Thai Ho, M.D., Ph.D.

I am an oncologist specializing in genitourinary cancers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) with a professor appointment. I am the Director of Precision Medicine and Blatt- Ness Distinguished Endowed Chair in Cancer Research at the Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC. My research focuses on the analysis of genome-wide chromatin modification maps of genotyped tumor tissue and integrating the analysis with other platforms, such as RNA sequencing, to enhance individualized medicine analyses. I am a co-investigator on the Mayo Clinic Genitourinary Biobank and participate in biospecimens submission for The Cancer Genome Atlas Project (TCGA) for papillary RCC, bladder, and prostate cancer. As a part of the TCGA efforts, I am involved with the RCC working group. I receive funding from the National Cancer Institute, Department of Defense, and patient benefactors to study how chromatin-modifying enzyme mutations may alter histone modifications throughout the genome and impact treatment responses. Our synergistic team has expertise in genitourinary oncology, mouse xenografts/tumor biology, and biospecimens linked to treatment outcomes, to support the successful completion of the proposed aims.

2025-Present: Professor, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2023-2025: Associate Professor, Department Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 2020-2023: Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 2013-2020: Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 2012-2013: Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 2009-2012: Fellow, Division of Cancer Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 2006-2009: Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO 1998-2006: Student, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Scientist Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 1997-1998: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals/Texas A&M, College Station, TX 1996-1997: Research Intern, Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, TX