University of Pittsburgh

Mark Weir, PhD 






	
	


			

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Education
	
	

	
PhD in Molecular Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2016
BS in Biochemistry, Juniata College, 2011
        

              
   
  
 
 


  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 	
Mentor
	
	

	
Thomas E. Smithgall, PhD
        

                
        
        
        
        	
Dissertation
	
	

	SIMULTANEOUS INHIBITION OF DRIVER AND EFFECTOR KINASES PROMOTES POTENT GROWTH ARREST OF AML CELLS IN VITRO AND IN VIVO	
	


        
        
        
        
 
 
   
   
















        













	
Areas of Interest
	
	

	I am interested in Fes inhibitors developed in our lab and how they can become treatments for AML. 	
	






	
Why I Chose Pitt
	
	

	
I chose the University of Pittsburgh because of its collaborative nature and the large amount of translational research being done here.  Also, I really enjoyed everyone that I met on my interview weekend and I really enjoyed the city of Pittsburgh!
Following his graduation from the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Weir remained in the lab of his mentor, Dr. Tom Smithgall, as a postdoctoral associate before moving on to EMD Serono, Inc. in Massachusetts.