Andrei Goga, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology / Oncology), UCSF

Phone: (415) 353-7070 (appts)
Box 1270, UCSF
San Francisco, CA 94143-1270

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Additional Websites

• Physician Referral Directory
• Stem Cell Center
• Liver Center
• Lab Website

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, B.S., 1986-1990, Cell and Molecular Biology
University of California, Los Angeles, M.D., 1990-1997, Medicine
University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D., 1990-1997, Molecular Biology
University of California, San Francisco, 1997-1999, Internal Medicine
University of California, San Francisco, 1999-2003, Medical Oncology

Professional Experience

• 6/90-5/97
  Medical Scientist Training Program, Univ. of California, Los Angeles.
• 7/97-6/99
  Internal Medicine Residency, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
• 7/99-8/03
  Medical Oncology Fellow, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF.
• 9/03-8/05
  Clinical Instructor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF.
• 9/05-8/06
  Adjunct Instructor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF.
• 9/06-1/07
  Assistant Adjunct Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF.
• 1/07-6/11
  Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF.
• 7/11-Present
  Associate Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF.

Honors & Awards

• 1990-1997
  N.I.H. Medical Scientist Training Fellowship
• 1997
  Emil Bogen Research Award, (most outstanding graduate research) UCLA School of Medicine
• 1997
  UCSF Molecular Medicine Fellow
• 2001-2004
  Howard Hughes Medical Institute Physician-Scientist Fellowship – NCI K08 Mentored Physician-Scientist Fellowship Award
• 2008
  Susan G. Komen Scholar Award
• 2009
  V-Foundation Scholar
• 2011
  Elected Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)

Selected Publications

1. Amin DN, Sergina N, Lim L, Goga A, Moasser MM. HER3 signalling is regulated through a multitude of redundant mechanisms in HER2-driven tumour cells. Biochem J. 2012 Nov 1; 447(3):417-25.
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2. Upton JP, Wang L, Han D, Wang ES, Huskey NE, Lim L, Truitt M, McManus MT, Ruggero D, Goga A, Papa FR, Oakes SA. IRE1a cleaves select microRNAs during ER stress to derepress translation of proapoptotic Caspase-2. Science. 2012 Nov 9; 338(6108):818-22.
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3. Cheng CK, Gustafson WC, Charron E, Houseman BT, Zunder E, Goga A, Gray NS, Pollok B, Oakes SA, James CD, Shokat KM, Weiss WA, Fan QW. Dual blockade of lipid and cyclin-dependent kinases induces synthetic lethality in malignant glioma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jul 31; 109(31):12722-7.
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4. Horiuchi D, Huskey NE, Kusdra L, Wohlbold L, Merrick KA, Zhang C, Creasman KJ, Shokat KM, Fisher RP, Goga A. Chemical-genetic analysis of cyclin dependent kinase 2 function reveals an important role in cellular transformation by multiple oncogenic pathways. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Apr 24; 109(17):E1019-27.
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5. Horiuchi D, Kusdra L, Huskey NE, Chandriani S, Lenburg ME, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Creasman KJ, Bazarov AV, Smyth JW, Davis SE, Yaswen P, Mills GB, Esserman LJ, Goga A. MYC pathway activation in triple-negative breast cancer is synthetic lethal with CDK inhibition. J Exp Med. 2012 Apr 9; 209(4):679-96.
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6. von Morze C, Larson PE, Hu S, Yoshihara HA, Bok RA, Goga A, Ardenkjaer-Larsen JH, Vigneron DB. Investigating tumor perfusion and metabolism using multiple hyperpolarized (13)C compounds: HP001, pyruvate and urea. Magn Reson Imaging. 2012 Apr; 30(3):305-11.
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7. Hu S, Balakrishnan A, Bok RA, Anderton B, Larson PE, Nelson SJ, Kurhanewicz J, Vigneron DB, Goga A. 13C-pyruvate imaging reveals alterations in glycolysis that precede c-Myc-induced tumor formation and regression. Cell Metab. 2011 Jul 6; 14(1):131-42.
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8. Merrick KA, Wohlbold L, Zhang C, Allen JJ, Horiuchi D, Huskey NE, Goga A, Shokat KM, Fisher RP. Switching Cdk2 on or off with small molecules to reveal requirements in human cell proliferation. Mol Cell. 2011 Jun 10; 42(5):624-36.
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9. Chow EK, Zhang XQ, Chen M, Lam R, Robinson E, Huang H, Schaffer D, Osawa E, Goga A, Ho D. Nanodiamond therapeutic delivery agents mediate enhanced chemoresistant tumor treatment. Sci Transl Med. 2011 Mar 9; 3(73):73ra21.
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10. von Morze C, Larson PE, Hu S, Keshari K, Wilson DM, Ardenkjaer-Larsen JH, Goga A, Bok R, Kurhanewicz J, Vigneron DB. Imaging of blood flow using hyperpolarized [(13)C]urea in preclinical cancer models. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2011 Mar; 33(3):692-7.
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11. Swarbrick A, Woods SL, Shaw A, Balakrishnan A, Phua Y, Nguyen A, Chanthery Y, Lim L, Ashton LJ, Judson RL, Huskey N, Blelloch R, Haber M, Norris MD, Lengyel P, Hackett CS, Preiss T, Chetcuti A, Sullivan CS, Marcusson EG, Weiss W, L'Etoile N, Goga A. miR-380-5p represses p53 to control cellular survival and is associated with poor outcome in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma. Nat Med. 2010 Oct; 16(10):1134-40.
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12. Yang D, Liu H, Goga A, Kim S, Yuneva M, Bishop JM. Therapeutic potential of a synthetic lethal interaction between the MYC proto-oncogene and inhibition of aurora-B kinase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Aug 3; 107(31):13836-41.
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13. den Hollander J, Rimpi S, Doherty JR, Rudelius M, Buck A, Hoellein A, Kremer M, Graf N, Scheerer M, Hall MA, Goga A, von Bubnoff N, Duyster J, Peschel C, Cleveland JL, Nilsson JA, Keller U. Aurora kinases A and B are up-regulated by Myc and are essential for maintenance of the malignant state. Blood. 2010 Sep 2; 116(9):1498-505.
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14. Lee JI, O'Halloran DM, Eastham-Anderson J, Juang BT, Kaye JA, Scott Hamilton O, Lesch B, Goga A, L'Etoile ND. Nuclear entry of a cGMP-dependent kinase converts transient into long-lasting olfactory adaptation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Mar 30; 107(13):6016-21.
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15. Hu S, Lustig M, Balakrishnan A, Larson PE, Bok R, Kurhanewicz J, Nelson SJ, Goga A, Pauly JM, Vigneron DB. 3D compressed sensing for highly accelerated hyperpolarized (13)C MRSI with in vivo applications to transgenic mouse models of cancer. Magn Reson Med. 2010 Feb; 63(2):312-21.
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16. Huang TH, Wu F, Loeb GB, Hsu R, Heidersbach A, Brincat A, Horiuchi D, Lebbink RJ, Mo YY, Goga A, McManus MT. Up-regulation of miR-21 by HER2/neu signaling promotes cell invasion. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jul 3; 284(27):18515-24.
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17. Kaye JA, Rose NC, Goldsworthy B, Goga A, L'Etoile ND. A 3'UTR pumilio-binding element directs translational activation in olfactory sensory neurons. Neuron. 2009 Jan 15; 61(1):57-70.
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18. Cairo S, Armengol C, De Reyniès A, Wei Y, Thomas E, Renard CA, Goga A, Balakrishnan A, Semeraro M, Gresh L, Pontoglio M, Strick-Marchand H, Levillayer F, Nouet Y, Rickman D, Gauthier F, Branchereau S, Brugières L, Laithier V, Bouvier R, Boman F, Basso G, Michiels JF, Hofman P, Arbez-Gindre F, Jouan H, Rousselet-Chapeau MC, Berrebi D, Marcellin L, Plenat F, Zachar D, Joubert M, Selves J, Pasquier D, Bioulac-Sage P, Grotzer M, Childs M, Fabre M, Buendia MA. Hepatic stem-like phenotype and interplay of Wnt/beta-catenin and Myc signaling in aggressive childhood liver cancer. Cancer Cell. 2008 Dec 9; 14(6):471-84.
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19. Goga A, Benz C. Anti-oncomir suppression of tumor phenotypes. Mol Interv. 2007 Aug; 7(4):199-202, 180.
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20. Goga A, Yang D, Tward AD, Morgan DO, Bishop JM. Inhibition of CDK1 as a potential therapy for tumors over-expressing MYC. Nat Med. 2007 Jul; 13(7):820-7.
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