People Type: Tumor Immunology

Sauer, PhD, JD

Biography Department: Medical Microbiology and Immunology Immunology Focus area: Host-Pathogen Interactions, Tumor Immunology Descriptive Title of Research: Influence of cytosolic innate immune activation on generation of cell mediated immunity Research Description: The focus of our lab revolves around understanding host pathogen interactions.  Specifically we are interested in three separate but related questions: How do intracellular pathogens …

Skala, PhD, Melissa

Biography Department: Biomedical Engineering                                                            Immunology Focus area: Imaging and cancer                          Descriptive Title of Research: Optical imaging of immune response in tumors Research Description: The goal of my research program is to understand cancer on a single cell level. Current efforts in immunology are focused on metabolism-function relationships in immune cells. The optical imaging …

Sondel, PhD, MD, Paul M.

Biography Departments: Pediatrics, Human Oncology, Genetics                                          Immunology Focus area: Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy            Descriptive Title of Research:  Enhancing Antibody-directed Innate Immunity to Improve Cancer Outcome              Research Description: Since joining the lab of Fritz Bach in Dec. 1969 as a 2nd year undergrad, my training and career have been focused on using the immune system as …

Zhang, Jing

Biography Department:   Oncology Immunology Focus area:  Tumor Immunology Descriptive Title of Research:  Developing immunotherapies in hematologic malignancies Research Description: characterize immune landscapes in human and mouse hematologic malignancies, identify immune checkpoint pathways as potential therapeutic targets, and develop combined targeted and inmmunotherapies to treat the diseases Link to Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/collections/bibliography/40452138/ Graduate Program Affiliations: Cancer Biology, Genetics, …