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Masanori Onda, M.D., Ph.D.

Laboratory of Molecular Biology Molecular Biology Section Staff Scientist National Cancer Institute Building 37, Room 5110 37 Convent Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone:   301-451-8577 Fax:   301-402-1344 E-Mail:   ondam@mail.nih.gov

Biography

Dr. Onda is Staff Scientist of the Laboratory Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research. He obtained his M.D. in 1989. He obtained Ph.D. from The University of Tokyo in 1997. He received medical training (Orthopedic surgery) at The University of Tokyo, Hitachi General Hospital, and Mitsui Memorial Hospital. He received research training at The Institute of Medical Science University of Tokyo and NIH.

Research

New approach to Cancer Treatment: Recombinant Immunotoxins
Reducing immunogenicity of PE38 based immunotoxins

New Target for Mesothelioma and Gynecological Malignancies: Mesothelin
Soluble mesothelin is useful biomarker for mesothelioma
New antibody for mesothelin

Investigating new molecular target for immunotoxin (CAPC, PATE etc)

New Target for Osteosarcoma and neuroblastoma
8H9 immunotoxin

New Target for lympoma
CD30 immunotoxin,
CD30 antibody which does not bind shedding epitopes

This page was last updated on 7/15/2008.