Robert C. Doebele MD, PhD

Dr. Robert C. Doebele is an associate professor in the division of medical oncology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He joined the University of Colorado in 2008 as a member of the thoracic malignancies program. In his tenure at the university, he co-founded and co-directs the University of Colorado Molecular Tumor Board, and acts as the Scientific Lead for ORIEN at the University of Colorado and a co-PI of the University of Colorado Lung Cancer SPORE. Dr. Doebele is also a senior editor at the American Association’s Cancer Research (AACR) journal, Clinical Cancer Research. Prior to assuming these current roles, Dr. Doebele served as an instructor at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Doebele leads a translational research laboratory, which studies oncogenic gene fusions relative to lung cancer and employs cellular, genetic, molecular, and translational approaches to identify the mechanisms of resistance in targeted lung cancer therapy. The research in his laboratory is aimed at identifying and analyzing oncogenes in lung cancer with the goals of advancing personalized medicine (targeted lung cancer therapies) and improving clinical outcomes for patients with various types of thoracic malignancies.