Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology Seminar
Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Marcela Maus, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director of Cellular Immunotherapy, Mass General Cancer Center

Join this seminar to hear from a leading physician-scientist in the design and implementation of CAR T cell therapies.

Marcela Maus, MD, PhD is the director of the MGH Cellular Immunotherapy Program, which aims to generate a pipeline of genetically engineered CAR T cells for cancer patients. Her lab focuses on the design and generation of T cells engineered to overcome specific obstacles observed in the clinic for cellular immunotherapies. In particular, they aim to enhance specificity, potency, and safety of T cell therapies as well as include further modifications to make the cells resistant to inhibition, visually trackable, or simpler to manufacture and administer to patients. They further explore the potential for CAR T cell administration in combination with other drugs to sensitize tumors to T cell mediated killing and/or to potentiate CAR T cell function. Finally, the lab is interested in building on the basic biology and mechanisms that drive natural and engineered T cell functions.

Details

Dates
November 15, 2022
Time
10:00-11:00am PST
Location
Mahley Auditorium & Online
Audience
Gladstone and UCSF
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The Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology Seminar Series showcases speakers at the intersection of genomic technology and immunology research with an aim to engineer the human immune system for therapeutic benefit. Speakers span technology development, synthetic biology, bioengineering, and the development and clinical application of immunotherapy. These talks are open to the Gladstone and UCSF communities.

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