Skin Cancer, Director of the Center for Precision Cancer Modeling, and is a practicing dermatopathologist at Yale Dermatopathology through Yale Medicine.

In his research, Dr. Bosenberg studies factors that regulate anti-cancer immune responses. His laboratory has developed several widely utilized mouse models in order to study how melanoma forms and progresses, to test new cancer therapies, and how the immune system can be stimulated to fight cancer. He works to translate basic scientific findings into improvements in cancer diagnosis and therapy. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and is a member of the Yale Cancer Center Executive Committee.

Dr. Bosenberg mentors undergraduate, graduate, medical, and MD-PhD students in his laboratory, teaches at Yale School of Medicine, and trains resident physicians, fellows, and postdoctoral fellows.

Appointments

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Education & Training

Research Fellow
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (2002)
Fellow
Harvard Medical School Dermatopathology Training Program (2000)
Chief Resident
Brigham & Women's Hospital (1999)
Resident
Brigham & Women's Hospital (1998)
Research Fellow
University of Wisconsin (1996)
MD
Cornell University Medical College (1994)
PhD
Cornell University Medical College (1993)
BA
Cornell University (1986)

Research

Overview

Directs a National Cancer Institute funded melanoma research laboratory with interests in several aspects of melanoma biology including the cell biology and genetics of metastasis, prognostic and diagnostic markers and development of new therapeutic agents.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Cell Biology; Dermatology; Melanoma; Neoplasm Metastasis; Pathology

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Marcus Bosenberg's published research.

Publications

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Academic Achievements and Community Involvement

  • honor

    Basic Science Research Prize

    Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Cancer Center

Clinical Care

Overview

Marcus Bosenberg, MD, PhD, specializes in skin pathology, identifying skin cancers, autoimmune skin disorders and skin infections under the microscope. “As a dermatopathologist, I enjoy being part of a team that works hard to provide the best available health care for each patient,” he says.

An expert in deciphering even the slightest variations in skin cells, Dr. Bosenberg and other members of the Yale Medicine dermatopathology team evaluate biopsy samples sent to the lab from doctors all over the country. With challenging cases, Dr. Bosenberg and his colleagues collaborate during a daily consensus conference at a multi-head microscope to ensure the right diagnosis is made. “I am always excited to work out challenging clinical and research problems,” he says.

A professor of dermatology and pathology at Yale School of Medicine, he leads a melanoma research laboratory and is a co-leader of a genetics and genomics program. His research focuses on genetic and cellular changes that result in melanoma, the leading cause of skin cancer deaths, as well as new therapies for melanoma.

“Through our research, we are trying to find better ways to diagnose and treat skin cancer,” says Dr. Bosenberg.

Clinical Specialties

Dermatology

Board Certifications

  • Dermatopathology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pathology
    Original Certification Date
    2001

  • Anatomic Pathology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pathology
    Original Certification Date
    2000

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  • Laboratory for Medicine and Pediatrics (LMP)

    Academic Office

    15 York Street, Rm LMP 5036

    New Haven, CT 06510

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    203.737.3484
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