Akil Merchant, MD

Akil Merchant, MD
Cedars-Sinai Blood & Marrow Transplant 127 S San Vicente Blvd Pavilion, 7th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90048
About

Akil Merchant, MD

Akil Merchant, MD, is an NIH funded physician-scientist who focuses on developing new treatments for blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. In particular, he studies how interactions between tumor cells, cancer stem cells and the tumor immune microenvironment can drive the progression of tumors and resistance to chemotherapies. The work in the lab is organized in two major themes: 1) Hedgehog signaling in normal and malignant hematopoiesis. Currently we have two projects in the lab focused on Hedgehog signaling. The first is focused on understanding how loss of Gli2 and Gli3 disrupts stem cell function in normal hematopoietic stem cells.
Primary Specialty

Hematologist

Gender Male
Education Baylor College of Medicine
Certification Internal Medicine
Services Akil Merchant, MD provides hematology services in Los Angeles, CA. A Hematologist specializes in the study of blood and related systems.

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