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Don L. Gibbons, M.D., Ph.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Unit Number: 432
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: FC6.3004
Phone: 713-792-6363

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2004 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, MD, Medicine
2004 Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), Bronx, NY, PHD, Cell Biology
1999 Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), Bronx, NY, MS, Cell Biology
1996 University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, MS, Biochemistry
1993 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, BA, Cum Laude, Biochemistry

Postgraduate Training

7/2007-6/2009 Research Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Dr. Jonathan Kurie
7/2006-6/2009 Clinical Fellowship, Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston,, TX, Dr. Robert Wolff
6/2004-6/2006 Clinical Residency, Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,, TX, Dr. Amir Halevy
12/2001-2/2004 Collaborative Work, Centre National de la recherche Scientifique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Drs. Felix Rey & Jean Lepault
7/1998-2/2004 Ph.D. Dissertation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, Dr. Margaret Klein
6/1997-8/1997 Research Rotation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, Dr. Stanely Nathenson
7/1996-9/1996 Research Rotation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, Dr. Marcia Goldberg
1/1994-6/1996 M.S. Thesis, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, Dr. Paul Horowitz
1/1990-6/1993 Undergraduate Thesis, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, Dr. Kathleen Sweadner

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Gibbons DL, Lin W, Creighton CJ, Rizvi ZH, Gregory PA, Goodall GJ, Thilaganathan N, Du L, Zhang Y, Pertsemlidis A, Kurie JM. Contextual extracellular cues promote tumor cell EMT and metastasis by regulating miR-200 family expression. Genes Dev 23(18):2140-51, 9/15/2009. PMCID: PMC2751985.
2. Choi K, Ahn YH, Gibbons DL, Tran HT, Creighton CJ, Girard L, Minna JD, Qin FX, Kurie JM. Distinct biological roles for the notch ligands Jagged-1 and Jagged-2. J Biol Chem 284(26):17766-74, 6/26/2009. e-Pub 4/27/2009. PMCID: PMC2719415.
3. Gibbons DL, Lin W, Creighton CJ, Zheng S, Berel D, Yang Y, Raso MG, Liu DD, Wistuba II, Lozano G, Kurie JM. Expression signatures of metastatic capacity in a genetic mouse model of lung adenocarcinoma. PLoS One 4(4):e5401, 2009. e-Pub 4/30/2009. PMCID: PMC2671160.
4. Quintás-Cardama A, Gibbons DL, Cortes J, Bobadilla D, Slovak ML, Kantarjian H, Abruzzo LV. Association of 3q21q26 syndrome and late-appearing Philadelphia chromosome in acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 22(4):877, 4/2008. e-Pub 10/11/2007. PMID: 17928880.
5. Quintás-Cardama A, Gibbons DL, Kantarjian H, Talpaz M, Donato N, Cortes J. Sequencing of subcloned PCR products facilitates earlier detection of BCR-ABL1(T315I) and other mutants compared to direct sequencing of the ABL1 kinase domain. Leukemia 22(4):885, 4/2008. e-Pub 2/28/2008. PMID: 18305550.

Book Chapters
1. Gibbons DL, Rizvi ZH, Kurie JM. MicroRNAs in Cancer Translational Research. In: The Role of microRNAs in Lung Cancer Development, Progression and Metastasis. Springer Press. In Press.
2. Gibbons DL, Pisters KMW, johnson FM. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. In: The MD Anderson Manual of Clinical Oncology. Ed(s) Kantarjian HN, Koller CM, Wolff R. In Press.

Letters to the Editor
1. Quintás-Cardama A, Gibbons DL. Five-gene signature in non-small-cell lung cancer. N Engl J Med 356(15):1582-3; author reply 1583, 4/2007. PMID: 17436429.

Last updated: 10/15/2010