Joshua Mendell, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Vice-Chair
Department of Molecular Biology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6000 Harry Hines Blvd.
NA6.200A
Dallas, TX 75390-9148
E-mail: Joshua.Mendell@UTSouthwestern.edu
Tel: (214) 648-5183
Fax: (214) 648-5190
Education and Training
| Degree and University | Year |
|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Harry Dietz HHMI and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
2004 |
| M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | 2003 |
| Ph.D., Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Laboratory of Harry Dietz “Cloning and functional characterization of mammalian trans-effectors of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay” |
2001 |
| B.A., cum laude in Biology, Cornell University | 1996 |
Academic Appointments
| Appointment | Year |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chair Department of Molecular Biology UT Southwestern Medical Center |
2016-present |
| Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
2015-present |
| Member Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center |
2014-present |
| Professor Department of Molecular Biology UT Southwestern Medical Center |
2011-present |
| Member Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical Center |
2011-present |
| Associate Professor Department of Oncology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
2010-2011 |
| Early Career Scientist Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
2009-2011 |
| Associate Professor The McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Biology & Genetics Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
2009-2011 |
| Assistant Professor The McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Biology & Genetics Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
2004-2009 |
Selected Awards and Honors
| Year | Award or Honor |
|---|---|
| 1990 | National Science Foundation Young Science Scholar |
| 1996 | Phi Beta Kappa, Cornell University |
| 1996-2003 | Medical Scientist Training Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 2003 | Postdoctoral Basic Science Award, American Society of Human Genetics |
| 2003 | Michael A. Shanoff Research Award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Young Investigators’ Day |
| 2004 | March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Scholar |
| 2006 | Rita Allen Foundation Scholar |
| 2007 | Allan C. Davis Medal (Outstanding Young Scientist in the State of Maryland) |
| 2007 | Named a “Top Young Investigator of 2007”, Genome Technology Magazine |
| 2008 | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar |
| 2009 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist |
| 2010 | AACR Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research Award |
| 2011 | CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research |
| 2015 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator |
| 2016 | Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award, Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology (TAMEST) |
| 2016 | Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research |
| 2019 | American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) |
Selected Activities
| Activity | Year |
|---|---|
| Special NIH/NICHD Study Section (ZHD1 MRG-C) | 2006 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Translational Research Program Study Section | 2008-2013 |
| NIH/NCI Molecular Oncology P01 Study Section | 2009 |
| NIH Fogarty International Research Collaboration Awards Stage 1 Reviewer | 2009 |
| NIH Oncology I-Basic and Translational (OBT) RC4 Stage 1 Reviewer | 2010 |
| NHLBI Special Emphasis Panel Reviewer (for RFA HL-11-002, Common Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Lung Cancer and COPD) | 2010 |
| NIH Transformative R01 Initiative Reviewer | 2011 |
| NIH Special Emphasis Panel on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ZRG1 CFS-M 80-S) | 2011 |
| NCI P01 Special Emphasis Panel | 2012 |
| NIH RFA-RM-12-012 (Extracellular RNA Biogenesis) Review Panel | 2013 |
| NIH Cancer Molecular Pathobiology (CAMP) Study Section, ad hoc reviewer | 2013-2014 |
| NIH Cancer Molecular Pathobiology (CAMP) Study Section, Permanent Member | 2015-present |
| Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award Review Committee Member | 2015 |
| Lead Organizer Keystone Symposium on ncRNAs in Development and Cancer | 2013 |
| Co-organizer AACR Meeting on Noncoding RNAs in Cancer | 2015 |
| Lead Organizer Keystone Symposium on Noncoding RNAs | 2018 |
| Ad hoc reviewer for a wide range of journals including Cell, Science, Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, Nature Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Molecular Cell, Cancer Cell, RNA, PLoS Genetics, Genome Research, Molecular and Cellular Biology, EMBO Journal, Cancer Research, Current Biology, Oncogene, Trends in Genetics, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Gastroenterology |