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Daniel Shin, MD, Oncology, Houston, TX

Daniel Sanghoon Shin MD PhD

Melanoma, Thoracic Cancer


Assistant Professor

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  • 2002 Holcombe BlvdBLDG 109 ROOM 217Houston, TX 77030

  • Phone+1 713-791-1414

  • Fax+1 713-578-5859

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Summary

  • I am board certified internist, hematologist and medical oncologist, trained at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. I earned PhD in Tumor Immunology under the Dr. Antoni Ribas' mentorship via UCLA STAR (specialty training and advanced research) program and joined UCLA/VA as an Assistant Professor-in-Residence in 2017 and recently joined Houston VA/Baylor College of Medicine. My main interest of research is to understand the mechanisms of resistance to immunotherapy and develop new therapeutic approach for patients with lung cancer and melanoma.

Education & Training

  • University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, Los AngelesPhD, Tumor Immunology, 2013 - 2017
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2012 - 2015
  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2012
  • Kyung Hee University College of Medicine
    Kyung Hee University College of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
  • Hematology
    American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
  • Medical Oncology
    American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • VA BLR&D Merit Review Award VA ORD
  • VA CSR&D Merit Review VA ORD
  • DoD Melanoma Translational Research Award DoD, 2021
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Dysregulation of hsa-miR-34a and hsa-miR-449a leads to overexpression of PACS-1 and loss of DNA damage response (DDR) in cervical cancer  
    Mysore S Veena, Santanu Raychaudhuri, Saroj K Basak, Natarajan Venkatesan, Parameet Kumar, Roopa Biswas, Rita Chakrabarti, Jing Lu, Trent Su, Marcus Gallagher-Jones, M..., Journal of Biological Chemistry, 12/11/2020
  • Conserved interferon-γ signaling drives clinical response to immune checkpoint blockade therapy in melanoma  
    Catherine S Grasso, Jennifer Tsoi, Mykola Onyshchenko, Gabriel Abril-Rodriguez, Petra Ross-Macdonald, Megan Wind-Rotolo, Ameya Champhekar, Egmidio Medina, Davis Y Torr..., Cancer Cell, 10/12/2020
  • A randomized, phase 1, placebo‐controlled trial of APG‐157 in oral cancer demonstrates systemic absorption and an inhibitory effect on cytokines and tumor‐associated m...  
    Saroj K Basak, Alakesh Bera, Alexander J Yoon, Marco Morselli, Chan Jeong, Anela Tosevska, Tien S Dong, Michael Eklund, Eric Russ, Hassan Nasser, Venu Lagishetty, Rong..., Cancer, 4/15/2020
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Impact of a pathologist-driven molecular testing protocol on veterans with non-small cell lung cancer
    Rui Li, M Carmen Frias Kletecka, Daniel Sanghoon Shin, ASCO Annual Meeting 2023, abstract_ePoster, 5/31/2023
  • Enhanced tumor control with a combination of APG-157 and immune checkpoint inhibitors for head and neck cancer
    Daniel Sanghoon Shin, Saroj K Basak, Mysore S Veena, Begoña Comin-Anduix, Arjun Bhattachrya, Tien Dong, Luis Z Avila, Marilene Wang, Eri Srivatsan, ASCO Annual Meeting 2022, Chicago, IL, 6/2/2022
  • Phenotypic characteristics of T cells co-expressing SOX2, OCT3/4, and NANOG
    9. Michael Cerniglia, Helena Escuin-Ordinas,,Caroline Porter, Maria Aleshin, Gardenia Cheung-Lau, ZoranGalic, Inbal, Daniel Sanghoon Shin, Oritz Rosenblatt-Rosen, Anto..., Cancer Research, 2021
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Press Mentions

  • Protein associated with a neurodegenerative disorder may also play a role in preventing the spread of cancer
    Protein associated with a neurodegenerative disorder may also play a role in preventing the spread of cancerFebruary 29th, 2024
  • UCLA Researchers Presenting Work at ASCO Annual Meeting
    UCLA Researchers Presenting Work at ASCO Annual MeetingJune 3rd, 2022
  • Scientists discover why some cancers may not respond to immunotherapy
    Scientists discover why some cancers may not respond to immunotherapyFebruary 27th, 2022
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Other Languages

  • Korean

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