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Mark R. Philips, MD, is a Professor specializing in Rheumatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He serves as the Associate Director of Education Training at the Perlmutter Cancer Center. Dr. Philips completed his MD at Columbia University in 1982 and went on to finish his residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Rheumatology at NYU Medical Center, completing training in 1985 and 1988, respectively. His research primarily focuses on the role of GTPases in cell biology, particularly their function in signaling pathways that regulate cell growth and differentiation. His laboratory studies the proto-oncogene ras and its association with various diseases, including cancer and autoimmune disorders. A significant aspect of his work involves understanding how membrane targeting and post-translational modifications of GTPases influence their signaling functions and the implications of these processes in developing novel anticancer therapies. He has contributed significantly to the understanding of regulatory elements in immune response control, providing insights relevant to a wide variety of human diseases.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine • New York, NY
Professor of Rheumatology specializing in the study of GTPases and their implications in cancer and immunology.
Open Program in Biomedical Sciences (Vilcek Institute) covers departments like Biochemistry, Pathology, Neuroscience, Microbiology, etc.