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Jennifer Ann Cotter, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology

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Education and Training

  • Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA — M.D. — 05/2011
  • University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA — 06/2015 — Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology

Research Keywords

  • Neuropathology
  • Anatomic pathology
  • Neurodevelopment
  • Pediatric brain tumors
  • Cancer predisposition

Publications

  • Metabolic and molecular correlates of medulloblastoma: Identification of molecular groups using in vivo 1H-MR spectroscopy. Neuro Oncol. 2026 Aug 01; 28(8):2041-2052.. View in PubMed
  • Intracranial mesenchymal tumor, FET::CREB fusion-positive: An integrative analysis of 81 cases. Neuro Oncol. 2026 Apr 01; 28(4):939-951.. View in PubMed
  • FOXR2-activated CNS neuroblastoma: Characterized by variable structural disruption of the FOXR2 regulatory region, recurrent copy number alterations, and elevated FOXR2 expression. Neurooncol Pediatr. 2026 Apr; 2(2):wuag014.. View in PubMed
  • A tumor-associated photoreceptor signature unifies distinct central nervous system malignancies. Cancer Cell. 2026 Apr 13; 44(4):831-845.e10.. View in PubMed
  • A Single-Cell and Spatial 3D Multi-omic Atlas of Developing Human Basal Ganglia and Inhibitory Neurons. bioRxiv. 2026 Jan 29.. View in PubMed
  • Establishment of normal myofiber size distribution in children and young adults. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2025 Dec 01; 84(12):1159-1173.. View in PubMed
  • Gestational Alloimmune Liver Disease and Congenital Athymia in a Neonate Born via In Vitro Fertilization Surrogacy. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2026 Mar-Apr; 29(2):136-138.. View in PubMed
  • GPC2-CAR T cells have potent preclinical activity against orthotopic medulloblastoma xenografts. Mol Ther Oncol. 2025 Dec 18; 33(4):201067.. View in PubMed
  • Genome-wide cfDNA fragmentation patterns in cerebrospinal fluid reflect medulloblastoma groups. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2025 Aug 12; 9(1):280.. View in PubMed
  • Molecular, histologic, and clinical characterization of methylation class pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: An analysis of 469 tumors. Neurooncol Adv. 2025 Jan-Dec; 7(1):vdaf089.. View in PubMed

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