# Michael A. Teitell

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## TL;DR

Michael Teitell is a pathologist and cancer biologist who directs UCLA's cancer centre.

## Summary

Michael Teitell is Director of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, a post he has held since 2015. A pathologist and physician-scientist specialising in cancer metabolism and lymphoma biology, his laboratory studies metabolism, mitochondrial function and lymphomagenesis. His papers include a Cell Stem Cell review of metabolic regulation in pluripotent stem cells during reprogramming and self-renewal and an EMBO Journal study showing that UCP2 regulates energy metabolism and differentiation potential of human pluripotent stem cells. His work links cancer metabolism to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma alongside his cancer centre leadership.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: Director, UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Specialisms: Cancer metabolism; Lymphoma biology; Cancer center leadership

## Sources

- UCLA profile: https://www.uclahealth.org/providers?q=Michael%20A.%20Teitell
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Teitell%20MA%5BAuthor%5D
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Michael%20A.%20Teitell

## Connected records

- cancers: [Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/dlbcl/)
- institutions: [UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/ucla-jonsson/)
- journals: [Cell Stem Cell](https://onco.cc/journals/cell-stem-cell/)

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