Mitch Levesque

Prof. Mitch Levesque is a faculty member at the Department of Dermatology, University of Zurich Hospital. He leads the Translational Dermato-Oncology research group within the Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich, focusing on melanoma and precision medicine.

• Department of Dermatology, University of Zurich Hospital
• Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich Research Area - Epigenetics, Genetics and Cancer Research

Research Interests

• Applying functional genomics and omics tools to study melanoma progression and cellular heterogeneity
• Developing predictive biomarkers for precision oncology applications
• Analyzing therapeutic response mechanisms in advanced melanoma
• Leveraging one of the world's largest live-cell melanoma biobanks for functional studies
• Investigating immune checkpoint dynamics during targeted therapies
• Exploring tumor-microenvironment interactions in metastatic settings

Publication Trends (2017-2023) show sustained focus on melanoma biology, single-cell analysis, and precision oncology. Recent work (2023) advances computational modeling of cellular responses, while 2018 studies examine immune checkpoint expression dynamics. The 2020 publication reveals bone microenvironment interactions in melanoma progression.