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​James A. DeCaprio, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Mayer 440
Boston, MA 02215

Dr. DeCaprio Biographical Sketch




Dr. DeCaprio received his MD in 1984 from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Chicago, and his medical oncology fellowship at DFCI. In 1992, he joined the faculty of DFCI, where his laboratory has focused on mechanisms of cellular transformation and oncogenesis
 

Positions and Honors
1987-1992            Research Fellow, Laboratory of David Livingston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
1989-1992            Instructor in Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
1989-                    Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
1992-1998            Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
1998-2014            Associate Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
2003-2013            Director, Monoclonal Antibody Core, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
2014-                    Professor of Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School
2020-                    Chief, Division of Molecular & Cellular Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, DFCI
 
Awards and Honors
1983                     Elected member, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
1998                     Elected member, American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)
2001                     Harvard Medical School, Biological and Biomedical Sciences Award for Teaching
2002                     The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Stohlman Scholar
2004                     Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Excellence in Mentoring Award
2004                     Elected member, Association of American Physicians (AAP)
2014                     Master of Arts (Hon), Harvard University, Cambridge MA
2016                     Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
2019                     NIH/NCI Outstanding Investigator Award

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​Ariel de Botton
Executive Support Specialist to James A. DeCaprio, MD
​Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue, Mayer 440, Boston, MA 02215 
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  • Research
    • Merkel cell carcinoma
    • The DREAM complex/Cell cycle
  • People
    • ​James A. DeCaprio, MD
    • Lab Members
    • Alumni
    • Division of Molecular & Cellular Oncology
  • Publications
  • Resources
  • Support Us
  • Contact Us