Cancer Immunology

The Cancer Immunology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University facilitates research that seeks to prevent and treat cancer by harnessing the immune system.

The Cancer Immunology Research Program was founded with the mission to integrate and invigorate immuno-oncology efforts within Winship, building on existing strengths at Emory University and collaborating institutions.

The program focuses on translating innovative concepts and approaches to the clinic, particularly those innovations that address unmet needs and have the greatest potential impact for patients.

The program has two primary aims:

To identify the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying regulation of antitumor
immunity.
To discover and test new immunologic approaches to treat or prevent cancer.

The program is further enhanced by Winship's Center for Cancer Immunology, the Immune Monitoring and the Cellular and Immunotherapy Shared Resources, the Emory Vaccine Center, and a grant support to accelerate the translation of new cancer cell therapies from the lab into clinical trials for patients.

Cancer Immunology program members continuously publish high-quality research in premier scientific journals.

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Madhav V. Dhodapkar, MBBS

Leader, Cancer Immunology Research Program: Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

An internationally recognized immunobiologist, Dr. Dhodapkar is working to harness the properties of the immune system to detect, prevent and treat cancer, with a particular focus on multiple myeloma.

Rafi Ahmed, PhD

Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology Research Program: Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

The long-term goal of Dr. Ahmed's research is to understand the mechanisms of B and T cell immunological memory and to use this information to develop new vaccines for the prevention and treatment of disease.

Mohamed Abdel Hakeem, PhD, MSc, Bpharm

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Rafi Ahmed, PhD

Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology Research Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

John D. Altman, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine

Saja Asakrah, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Byron Au-Yeung, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Fikri Avci, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine

Manoj Bhasin, PhD, MS

Acting Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Bioinformatics, Emory University School of Medicine

John Blazeck, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

Jeremy M. Boss, PhD

Associate Dean of Basic Research, Emory University School of Medicine

Zachary S. Buchwald, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Andres Chang, MD, PhD

Instructor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Karen Conneely, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine

Max D. Cooper, MD

Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FACS, FCCM

Professor, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Germán Corredor Prada, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

Madhav V. Dhodapkar, MBBS

Leader, Cancer Immunology Research Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Kavita Dhodapkar, MBBS

Scientific Director, Immune Monitoring Shared Resource, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Erik C. Dreaden, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Mandy L. Ford, PhD

Professor, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Tomas Garzon-Muvdi, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Cynthia R. Giver, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Arash Grakoui, PhD

Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious , Emory University School of Medicine

Ann E. Haight, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Jeanne E. Hendrickson, MD

Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Edwin M. Horwitz, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Jaishree Jagirdar, MBBS

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

David L. Jaye, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Mohammad K. Khan, MD, PhD, MS, FACRO, FACR, DABR

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Haydn T. Kissick, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine

Jessica Konen, PhD

Instructor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Gabe A. Kwong, PhD

Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

Christian P. Larsen, MD, DPhil, FACS

Professor of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Gregory B. Lesinski, PhD, MPH

Associate Director for Basic Research and Shared Resources, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Charoan Li, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University

Anant Madabhushi, PhD

Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

Edjah K. Nduom, MD, FAANS

Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Chrystal M. Paulos, PhD

Director, Translational Research for Cutaneous Malignancies, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Anne Piantadosi, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Brian P. Pollack, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine

Muna Qayed, MD, MsCR

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Sarwish Rafiq, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Susan Ribeiro, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

John D. Roback, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Philip Santangelo, PhD

Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

Ignacio Sanz, MD

Mason I. Lowance Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

A. Fatih Sarioglu, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Rafick-Pierre Sékaly, PhD

Professor and Vice-Chair of Translational Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Periasamy Selvaraj, PhD

Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Ashish A. Sharma, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

H. Trent Spencer, PhD

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

Lisa Sudmeier, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine

Eric J. Sundberg, PhD

Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine

Edmund K. Waller, MD, PhD, FACP

Rein Saral, MD Professorship in Cancer Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Kirsten M. Williams, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine