Rachid Drissi, PhD
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Rachid Drissi, PhD, is a principal investigator in the Center for Childhood Cancer at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an associate professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Drissi focuses on understanding high-risk pediatric brain tumor biology and the mechanisms of synergy and resistance in these malignancies to identify molecular therapeutic targets and develop new treatment paradigms. He is the Director of the Translational Research and Correlative Studies Laboratory for the Collaborative Network for Neuro-Oncology Clinical Trials (CONNECT). He provides support to the extensive translational research endeavors for the Brain Tumor Research Program. Dr. Drissi leads biology studies in multiple clinical trials through several consortia such as the Children’s Oncology Group, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium and CONNECT. Dr. Drissi received his master’s degree in Biochemistry and his doctorate degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris 6) in Paris, France. He then completed his postdoctoral fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, studying the effect of DNA damage on DNA replication in human cells and the regulation of telomerase by the oncogene c-Myc. As an associate investigator at St. Jude, Dr. Drissi focused on the relation between telomere dysfunction and the DNA damage signaling pathway. Later, as director of the Brain Tumor Center Translational Research Laboratory at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Drissi’s research program expanded from a focus on the biology of telomeres and telomerase in cancer to a leadership role. His laboratory served as the core resource for designing and executing novel biomarkers and integrated proof of principle research studies in clinical trials developing new therapies for children and young adults with relapsed and high-risk brain tumors.
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Center for Childhood Cancer
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Hematology/Oncology & BMT
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Center for Childhood Cancer
- Team Faculty Award, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2016
- Education and Research Scholarship, Moroccan Government, 1988
- Neural Tumors Research Forum seminar series (CME) co-organizer, Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University, 2021 - Present
- Director, Translational Research and Correlative Studies Laboratory for the Collaborative Network for Neuro-Oncology Clinical Trials (CONNECT), Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University, 2021 - Present
- Biology Chair and Co-PI, NCT03605550 clinical trial, 2018 - Present
- Member of the Steering Committee, Collaborative Network for Neuro-Oncology Clinical Trials (CONNECT), 2017 - Present
- Member, American Health Council, 2016 - Present
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, 2015 - Present
- Member, Radiation Biology/Particle Therapy Research Group, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH, 2014 - 2020
- Guest Editor, Journal of Nucleic Acids, 2013 - Present
- Biology Chair, Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Study PBTC-036, 2013 - 2016
- Member, Pediatric Brain Tumors Collaborative Research Group for the Ohio Neuro-Oncology Consortium, 2012 - Present
- Member, Translational Committee of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC), 2012 - 2016
- Member, Mentorship Advisory Committee, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH, 2012 - 2020
- Member, Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Study Committee ADVL1112, 2011 - 2014
- Member, Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Study Committee ADVL1321, 2011 - 2014
- Member, Children’s Oncology Group (COG), 2009 - Present
- Member, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP), 2009 - Present
- Member, Cincinnati Cancer Consortium, 2009 - 2020
- Member, American Association for Cancer Research, 2008 - Present
- Member, COG high-grade glioma study (Biology co-investigator) ACNS0822, 2008 - Present
- Neural Tumors Research Forum seminar series (CME) co-organizer, CCHMC, Brain Tumor Center, 2008 - 2020
| Fellowship | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Date Completed: 10/29/2000 |
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| Graduate School | University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris VI, France | Date Completed: 03/18/1994 |
| Undergraduate School | University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris VI, France | Date Completed: 06/30/1984 |
| Undergraduate School | University of Rouen, France | Date Completed: 06/30/1983 |
2018 - 2020 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Associate Professor, Division of Oncology, Department of Pediatrics
2008 - 2020 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Director, Brain Tumor Center Translational Research Laboratory, Division of Oncology Department of Pediatrics
2008 - 2018 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Assistant Professor, Division of Oncology, Department of Pediatrics
2000 - 2007 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, Research Associate Investigator