# J. Silvio Gutkind

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## TL;DR

Cancer pharmacologist at UC San Diego known for work on G-protein signalling and mTOR-targeted therapy in head and neck cancer.

## Summary

J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD, is Associate Director for Basic Science at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology. His laboratory studies G-protein-coupled receptor and PI3K/mTOR signalling in cancer, translating these findings into clinical trials of mTOR inhibitors and immunotherapy combinations in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: clinician-scientist; head and neck cancer; signalling
- Role: Associate Director, Basic Science; Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology
- Specialisms: Head and neck cancer; Signal transduction; Cancer pharmacology

## Sources

- Institution profile: https://moorescancercenter.ucsd.edu/about/leadership/
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Gutkind+JS%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- cancers: [Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/head-and-neck/)
- institutions: [UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/ucsd-moores/)
- journals: [Oncogene](https://onco.cc/journals/oncogene-journal/)

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