Joseph Rosenblatt, MD

Position
Program Co-Vice Chairman

Languages

  • English

Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Med-Medical Oncology

CV

Specialties

  • Hematology/Oncology – Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine

Roles

  • Professor of Medicine, Chief of Hematology- Oncology, William J. Harrington Chair in Hematology

Clinical Interests

Lymphoma, Leukemia ( CLL, SLL),
Multiple Myeloma and Related Blood Cancer, Hairy Cell

Research Interests

In the past 20 years, Dr. Rosenblatt’s work focused on human retroviruses, immune therapies for cancer and human gene therapy. Current work is directed to development of novel immune therapy and gene therapy strategies for breast and other cancers. The lab investigates the potential role of recruitment of immune effector cells that elaborate constitutive and inflammatory chemokines on the development of an anti-tumor response and the role of chemokines delivered alone or in combination with expression of the costimulatory ligands CD80 (B7.1) or CD40L. Several delivery strategies have been investigated, including the use of use of Herpes Simplex virus amplicon vectors in several murine tumor models. The Herpes Simplex amplicons are also being tested for efficacy in augmenting the immunogenicity of malignant cells. Novel methods of immune effector molecule delivery, which involve delivery by antibodies of a costimulatory molecule, anti-angiogenic peptide or a chemokine are also under investigation. Antibody fusion proteins targeting the human breast cancer her2/neu antigen, linked to the extracellular domains of T-cell costimulatory ligands and /or chemokines have been synthesized and are being tested for their in vitro ability to bind to cognate antigenic targets and to deliver a local costimulatory signal or chemotaxis signal. A novel therapeutic, that fuses the anti-angiogenic peptide endostatin to anti-her2/neu antibody, shows excellent efficacy in preclinical models. Currently, Dr. Rosenblatt is using a novel B-cell deficient mouse model to test antibody fusion protein targeting to xenogeneic (e.g. CEA, her2/neu) antigens, while preserving T-cell immune effector functions. The B cell deficient model has also demonstrated enhanced TH1 T cell responses to tumor compared to those seen in the immunocompetent mouse.

Awards

Outstanding Cancer Researcher Award
Champion of Medicine award
Iron Arrow Society
America’s Top Doctors for Cancer
Best Doctors in America
Emanuel G. Rosenblatt Award
Who’s Who in Medical Education
Award for Scientific Achievement
Who’s Who in Medical Education
Best Doctors in America
Best Doctors in America
Davey Memorial Award
Davey Memorial Award for Outstanding Cancer Research
Presidential Award, Society of Biological Therapy
Janssen Pharmaceutica Research
Presidential Award
Research Award
Who’s Who in America
Fellow
Shannon Award
Fullbright Scholarship
Leukemia Research Foundation Award
Cancer Research Award
University-Wide Task Force
Fellow
Cancer Research Award
President’s Undergraduate Fellowship Award

Education

1986 Fellowship
UCLA – University of California, School of Medicine
1983 Residency
UCLA – University of California, School of Medicine
1980 M.D.
UCLA – University of California, School of Medicine
1976 B.S.
University of California

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