Dr. Leonard Rome

Professor

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Biography

Leonard Rome is a Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry at UCLA and serves as the Director of the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Strategic Planning Partnerships. In addition, he is the Associate Director of the California NanoSystems Institute. His research focuses on vaults, which are highly-conserved subcellular particles found in higher eukaryotic cells. Vaults are known to be involved in multi-drug resistance in cancer cells, and his work has implications for improving cancer treatment by depleting vault content to prevent resistance. Rome has made significant contributions to the understanding of vaults and their role in drug delivery and immunity, as evidenced by several highlighted publications including work on engineered vaults for drug delivery and the development of vault nanoparticles for vaccine applications.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2000-01-01 — Present

University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA

Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry with research focused on vaults and their application in cancer therapy.

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.