Jacob Berlin’s research group is focused on the application of nanomaterials for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.  As part of City of Hope’s “bench-to-bedside” continuum, the Berlin lab is committed to developing novel therapies that will change patients’ outcomes. City of Hope is a world leader in clinical trials and with on-campus facilities capable of producing materials suitable for clinical trial use, the Berlin lab is focused on getting nanoparticle treatments into the clinic in a rapid manner. Learn more...

Professional Experience

2010 - present, Assistant Professor, Molecular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute of the City of  Hope, Duarte, CA


Research Training

2008 - 2010, Postdoctoral Associate with Professor James M. Tour, Rice, Houston, TX

2006 - 2008, Postdoctoral Associate with Professor Gregory C. Fu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, MA

2001 - 2006, Graduate student with Professor Robert H. Grubbs, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

2000 - 2001, Researcher with Professor Eric N. Jacobsen, Harvard University, Boston, MA

Education

2008 - 2010, Rice University, Houston, TX, Postdoctoral Associate

2006  -2008, MIT, Boston, MA, Postdoctoral Associate

2001 - 2006, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, Ph.D.

1997 - 2001, Harvard University, Boston, MA, B.A., magna cum laude, Chemistry

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 3/12

Professional Associations

2011 - Present, Member, American Association for Cancer Research 

2010 - Present, Member, International Brain Mapping & Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society   

2001 - Present, American Chemical Society

Honors and Awards

2012, STOP CANCER Research Career Development Award

2012, ThinkCure! Cancer Research Award

2011, The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Medicine Award

2003, Dow Travel Fellowship

2001, California Institute of Technology Fellowship

1997 - 2001, John Harvard Fellowship