# Justin D. Lathia

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## TL;DR

Justin Lathia studies glioblastoma stem cells and why brain tumours differ between men and women.

## Summary

Justin D. Lathia holds the Melvin H. Burkhardt Endowed Chair for Neuro-Oncology Clinical Research and is Vice Chair of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute. He is a neuro-oncology researcher known for defining cancer stem cell niches in glioblastoma and for studying why brain tumours differ between men and women. His selected paper reviews cancer stem cells in glioblastoma. He directs the Brain Tumor Research Center and continues to study sex-specific tumour biology and the tumour microenvironment.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: Melvin H. Burkhardt Endowed Chair for Neuro-Oncology Clinical Research; Vice Chair, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences
- Specialisms: Glioblastoma stem cells; Sex differences in cancer; Tumour microenvironment

## Sources

- Cleveland Clinic profile: https://www.lerner.ccf.org/cardiovascular-metabolic/lathia/
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Lathia%20JD%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- cancers: [Glioma & glioblastoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/glioblastoma/)
- institutions: [Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/cleveland-clinic/)
- journals: [Genes & Development](https://onco.cc/journals/genes-and-development/)

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