Tumors are comprised of cancerous cells as well as stromal and immune cells. The immune system plays a crucial role to edit and shape tumor growth and immune therapies have shown tremendous promise to revolutionize cancer care. Together with the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, VCI members are making new discoveries of how the immune system is recruited and recognizes tumor cells and how immune modulatory therapies can promote durable anti-tumor immune responses.
| Justin M. Balko, Pharm.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Translational cancer research focused on molecular therapeutics, onco-immunology & bioinformatics
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| Mark R. Boothby, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Medicine Signal transduction, transcription regulation mechanisms
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| Jin Chen, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of Medicine Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Tumor-blood vessel interaction and tumor cell metabolism effects on anti-tumor immunity
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| Sung Hoon Cho, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Immune response, cellular metabolism & tumor progression
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| Timothy L. Cover, M.D.Professor of Medicine Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Bacteria-host interactions, bacterial toxins, helicobacter pylori, and gastric cancer
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| Craig Duvall , Ph.D.Professor of Biomedical Engineering Drug and nanoparticle targeting, intracellular biomacromolecular delivery, and systems for controlled release of growth factors and other extracellular-acting molecules
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| P. Brent Ferrell, Jr., M.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Molecular investigations in myeloid disease
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| Todd D. Giorgio, Ph.D.Professor of Biomedical Engineering Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Professor of Cancer Biology Protease-responsive biosensors for siRNA and drug delivery in vitro and in vivo
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| Alyssa H. Hasty, Ph.D.Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Mechanisms by which obesity increases risk for disease
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| Rebecca A. Ihrie, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery Stem cells; ventricular-subventricular zone (V-SVZ)
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| Jonathan M. Irish, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Cancer, precision medicine, computational biology, machine learning, cell signaling, chemical biology, single cell tools
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| Tae Kon Kim, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Immune checkpoints in hematologic malignancies and GVHD
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| Ken Lau, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Single-cell, computational systems biology, inflammation, colorectal cancer, stem cells, epithelial biology, cell state specification, signal transduction
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| Nick Markham, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Colorectal cancer, C. difficile, cancer biology, microbiome, transcriptomics, organoids, microbial toxin pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions
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| Frank Mason, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Mechanisms that promote genomic instability and metabolic barriers to immunotherapy in renal cell carcinoma
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| Denis Mogilenko, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Immunometabolism, Molecular Biology, Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Cancer Biology, Obesity, Aging,
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| Mary Philip, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medicine Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Hematology, Cancer Immunology, T cells, Epigenetics, Autoimmunity, Differentiation
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| Elizabeth Phillips, M.D.Professor of Medicine Professor of Dermatology John A. Oates Chair in Clinical Research Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Pharmacology HLA, T-cell Immunology, Immunogenomics, Pharmacogenomics, Drug Hypersensitivity, SJS/TEN, Adverse Drug Reactions
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| Marjan Rafat, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology Effects of radiation and surgery on tumor and immune cell migration, the molecular profiles of tissues wounded from therapy, and the biomechanical properties of tissues following therapy
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| Jeffrey C. Rathmell, Ph.D.Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Immunobiology T cell metabolism in inflammation and anti-tumor immunity
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| Julie Rhoades, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Cancer metastasis to bone and tumor-induced bone disease
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| Ann Richmond, Ph.D.Associate Director for Research Education Professor of Pharmacology Professor of Dermatology The role of the inflammatory response in tumor progression
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| Krishnendu Roy, Ph.D.Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering Professor of Biomedical Engineering Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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| Anil Shanker, Ph.D.Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Biochemistry and molecular biology of HIV infection; Antiviral mechanisms
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| Luc Van Kaer, Ph.D.Elizabeth and John Shapiro Chair Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Role of innate-type regulatory lymphocytes in health and chronic inflammatory diseases
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| Kasey Vickers, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Professor of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology MicroRNAs and other sRNA-mediated gene regulation in cholesterol, glucose, lipid and lipoprotein metabolism
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| John T. Wilson, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Enginering Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Polymer science, nanotechnology, immunobiology, colloid and surface engineering, cell engineering, and drug delivery
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| Keith T. Wilson, M.D.Thomas F. Frist Sr. Chair in Medicine Professor of Medicine Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Host immune response to the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori
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| Lan Wu, M.D.Research Associate Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Interactions between the immune and metabolic systems, whole body metabolism
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| Fiona E. Yull, D.Phil.Associate Professor of Cancer Biology Associate Professor of Pharmacology Ovarian, breast and lung cancer
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| Sandra S. Zinkel, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology Associate Professor of Medicine Associate Professor of Cancer Biology Mechanisms by which normal and malignant cells regulate programed cell death or apoptosis following DNA damage |
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