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Owen N. Witte

Discovered the BCR-ABL kinase activity that imatinib blocks and now hunts for new prostate cancer targets.

Molecular biologist who identified the tyrosine kinase activity of the BCR-ABL oncoprotein, the basis of imatinib. His lab now defines prostate cancer lineage plasticity and targets such as PSCA and STEAP1 for immunotherapy.

Role
University Professor; Founding Director Emeritus, Broad Stem Cell Research Center, UCLA
Specialisms
Prostate cancer biologyKinase signallingImmunotherapy targets

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