Education

Other Post Graduate Training
Stanford University (2007)
Medical School
Stanford University School of Medicine (2007)
Graduate School
Stanford University (2007), Medical Scientist Training Program
Internship
Harvard/Brigham and Women's Hospital (2008), Internal Medicine
Residency
Harvard/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital (2012), Radiation Oncology

Research Interest

  • Cancer imaging
  • Cancer therapeutics
  • Kinase biology and inhibitor development
  • RAS biology and inhibitor development
  • Stereotactic radiation therapy
  • Structural biology
  • Use of technology to improve cancer care

Publications

CheckMate Check-In: Playbook for a Cancelled Surgery
Badiyan SN, Westover K International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2024 Mar 118 588-589
GLUT3 promotes macrophage signaling and function via RAS-mediated endocytosis in atopic dermatitis and wound healing
Yu DM, Zhao J, Lee EE, Kim D, Mahapatra R, Rose EK, Zhou Z, Hosler C, El Kurdi A, Choe JY, Abel ED, Hoxhaj G, Westover KD, Cho RJ, Cheng JB, Wang RC Journal of Clinical Investigation 2023 Nov 133
LIMS-Kinase provides sensitive and generalizable label-free in vitro measurement of kinase activity using mass spectrometry
Meyer C, McCoy M, Li L, Posner B, Westover KD Cell Reports Physical Science 2023 Oct 4
Dynamic ultrasound molecular-targeted imaging of senescence in evaluation of lapatinib resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer
Chen X, Li Y, Zhou Z, Zhang Y, Chang L, Gao X, Li Q, Luo H, Westover KD, Zhu J, Wei X Cancer Medicine 2023 Oct 12 19904-19920
Development of a Covalent Inhibitor of c-Jun N-Terminal Protein Kinase (JNK) 2/3 with Selectivity over JNK1
Lu W, Liu Y, Gao Y, Geng Q, Gurbani D, Li L, Ficarro SB, Meyer CJ, Sinha D, You I, Tse J, He Z, Ji W, Che J, Kim AY, Yu T, Wen K, Anderson KC, Marto JA, Westover KD, Zhang T, Gray NS Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2023 Mar 66 3356-3371
ADAP1 promotes latent HIV-1 reactivation by selectively tuning KRAS–ERK–AP-1 T cell signaling-transcriptional axis
Ramirez NG, Lee J, Zheng Y, Li L, Dennis B, Chen D, Challa A, Planelles V, Westover KD, Alto NM, D’Orso I Nature communications 2022 Dec 13
Therapeutic Targeting the Allosteric Cysteinome of RAS and Kinase Families
Li L, Meyer C, Zhou ZW, Elmezayen A, Westover K Journal of Molecular Biology 2022 Sep 434
T Stage and Pretreatment Standardized Uptake Values Predict Tumor Recurrence With 5-Fraction SABR in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Hsu EJ, Mendel JT, Ward KA, El-Ashmawy M, Lee M, Choy H, Westover KD, Vo DT, Timmerman RD, Sher DJ, Iyengar P Advances in Radiation Oncology 2022 Sep 7
Case Report: Resolution of radiation pneumonitis with androgens and growth hormone
Yen A, Westover KD Frontiers in Oncology 2022 Aug 12
Synthesis and Structure–Activity relationships of cyclin-dependent kinase 11 inhibitors based on a diaminothiazole scaffold
Li Z, Ishida R, Liu Y, Wang J, Li Y, Gao Y, Jiang J, Che J, Sheltzer JM, Robers MB, Zhang T, Westover KD, Nabet B, Gray NS European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2022 Aug 238

Books

Featured Books Legend Featured Books

Liver. In Human Radiation Injury

Shrieve D, Loeffler J, et al (2010). Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Radiation. In Pocket Neurology

Westover MB, Choi E, Awad K (2010). Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Honors & Awards

  • V Scholar
    (2014-2016)
  • CPRIT Scholar
    (2012-2016)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • American Association for Cancer Research
  • American College of Radiology
  • American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology