Sam Abbassi

Sam Abbassi, B.Sc.

(M.D. in progress)
  • Position:
    Medical Student (M.D.,M.S.)

    Anatomy and Cellular Biology

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  • Degrees:
     
    M.D. (in progress), Anatomy and Cellular Biology, University Medical Center
     
    B.Sc., Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
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  • Past Advisors:
     
    Phillip Koeffler, M.D. (as Visiting Student)
     
    Nils Thoennissen, M.D. (as Visiting Student)
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  • Research:
    Skeletal development and neoplasms, specifically related to chondrocyte differentiation and maturation.

    I work in a molecular biology laboratory, where I study the P63 gene (specifically the deltaNp63alpha isotype), and its correlation to skeletal development/cancer through use of transgenic mouse models. Specifically, we use the Col10a1 cis regulatory element to over-express P63 in hypertrophic chondrocytes. In that regard we study the effects of endochondral bone formation through the use of gene expression studies, skeletal staining, and histology.

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  • Other Experience:

    2000-2007 Medical Management Solutions, Director of Operations (Medical Management)

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Sam Abbassi's Publications (2)



Sam Abbassi's Posters and Presentations (7)

  • Potential roles of oncogenic DeltaNP63α during bone and bone cancer formation (poster)

    Sam Abbassi, Ming Ding, Feifei Li, Yaojuan Lu, Guojun Wu, Qiping Zheng

    American Association for Cancer Research, National Conference; 04/2010
  • Putative mechanism of TAP63α regulation of chondrocyte maturation during long bone development (poster)

    Feifei Li, Yaojuan Lu, Sam Abbassi, Ming Ding, Guojun Wu, Siying Wang, Qiping Zheng

    American Association for Cancer Research, National Conference; 04/2010
  • Characterization of the hypertrophic chondrocyte-specific Col10a1 cis-enhancer both in vitro and in vivo (poster)

    Feifei Li, Yaojuan Lu, Sam Abbassi, Ming Ding, Yuqing Chen, Brendan Lee, Qiping Zheng

    Orthopaedic Research Society, Annual Meeting; 03/2010
  • Runx2 Regulation of Col10a1 Expression During Chondrocyte Maturation Impacts Bone Formation and Joint Maintenance (poster)

    Ming Ding, Sam Abbassi, Jun Li, Yaojuan Lu, Valerie Geoffroy, Feifei Li, Anna Plaas, Qiping Zheng

    Orthopaedic Research Society, Annual Meeting; 03/2010
  • Cucurbitacin B has a markedly antiproliferative effect on pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and in vivo (poster)

    Nils H. Thoennissen, Gabriela B. Iwanski, Ngan B. Doan, Ryoko Okamoto, Sam Abbassi, David Lu, Jee Hoon Song, Daniel Nowak, Melvin Toh, Wei Dong Xie, Jonathan W. Said, H. Phillip Koeffler

    American Association for Cancer Research, Annual Meeting; 04/2009
  • Expression of circadian core clock gene Per2 is markedly down-regulated in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (poster)

    Nils H. Thoennissen, Qi Cao, Ngan B. Doan, Sam Abbassi, David Lu, Daniel Nowak, Gabriela B. Iwanski, Carsten Müller-Tidow, Jonathan W. Said, Sigal Gery, H. Phillip Koeffler

    American Association for Cancer Research, Annual Meeting; 04/2009
  • Frequent in vivo redundancy of C/EBPß and C/EBPe during myeloid development (poster)

    Nils H. Thoennissen, Tatayuki Akagi, Sam Abbassi, Daniel Nowak, Jee Hoon Song, Ann George, Gay Crooks, Carsten Mueller-Tidow, Adrian F. Gombart, H. Phillip Koeffler

    American Society of Hematology, Annual Meeting; 12/2008

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Ossification at the 6th caudal vertebrae by comparing wild-type (left) and transgenic (right) littermates.


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