This new center gives us the chance to work more collaboratively and efficiently with our world-renowned scientists and faculty to address scientific questions in Immuno-Oncology.
Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology
The Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology was established in 2018 to build on Yale Cancer Center’s international leadership in immunology, immunobiology, and the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies. The Center is a partnership between Yale Cancer Center and the Department of Immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine.
The goals for the Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology (YCIO) include to:
- Leverage Yale leadership in immunobiology and immunotherapy drug development.
- Develop the next generation of immune-based therapies.
- Genetically engineer immune cells to target a patient’s cancer (cell therapies).
Members
Director
Anthony N. Brady Professor of Dermatology, Pathology and Immunobiology; Director, Yale SPORE in Skin Cancer; Director, Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology; Co-Leader, Cancer Immunology, Yale Cancer Center
Research Interests- Cell Biology
- Dermatology
- Melanoma
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Pathology
Professor Emeritus of Immunobiology; Member of HTI and VBT
Research Interests- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Immunogenetics
Anthony N. Brady Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology); Chief Translational Research Officer, Yale Cancer Center; Chief, Head and Neck Cancers/Sarcoma; Co-Leader, Developmental Therapeutics, Yale Cancer Center; Associate Cancer Center Director for Translational Research, Yale Cancer Center
Research Interests- Drug Therapy
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Medical Oncology
- Chemicals and Drugs
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Associate Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging and of Pharmacology
Research Interests- Alzheimer Disease
- Chemistry, Pharmaceutical
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacology
- Biomarkers
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Drug Discovery
- Drug Development
Assistant Professor
Research Interests- Autoimmune Diseases
- HLA Antigens
- Immunotherapy
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Mass Spectrometry
- Antigen Presentation
- Computational Biology
- Cancer Vaccines
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Proteomics
- Microfluidics
- Systems Biology
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Single-Cell Analysis
- Spatial Analysis
- Space Research
Associate Professor of Genetics and of Neurosurgery
Research Interests- Biomedical Engineering
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Genetics
- Immunity
- Immunotherapy
- Lymphocytes
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Stem Cells
- Therapeutics
- Immunotherapy, Adoptive
- Genomics
- Systems Biology
- Metabolomics
- Bioengineering
- Synthetic Biology
- CRISPR-Cas Systems
Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) and Professor of Immunobiology; Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine, Internal Medicine: Rheumatology; Program Director, Investigative Medicine, Internal Medicine: Rheumatology
Research Interests- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Biology
- Immunity
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- Investigative Techniques
- Rheumatology
- Cytokines
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology); Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology), Internal Medicine
Research Interests- Anemia, Aplastic
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Diseases
- Immunotherapy
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Primary Myelofibrosis
William S. and Lois Stiles Edgerly Professor of Neurology and Professor of Immunobiology
Research Interests- Brain Neoplasms
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurology
- Neurosciences
- Autoimmunity
Professor Adjunct
Research Interests- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Blood Transfusion
- Hematology
- Immune Tolerance
- Plasmapheresis
- Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic
- Immunity, Humoral
- Transfusion Medicine
Ensign Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Professor of Pharmacology; Deputy Director, Yale Cancer Center; Chief of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital; Program Director, Master of Health Science - Clinical Investigation Track (MHS-CI)
Research Interests- Lung Neoplasms
- Medical Oncology
- Thoracic Neoplasms
- Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic
- Biomarkers, Pharmacological
- Precision Medicine
Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, (HHMI)
Research Interests- Arboviruses
- Autophagy
- DNA Viruses
- Herpes Simplex
- Immune System
- Immunity, Cellular
- Immunity, Innate
- Influenza, Human
- Molecular Biology
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Pregnancy Complications
- Proviruses
- RNA Viruses
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Tumor Virus Infections
- Encephalitis, Viral
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases
- Inflammasomes
Associate Professor Tenure
Research Interests- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer
- Immunotherapy
- Oncogenes
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory
- Tumor Microenvironment
Associate Professor of Pathology
Research Interests- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Stem Cells
- Immunotherapy, Adoptive
- Cell Death
- Apoptosis
- Genes, bcl-2
- Mutant Chimeric Proteins
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress
- Cellular Reprogramming
Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and of Dermatology; Director, Yale SPORE in Skin Cancer, Yale Cancer Center; Vice Chair for Collaborative Research, Internal Medicine; Chief, Division of Skin and Kidney Cancer; Associate Cancer Center Director, Education, Training and Faculty Development; Deputy Section Chief, Medical Oncology
Research Interests- Melanoma
- Medical Oncology
Anthony N. Brady Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Professor of Pathology; Vice Chair for Research Affairs, Laboratory Medicine; Assoc. Director, Yale Stem Cell Center; Assoc. Director, Transfusion Medicine Service; Medical Director, Clinical Cell Processing Laboratory; Medical Director, Advanced Cell Therapy Laboratory
Research Interests- Cell Biology
- Hematology
- Leukemia
- Pathology
- Stem Cells
- Gene Expression
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
Associate Professor Term; Director of Residency Program, Dermatology; Director of Onco-Dermatology Clinic
Research Interests- Drug Eruptions
- Dermatology
- Melanoma
Associate Professor of Immunobiology
Research Interests- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
- Immunoproliferative Disorders
- Inflammation
- T-Lymphocytes
- Signal Transduction
- Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases
Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging and Medical and Surgical Oncology; Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Radiology & Biomedical Imaging; Section Chief, Interventional Radiology; Clinical Affairs Section Chief, Interventional Radiology
Research Interests- Biliary Tract Neoplasms
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Hypertension, Portal
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental
- Liver Neoplasms
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Clinical Trial, Phase I
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Regenerative Medicine
- Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Associate Professor Term
Research Interests- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperinsulinism
- Insulin Resistance
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and of Urology; Chief, Genitourinary Oncology
Research Interests- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
- Medical Oncology
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Urology
- Signal Transduction
- Clinical Trial
Joseph A. and Lucille K. Madri Professor of Pathology; Co-Leader, Cancer Signaling Networks, Yale Cancer Center; Scientific Director, Center for Thoracic Cancers
Research Interests- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Lung Neoplasms
- Pathology
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Professor of Chemistry
Research Interests- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
Associate Professor of Pathology; Director, Translational Immuno-oncology Laboratory
Research Interests- Breast Neoplasms
- Pathology
Associate Professor of Cell Biology
Research Interests- Biophysics
- Cell Membrane
- Cell Biology
- Leukemia
- Mast Cells
- Melanoma
- Endothelial Cells
- Adaptive Immunity
- Transendothelial and Transepithelial Migration
- Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
Professor Emeritus of Laboratory Medicine
Research Interests- Parvovirus
- Dependovirus
- Biochemistry
- Eukaryotic Cells
- Genetics
- Melanoma, Experimental
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Erythrovirus
- Oncolytic Virotherapy
- Oncolytic Viruses
- Mice
- Bocavirus
- Viral Structures
- Immunomodulation
Elihu Professor of Biostatistics and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Co-Leader, Genomics, Genetics, & Epigenetics Research Program
Research Interests- Algorithms
- Bacteria
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
- Beer
- Bread
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Computing Methodologies
- Biological Evolution
- Fungi
- Genetic Engineering
- Microbiological Phenomena
- Models, Genetic
- Models, Theoretical
- Mycoses
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Neoplasms
- Phylogeny
- Viruses
- Models, Statistical
- Likelihood Functions
- Logistic Models
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Crops, Agricultural
- Evolution, Molecular
- Nature
- Sequence Analysis, Protein
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Public Health Informatics
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Genetic Phenomena
- Organisms
- Phenomena and Processes
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Wine
- Mathematical Concepts
- Genetic Speciation
- Microarray Analysis
Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Pharmacology
Research Interests- Chemotaxis
- Inflammation
- Pharmacology
- Signal Transduction
- Chemicals and Drugs
- GTP-Binding Proteins
- Stem Cells
Professor of Pathology; Director of Hematopathology, Pathology; Director, Expert Consultation Practice, Pathology
Research Interests- Bone Marrow
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Biomarkers, Tumor
Professor of Pathology; Co-Leader, Genomics, Genetics and Epigenetics Research Program, Yale Cancer Center; Director, Center for Epigenetics and Biomarkers, Pathology; Scientific Co-Director, Center for Breast Cancer, Yale Cancer Center
Research Interests- Epigenetic Repression
- Epigenomics
- Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Retroelements
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Melanoma
- Immunotherapy
- Gene Expression Regulation
Ira V. Hiscock Professor of Biostatistics, Professor of Genetics and Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Research Interests- Microbiota
- Genetics
- Public Health
- Computational Biology
- Statistics
- Genomics
- Proteomics
- Biostatistics
- Single-Cell Analysis
- Wearable Electronic Devices
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Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology Seminar Series
The YCIO Seminar Series is a monthly event open to all Yale faculty and staff. Invited speakers are Yale faculty or external faculty from companion institutions whose work is innovative and focused on key aspects of immuno-oncology research and treatment development. The YCIO Seminar Series is presented in conjunction with the Human and Translational Immunology Program and is well attended by a diverse audience of Yale immunologists, oncologists, clinical fellows, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
2020
The Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology Symposium was held virtually on October 16, 2020.
2019
On October 11, 2019 Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology hosted its second annual Dean's Symposium at Harkness Auditorium at the Yale School of Medicine
Thank you to our Symposium Sponsors:
- Merck
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Pfizer