John L. Cleveland had done PhD from one of the reputed university and worked as an Chairman, Cancer Biology , The Scripps Research Institute 2006 - 2014 and Professor, Cancer Biology , The Scripps Research Institute 2006 - 2014, Faculty Member, Scripps Graduate Program , The Scripps Research Institute 2006 - 2014. Dr. John L. Cleveland studies the molecular basis of cancer with a focus on malignancies having myc involvement, which is activated in 70% of all human cancers. Target discovery validation using mouse models, and cancer prevention and therapeutics are the major focuses of the laboratory.