Jessica Tsai, MD, PhD
Pediatric brain tumors, precision medicine
Education
Stanford University School of Medicine
PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Neurosciences
Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center (Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics)
Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center (Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics)
Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Accomplishments
General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
American Association for Cancer Research
Children's Oncology Group
Grass Foundation Trustee Recognition Award
ASCI Emerging Generation Award
Eric S. Lander Prize in Scientific Excellence
Harvard Medical School Equity Social Justice and Advocacy Award Nominee
Allen Institute Next Generation Leader
Boston Combined Residency Program Faculty Teaching Honor Roll
Boston Children's Hospital Farley Fund Fellowship Award
Frederick H. Lovejoy Resident Research and Education Award, Boston Children’s Hospital
Stanford University Department of Biology Stephen Fox Award recipient
Stanford University Firestone Award Nominee for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Publications
Research
Research Interests
Genomics and epigenetics of pediatric brain tumors
FOXR2-expressing cancers
Development of high throughput screening assays to identify novel cancer dependencies
Characterization of patient-derived brain tumor models
