Anya Levinson

Anya Levinson is a physician-scientist at the University of California San Francisco, affiliated with the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Medicine. She specializes in pediatric hematology-oncology, focusing on blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma.

• Education: Princeton University (BA), Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (MD), Residency at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NYP, and Fellowship at UCSF.

Her research aims to improve survival and reduce treatment toxicity in pediatric leukemia. Key areas include steroid resistance in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and targeted therapies for acute myeloid leukemia. She also investigates post-transplant complications and infection control in hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Recent publications highlight her work on Hyperactive Ras signaling, epigenetics in T-ALL, immunotherapy for cervical adenocarcinoma, and bacterial infections post-transplantation. Trends in her research span molecular biology, clinical oncology, and translational medicine.

• Cannonball Kids Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Grant
• Hyundai Hope on Wheels Young Investigator Grant
• Department of Defense Career Development Award
• NIH T32 Grant
• St. Baldrick’s Foundation Fellow
• Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Fellow

She serves as Associate Program Director for the pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at UCSF, contributing to clinical training and research mentorship in pediatric cancer care.