HusseinAbbasMDPhD

Hematologic Oncology

Physician

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2018 - 2021
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston/M D Anderson Cancer CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2021
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterOncology, 2021
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2018
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2014 - 2016
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 2014, MD
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterPhD, Cancer Biology and Genes & Development, Floyd Haar Endowed Memorial Research Award, William A. and Madelyn Welder Smith Foundation Fellowship, 2006 - 2010
Lebanese American UniversityBS, Biology, High distinction, 2003 - 2006

T32 NIH Trainee Grant Research in Medical Oncology NIH - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kimberly Patterson Fellowship In Leukemia Research M D Anderson Cancer Center, 2020
Young Investigator Award Adaptive Biotechnologies, 2018-2019
Odyssey Scholar M D Anderson Cancer Center, 2014-2016
William A. and Madelyn Welder Smith Foundation Fellowship University of Texas Health Science Center, 2009
Best Poster Award Gordon Research Conference, 2009
Floyd Haar Endowed Memorial Research Award University of Texas Health Science Center, 2009
Student's Honor Society Lebanese American University, 2003-2006
High Distinction Recognition Lebanese American University, 2003-2006
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PubMed

57 citations
TRIM24 suppresses development of spontaneous hepatic lipid accumulation and hepatocellular carcinoma in mice
Shiming Jiang, Lindsey Cauthen Minter, Sabrina A. Stratton, Peirong Yang, Hussein A. Abbas
Journal of Hepatology. 2015-02-01
14 citations
Contemporary outcomes in IDH-mutated acute myeloid leukemia: The impact of co-occurring NPM1 mutations and venetoclax-based treatment.
Curtis A Lachowiez, Patrick K Reville, Hagop Kantarjian, Elias Jabbour, Gautam Borthakur
American Journal of Hematology. 2022-11-01
115 citations
Cross-species identification of genomic drivers of squamous cell carcinoma development across preneoplastic intermediates.
Vida Chitsazzadeh, Cristian Coarfa, Jennifer Drummond, Tri H. Nguyen, Aaron K. Joseph
Nature Communications. 2016-08-30

Abstracts/Posters

Azacitidine (AZA) with Nivolumab (Nivo), and AZA with Nivo + Ipilimumab (Ipi) in Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Non-Randomized, Prospective, Phase 2 Study
Hussein Abbas, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019

Lectures

IL2-STAT5 immune signatures to predict responses to PD-1 inhibition and azacitidine treatment in acute myeloid leukemia (AML): A subset analysis of a phase 2 study.
2019 ASCO Annual Meeting - 6/1/2019

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