Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD

Marina Konopleva, MD, PhDProfessor
The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Dr. Marina Konopleva received her medical degree from Pavlov State Medical Institute, and her PhD from the Federal Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, located in St. Petersburg, Russia. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), Houston. Dr. Konopleva is a Professor and active member of the clinical faculty at MDACC, in both the Department of Leukemia and the Department of Stem Cell Transplantation.

Dr. Konopleva has extended her research to clinical translational investigations and has developed clinical trials based on laboratory discoveries. Her laboratory is studying novel agents in acute myeloid and lymphocytic leukemias, focusing on BCL-2 targeting and agents targeting leukemic microenvironment and metabolism. Dr. Konopleva has been an active mentor to trainees including undergraduate, medical, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows who trained under her direction in support of various laboratory grants and projects.

Last modified: April 12, 2022

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