Faculty
Oncology Division
Mark S. Sands, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Oncology Division
Stem Cell Biology
Department of Genetics
Research Interests
- Lysosomal storage diseases
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Gene therapy
- Enzyme replacement
- Hematopoiesis
- Bone marrow transplantation
Contact
- 314-362-5494 (office)
- 314-362-5496 (lab)
- 314-747-5770 (fax)
- mssands@wustl.edu
- Division of Oncology
Mail Stop 8007-0066-05
Washington University
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110 - Room 5509, 4444 Forest Park (office)
- Room 5510, 4444 Forest Park (lab)
Biosketch
| Education | |
|---|---|
| 1980 | BS, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY |
| 1990 | PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| Post-graduate Training | |
| 1990-1993 | Postdoctoral Fellow, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME |
| 1993-1994 | Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Academic Positions | |
| 1980-1984 | Research Technologist, Department of Radiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY |
| 1994-2001 | Assistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| 2001-2007 | Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| 2007-present | Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Genetics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| University Appointments & Committees | |
| 1994-present | Stem Cell Biology Recruitment Committee |
| 2004-2007 | Scientific Director, Lysosomal Storage Disease Center |
| 2004-2009 | Admissions Committee, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
| 2005-2014 | Institutional Biosafety Committee |
| 2006-2011 | Co-Director, Viral Gene Vector Laboratory, Department of Neurology |
| 2009-present | Radiation Safety Committee, Increased Controls Subcommittee |
| 2015-present | Senior Scientific Advisor, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (ICCRC), Washington University School of Medicine |
| Honors & Awards | |
| 1999 | International Guest Lecturer, Kumamoto University, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Children’s Medical Research Center, Japan |
| 2000 | Extramural Guest Lecturer, XVIII International Complement Workshop, Salt Lake City, UT |
| 2002 | Guest Lecturer, Roscoe Brady Symposium, Washington, DC |
| 2015 | Krivit Lecture, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2018 | Distinguished Educator Award, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Editorial Boards | |
| 2012-present | Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Medicine |
| 2014 | Guest Editor, Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 12, Supplement 1, Part Two: Some Diseases With Current Therapies or/in Clinical Trials |
| 2016 | Guest Editor, Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 14, Supplement 1, Part Three: Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Disorders: How Therapies are Being Developed for Orphan Diseases |
| Professional Societies & Organizations | |
| American Society of Hematology | |
| American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy | |
| American Society for Microbiology | |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
| Society for Neuroscience | |
| Hunter's Hope Foundation Scientific Advisory Board, 1999-2001 |
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| Mucopolysaccharidosis Society Scientific Advisory Board, 2001-present Chairman, 2006-2009 |
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| Batten Disease Support and Research Association Scientific Advisory Board, 2002-present |
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| ASGCT Genetic Diseases Committee, 2007-2010 Chairman, 2008-2009 |
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| Global Organization for Lysosomal Storage Diseases Council Member, 2008-2009 |
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