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Joshua Sasine

Assistant Professor

Medicine

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  • Assistant Professor
    Medicine
  • Associate Director, CAR T and Immune Effector Cell Therapy
    Medicine
  • Staff Physician
    Cancer Institute
  • Staff Physician
    Regenerative Medicine Institute
  • (310) 423-1160 (Work)
  • (310) 423-4646 (Fax)
  • Cedars-Sinai, Samuel Oschin Cancer Center, 127 S San Vicente Blvd - 7th Floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90048

BIO

Dr. Sasine is a physician-scientist who is developing new treatments for blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, MDS and multiple myeloma. In particular, he and his team studies how interactions between cancer cells and the microenvironment drive the progression of cancer. His lab is also investigating how to use novel cell therapies to deliver macromolecules to cancer cells. Clinically, Dr. Sasine treats patients with blood and bone marrow disorders. He routinely uses autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplants (bone marrow transplants). He is also an expert in Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cells and engineered immune cells.

CURRENT CEDARS-SINAI APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Professor
    Cedars-Sinai, Medicine1 Jul 2021 - present
  • Associate Director, CAR T and Immune Effector Cell Therapy
    Cedars-Sinai, Medicine20 Apr 2025 - present
  • Staff Physician
    Cedars-Sinai, Cancer Institute7 Dec 2020 - present
  • Staff Physician
    Cedars-Sinai, Regenerative Medicine Institute28 Aug 2022 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Clinical Instructor
    University of California, Los Angeles, Hematology/Oncology, Los Angeles, United States1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine
    University of California, Los Angeles, Hematology/Oncology, Los Angeles, United States1 Jan 2020 - 6 Nov 2020

DEGREES

  • PhD
    UCLA2018
  • Fellowship
    UCLA2017
  • Fellowship
    UCLA2016
  • Residency
    UCLA2013
  • Medical School
    University of Miami2011

LANGUAGES

  • English

TAGS

  • Clinical sciences
  • Medical biotechnology
  • Biochemistry and cell biology
  • Hematology
  • Cancer cell biology
  • Hematology & Oncology Fellowship
  • Division of Hematology & Cellular Therapy