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Department of Internal Medicine

Hematology, Oncology and Blood & 
Marrow Transplantation Faculty


George J. Weiner, M.D.
C.E. Block Chair ot Cancer Research
Director, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Dr. Weiner's clinical interests include medical oncology and hematology with a special interest in the treatment of lymphoma and leukemia. His clinical and laboratory research focuses on the immunotherapy of lymphoma and leukemia including the development and evaluation of genetically modified monoclonal antibody constructs and development of novel immune adjuvants for cancer immunization.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

  • C.E. Block Chair of Cancer Research
  • Member, Experimental Therapeutics II Study Section, NIH, 1996-2000
  • Hematology and Medical Oncology, Diplomate
  • Member, University of Iowa Graduate Program in Immunology
  • Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • Member, American Society of Hematology
  • Member, American Association of Immunologists
  • Member, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Fellow, American College of Physicians
  • Chairman, Iowa Consortium for Comprehensive Cancer Control

George Weiner photo

Medical School:
Ohio State University

Residency:
Medical College of Ohio

Fellowship:
University of Michigan

Recent Publications

  1. Jahrsdörfer, B, Wooldridge, JE, Blackwell, SE, Taylor, CM, Link, BK and Weiner, GJ. Good prognosis cytogenetics in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia is associated in vitro with low susceptibility to apoptosis and enhanced immunogenicity. Leukemia, 19: 759-766, 2005.
  2. Bowles, JA, and Weiner, GJ. CD16 polymorphisms and NK activation induced by monoclonal antibody-coated target cells. J. Immunological Methods, 304:88-99, 2005.
  3. Racila, E, Racila, DM, Ritchie, JM, Taylor, C, Dahle, C, and Weiner, GJ. The pattern of clinical breast cancer metastasis correlates with a single nucleotide polymorphism in the C1qA component of complement. Immunogenetics, In Press, 2005.
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