Dr. Antoni Ribas MD

Council Member Biography

Antoni Ribas, MD, is Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery at University of California, Los Angeles. He focuses on new drug development for melanoma, and has an NIH-funded research laboratory focused also in melanoma. He serves as Director of the Cell and Gene Therapy Core Facility, Assistant Director of the Tumor Immunology Program, Assistant Director of the Human Gene Medicine Program, General Clinical Research Center Advisory Board Member, and trains faculty at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine. He has published over 100 manuscripts and book chapters in the field of melanoma. Dr. Ribas is a permanent committee member of the NCI grant review panels. Dr. Ribas' clinical and laboratory research involves the development of novel strategies for the treatment of cancer, including anti-CTLA4 antibodies, cancer vaccines, BRAF inhibitor and Mek inhibitor targeted therapy, nanoparticle delivery of siRNA, and gene therapy strategies. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2006 - Unspecified

Director of Cell and Gene Therapy Facility, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine

2001 - Unspecified

Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES