Our Address
3855 Health Sciences Drive
MC0843, ATTN: Ida Deichaite
La Jolla, CA, 92093-0843
Email Us
Ida Deichaite at ideichaite@ucsd.edu
Symposium Team
Ida Deichaite, PhD
Assistant Professor, Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, UC San Diego
Dr. Ida Deichaite is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences and a member of the Center for Precision Radiation Medicine (CPRM) at UC San Diego. Her research focuses on prostate cancer genomics and head and neck cancer radiogenomics to personalize radiation therapy and improve patient outcomes. With a strong foundation in translational health sciences, she also applies a pan-cancer approach to identifying actionable susceptibility targets in aggressive cancers. Her work adopts a “bed-to-bench” model, integrating real-world clinical genomics with laboratory-based validation studies to advance novel diagnostic and therapeutic mechanisms across cancer types.
In addition to her academic research, Dr. Deichaite has more than 20 years of experience overseeing the translational aspects of oncology at the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, with a particular emphasis on turning innovation into commercial applications. She has successfully partnered with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to design and execute translational alliances between academia and industry. She is also the founder of the Industry/Academia Precision Oncology & RadMed Symposium, now in its 21st year, a highly visible event that supports innovation at UCSD and the San Diego biotech ecosystem.
Dr. Deichaite is widely published in scientific journals. She received her B.A. from Hebrew University, her M.Sc. from the Weizmann Institute, her Ph.D. from Princeton University, and completed her research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Leisa Sutton, MAS
Manager, Translational Programs, Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, UC San Diego
Leisa Sutton has been with UCSD and the Symposium since 2012. She works closely with Dr. Ida Deichaite and organizes the annual Industry/Academia Precision Oncology Symposium and other events.
Her collaborative research with UC San Diego investigators and pharma partners has resulted in scientific publications. She received her B.A. and M.A.S. from UC San Diego and California Western School of Law.