Expert Profile
Dr. Daniela Bota
Associate Dean of Clinical Research and Associate Professor of Neurology
Dr. Daniela A. Bota is a UCI Health neuro-oncologist who specializes in the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors.
Areas of Expertise
- Clinical Trials
- Neuro-Oncology
- Brain Cancer
- Neurology
- Brain Tumors
Biography
Dr. Daniela A. Bota is a UCI Health neuro-oncologist who specializes in the treatment of primary and metastatic brain and spinal cord tumors, as well as in the neurological complications of cancers.
Bota is co-director of the UCI Health Comprehensive Brain Tumor Program and is a lead investigator on several clinical trials, including novel treatments using brain tumor vaccines and the use of electrical fields to inhibit the growth of gliomas.
Media
Media Appearances
2 new vaccines may be first step toward curing brain cancer
StudyFinds, 9/10/2024
Novel approaches to malignant brain tumor treatment aim to overcome familiar challenges
Healio, 1/27/2022
A Cancer-Quashing Microbe Emerges from the Deep
Hakai Magazine, 8/31/2021
UCI Health Research Leads Fight Against COVID-19
Irvine Standard, 8/20/2020
Trump brags that he’s helping patients access medical ‘miracles.’ He isn’t.
The Washington Post, 11/15/2019
Articles
Mitochondrial-associated impairments of temozolomide on neural stem/progenitor cells and hippocampal neurons
Mitochondrion
Rindopepimut with Bevacizumab for Patients with Relapsed EGFRvIII-Expressing Glioblastoma (ReACT): Results of a Double-Blind Randomized Phase II Trial
Clinical Cancer Research
A Novel Rat Ovarian Cancer Model Developed to Examine Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairments
Gynecologic Oncology
Management of low-grade glioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Neuro-Oncology Practice
Education
University of Southern California
PhD, Molecular Biology, 2003
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
MD, 1997
Accomplishments
- Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association
- Southern California Rising Star™
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
- American Federation of Aging Research Glenn/AFAR Fellowship
Affiliations
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Society of Neuro-Oncology
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Academy of Neurology
Research Grants
The Mechanisms of Chemotherapy Induced Cognitive Defects
National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2011-2012