Kenneth Yee Tsai MD PhD
Dermatopathology
Vice Chair, Research, Pathology Senior Member, Pathology and Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Co-Director Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center of Excellence
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12902 Magnolia Dr, SRB-3Tampa, FL 33612
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Summary
- I am a board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist leading a NIH funded research program focused on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, signaling pathways in melanoma and responses to therapy, and biomarker development for skin cancer risk and prediction of therapeutic responses. I lead a new translational research effort to address unmet needs in high-risk non-melanoma skin cancers within the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center of Excellence.
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Dermatopathology, 2007 - 2008
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Brigham and Women's HospResidency, Dermatology, 2004 - 2007- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2003
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD, Biology, 1996 - 2001
Yale CollegeBS, Applied Physic, 1989 - 1993
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2008 - 2018
MA State Medical License 2007 - 2014
American Board of Dermatology Dermatology- American Board of Dermatology Dermatopathology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- AACR Landon Foundation Cancer Prevention Award American Association for Cancer Research, 2013
- Chief Resident, Dermatology 2007
- Medical Scientist Training Program National Institues of Health, 2003
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Hallmarks of Cancer as Eco-Evolutionary Processes.Ranjini Bhattacharya, Stanislav S Avdieiev, Anuraag Bukkuri, Christopher J Whelan, Robert A Gatenby
Cancer Discovery. 2025-04-02 - spatialGE Is a User-Friendly Web Application That Facilitates Spatial Transcriptomics Data Analysis.Oscar E Ospina, Roberto Manjarres-Betancur, Guillermo Gonzalez-Calderon, Alex C Soupir, Inna Smalley
Cancer Research. 2025-03-03 - PHGDH Induction by MAPK Is Essential for Melanoma Formation and Creates an Actionable Metabolic Vulnerability.Neel Jasani, Xiaonan Xu, Benjamin Posorske, Yumi Kim, Kaizhen Wang
Cancer Research. 2025-01-15
Press Mentions
- Reviewers' List December 2020August 12th, 2020
Reviewers' List December 2019August 23rd, 2019
Grant Support
- Eco-evolutionary drivers of clonal dynamics during UV-induced skin carcinogenesis (PQ3)H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST2021–2026
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Society for Investigative DermatologyMember
- Member
- Member
External Links
- Moffitthttps://moffitt.org/research-science/researchers/kenneth-tsai/
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