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 three primary aims:

To identify cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the capacity of the immune system to inhibit tumor growth.
To define the mechanisms that permit tumors to resist and escape tumor immunity.
To discover and test new approaches for promoting anti-tumor immunity and reducing toxicity.

The program is further enhanced by Winship's Center for Cancer Immunology, Immune Monitoring Shared Resource, the Emory Vaccine Center, and a P30 grant supplement to accelerate the translation of new cancer cell therapies from the lab into clinical trials for patients.

To learn more about the Cancer Immunology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute, please contact Ryan Nobles, program coordinator, at (404) 712-5839 or via email.

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

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Madhav V. Dhodapkar, MBBS

Director of Center for Cancer Immunology: Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
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.

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 & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Byron Au-Yeung, PhD

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

Manoj Bhasin, PhD, MS

Scientific Director, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Shared Resource, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

John Blazeck, PhD

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

Jeremy M. Boss, PhD

Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, 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 & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Craig M. Coopersmith, MD, FACS, FCCM

Professor, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

Madhav V. Dhodapkar, MBBS

Director of Center for Cancer Immunology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Kavita Dhodapkar, MBBS

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

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

Cynthia R. Giver, PhD

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

Kelly C. Goldsmith, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, 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

Curtis Henry, PhD

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

Edwin M. Horwitz, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

David L. Jaye, MD

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

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

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

Haydn T. Kissick, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, 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

Gregory B. Lesinski, PhD, MPH

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

Charoan Li, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University

Edjah K. Nduom, MD, FAANS

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

Brian Michael Olson, PhD

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

Chrystal M. Paulos, PhD

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

Anne Piatadontis, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & 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

John D. Roback, MD, PhD

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

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

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

Periasamy Selvaraj, PhD

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

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

Steven Yeh, MD

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