Don W. Cleveland

Don W. Cleveland
Cleveland in 2013
Born (1950-08-26) August 26, 1950 (age 74)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University (PhD)
New Mexico State University (BS)
AwardsNational Academy of Sciences, 2006
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2006
Institute of Medicine, 2012
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, 2018
Scientific career
FieldsCentromeres, aneuploidy and tumorigenesis
Mechanism and therapy in human neurodegenerative disease
InstitutionsLudwig Cancer Research
University of California, San Diego
Johns Hopkins University
Doctoral advisorMarc W. Kirschner
Other academic advisorsWilliam Rutter

Don W. Cleveland (born 1950 in Waynesville, MO) is an American cancer biologist and neurobiologist.

Cleveland is currently the Department Chair of Cellular and Molecular Medicine[1] and Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Neurosciences[2] at the University of California at San Diego, and Head, Laboratory for Cell Biology at the San Diego branch of Ludwig Cancer Research.[3]

  1. ^ "Don Cleveland Named New Chair Cellular and Molecular Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine". Debra Kain. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Four Department of Medicine Faculty Members Are on 2015 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers List". News From The Department of Medicine. Regents of the University of California. Archived from the original on January 24, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "DON CLEVELAND LAB". DON CLEVELAND LAB. LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH LTD. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2015.