About

I am a scientist trained in human immunology of prophylactic and therapeutic interventions. With a PhD focused on understanding immune modulation on human and animal systems, I continued my research at University of Illinois (UIC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) to identify and optimize vaccine candidates against infectious diseases based on naturally occurring protective immune responses in endemic populations. Currently, at the Center for cell and gene therapy of Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital Cancer and Hematology Center, I conduct translational research with gene-modified T-cells to treat solid tumors in children and young adults. My focus is on pre-clinical development of novel Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) molecules and delineating immune correlates in patients undergoing CAR T-cell therapy in clinical trials.

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Projects & Funding

  • Developing Sarcoma-specific T-cell Platform for Grafting Chimeric Antigen Receptors The Faris Foundation
    2019 - Present

Publications (26)