Charlie Garnett Benson
PhD
Dr. Benson's laboratory conducts research of cancer immunology and human adenovirus infection and leukemia.
Titles and Roles
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
- Georgia State University
- Research Program
- Cell and Molecular Biology
Biography
Charlie Garnett Benson, PhD is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her laboratory conducts research of cancer immunology and human adenovirus infection and leukemia.
Education
Dr. Benson received her PhD in Immunology & Molecular Pathogenesis from Emory University in 2002.
Research
Dr. Benson's laboratory conducts research in the areas of tumor immunology, mechanisms of tumor cell/immune cell interactions, as well as investigating the association of human adenovirus with lymphocytes and leukemia. Ongoing studies involve (1) the analysis of basic anti-tumor immunologic mechanisms and principles, (2) analysis of tumor cell-immune cell interactions and (3) investigating the possibility that human species C adenovirus can initiate acute leukemia.
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