IMMUNOLOGical mechanisms in cancer PROGRAM

The primary objectives of the Immunological Mechanisms in Cancer Program are: 

1. To continue to improve upon our strong intellectual and highly interactive scientific environment in which basic aspects of the functioning of the immune system as they relate to the cancer problem are imaginatively investigated; 
   
2. To create in vivo animal and in vitro human models for use in elucidating the mechanisms of development of autoimmune, preneoplastic, paraneoplastic and neoplastic diseases of the immune system and other tissues, as well as how normal immune system function may prevent such disorders; and 
   
3. To foster, through intra- and inter-programmatic collaboration, the utilization of the knowledge gained from these studies towards the development of approaches for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human cancer.

The interests of the faculty (see personal web pages) are unified by three main strengths: 

1. Elucidation of the normal function of genes whose alteration contributes to the development of leukemias and lymphomas; 
   
2. Mechanisms of lymphoctye antigen recognition; and, 
   
3. Functioning of the innate immune system.

Immunological Mechanisms in Cancer Program Faculty

Kishore Alugupalli, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

Program Member

Dr. Alugupalli's PubMed

Rene Daniel, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Medicine/Infectious Diseases

Program Member

Dr. Daniel's PubMed

Scott Dessain, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Division of Hematology

Program Member

Dr. Dessain's PubMed

Laurence C. Eisenlohr, VMD, PhD

Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

Program Member

Dr. Eisenlohr's PubMed

Joanne Filicko, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology

Program Member

Dr. Filicko's PubMed

Phyllis Flomenberg, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Medicine/Infectious Diseases

Program Member

Dr. Flomenberg's PubMed

Neal Flomenberg, M.D.

Professor, Medical Oncology

Program Member

Dr. Flomenberg's PubMed

Timothy Manser, Ph.D.

Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

Program Leader

Dr. Manser's PubMed

Steven McKenzie, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Medicine

Program Member

Dr. McKenzie's PubMed

Alex Muller, Ph.D.

Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

Program Member

Dr. Muller's PubMed

George C. Prendergast, Ph.D.

Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

Program Co-Leader

Dr. Prendergast's PubMed

Michael Root, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Program Member

Dr. Root's PubMed

Takami Sato, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Medical Oncology

Program Member

Dr. Sato's PubMed

Matthias Schnell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

Program Member

Dr. Schnell's PubMed

David S. Strayer, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology

Program Member

Dr. Strayer's PubMed

Saul Surrey, Ph.D.

Professor, Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research

Program Member

Dr. Surrey's PubMed

Yuri Sykulev, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

Program Member

Dr. Sykulev's PubMed

Jianke Zhang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology

Program Member

Dr. Zhang's PubMed