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Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program

Research in the Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis program is aimed at

  1. merging basic mechanistic understanding of multidisciplinary pathways of host-tumor interactions and metastatic dissemination with novel translational opportunities for diseases diagnosis and immunotherapy, as well as

  2.  investigating mechanisms regulating immune responses in cancer and their potential therapeutic manipulation.

Leadership and Members

Members

Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
  • Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center

Dario C. Altieri, M.D.

  • President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Director, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
  • Robert and Penny Fox Distinguished Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program

Irene Bertolini, Ph.D.

  • Caspar Wistar Fellow, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center

Qing Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
  • Scientific Director, Imaging Facility

Daniel Claiborne, Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
  • Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
  • Scientific Director, Histotechnology Facility

Luis J. Montaner, D.V.M., D.Phil.

  • Vice President, Scientific Operations
  • Associate Director for Shared Resources, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
  • Herbert Kean, M.D., Family Professor; Director, HIV-1 Immunopathogenesis Laboratory and Leader, HIV Research Program, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
  • Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
  • Scientific Director, Humanized Models of Disease Facility

Yulia Nefedova, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center

Rahul S. Shinde, D.V.M., Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center

Filippo Veglia, Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center

David B. Weiner, Ph.D.

  • Executive Vice President
  • Director, Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
  • W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
  • Professor Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Nan Zhang, Ph.D.

  • Assistant Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center

David Zuzga, Ph.D.

  • Associate Dean, Biomedical Studies
  • Associate Professor, Immunology, Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center