Kenneth Westover, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief of Lung Radiation Oncology Service, Director of Clinical Innovation and Information Systems
Associate Professor
School Medical School
Department Radiation Oncology | Biochemistry
Graduate Programs Biological Chemistry, Cancer Biology
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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
- Another KRAS variant trapped
- Westover K Nature chemical biology 2024
- 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
Books
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