Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Medicine
·
2021 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Abstract 5191: Multiscale engineering of PTPRZ1 CAR T cells through affinity-tuned binders and modular architecture optimization
Conference Cancer Research · April 3, 2026 AbstractGlioblastoma remains universally lethal, with rapid recurrence and a median survival of less than two years. Current CAR T approaches in glioblastoma have been limited by a lack of uniformly expre ... Full text CiteEXTH-68. Targeting Tumor Heterogeneity And Plasticity in Glioblastoma With Novel CAR T Cells Targeting PTPRZ1
Conference Neuro-Oncology · November 11, 2025 AbstractGlioblastoma (GBM) remains among the most aggressive and intractable human cancers, driven by profound intratumoral heterogeneity, dynamic cellular plasticity, and robust mechanisms of immune esca ... Full text CiteAbstract 3193: Overcoming glioblastoma heterogeneity and plasticity through the development of novel chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells targeting PTPRZ1
Conference Cancer Research · April 21, 2025 AbstractGlioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive and heterogeneous brain tumor characterized by extensive plasticity, which contributes to resistance against conventional therapies. To address this challenge, we ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Harnessing B Cells after Stem Cell Transplant to Produce Novel CAR-Ts
ResearchResearch Associate · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2027Development of Diagnostic Antibodies for Acute and Chronic Chagas Disease
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2027Development of point-of-care testing for Lassa and other hemorrhagic fever arenaviruses
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027View All Grants
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1995
Ph.D.