Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dr. Leslie Crews is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UC San Diego with a passion for stem cell biology and translational cancer research. She received her bachelor’s degree from UC Los Angeles and a Ph.D. in Molecular Pathology from UC San Diego, and currently serves as co-leader of the Hematologic Malignancies Research Program at the Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego. Dr. Crews’s research interests focus on understanding the molecular mechanisms that cause adult stem cells to behave abnormally in age-related and malignant disorders. She has co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed research articles in these areas.
Since starting her independent laboratory in 2017 as a member of the Division of Regenerative Medicine and the Moores Cancer Center, her primary focus has been on multiple myeloma translational research. Dr. Crews’s innovative research was recognized with a 7-year MERIT award from the National Cancer Institute. She has also received numerous Young Investigator Awards from the Leukemia Research Foundation, the International Myeloma Foundation, and the International Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation. She is a current Scholar of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Dr. Crews is also actively involved in community outreach and is a strong supporter and mentor of women and other underrepresented students advancing their careers in STEM fields.