KathleenSakamotoMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Palo Alto, CA

Professor, Pediatrics - Hematology & Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center

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Office
725 Welch Rd
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-497-8000

Fax+1 310-206-0209

Education & Training

Children's Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1988 - 1991
Children's Hospital Los AngelesResidency, Pediatrics, 1985 - 1988
University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1986 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2009-2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Activation of nemo-like kinase in diamond blackfan anemia suppresses early erythropoiesis by preventing mitochondrial biogenesis.
Mark C Wilkes, Aya Shibuya, Y Lucy Liu, Kailen Mark, Jaqueline Mercado
The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2024-08-01
BCR/ABL-Positive Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Children: Current Treatment Approach.
Jenna M Menger, Ryan S Sathianathen, Kathleen M Sakamoto, Nobuko Hijiya
Current Oncology Reports. 2024-03-01
Epigenetic Profiling ofMutant JMML Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Reveals an Aberrant Histone Landscape.
Roshani Sinha, Mai Dvorak, Ananthakrishnan Ganesan, Larry Kalesinskas, Charlotte M Niemeyer
Cancers. 2023-10-29

Abstracts/Posters

Pharmacological Inhibition of Nemo-like Kinase Rescues mTOR-Mediated Translation and Primes Progenitors for Leucine-Stimulated Erythroid Expansion in Pre-Clinical Mode...
Kathleen M. Sakamoto, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Press Mentions

Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Announces 2023 Grant Recipients to Accelerate Discovery of New Treatments for Pediatric CancersMay 26th, 2023
Cryo-EM Provides New Insights into Acute Myeloid LeukemiaFebruary 14th, 2022
Researchers Awarded $31 Million for Clinical Trials to Treat Stroke, Heart Failure, Brain CancerSeptember 9th, 2021
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Grant Support

The Role Of CREB In Normal Myelopoiesis And LeukemogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2012
Molecular Pathogenesis Of Diamond Blackfan AnemiaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2012
Career Development And Increasing Diversity In Pediatric Hematology/OncologyNational Cancer Institute2011
The Role Of CREB In Normal Myelopoiesis And LeukemogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
Molecular Pathogenesis Of Diamond Blackfan AnemiaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
Career Development And Increasing Diversity In Pediatric Hematology/OncologyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010
Training In Developmental HematologyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2010
Molecular And Cellular Characterization Of Myeloproliferative DiseaseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2010
Molecular And Cellular Characterization Of Myeloprolife*National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2008
The Role Of CREB In LeukemogenesisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2007
Molecular And Cellular Characterization Of MPDNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005
Ubiquitination And Degradation In Cancer TherapyNational Cancer Institute2005
Ubiquitination And Degradation In Cancer TherapyNational Cancer Institute2004
Molecular Regulation Of Myeliod Cell DifferentiationNational Cancer Institute1996–2000
Molecular Characterization Of GM-CSF ActionNational Cancer Institute1993–1997
Molecular Regulation Of Myeloid Cell DifferentiationNational Cancer Institute1995
Molecular Analysis Of Target Cell Response To Human Gm-CNational Cancer Institute1990–1992
Molecular Analysis Of Target Cell Response To Human Gm-CNational Cancer Institute1990