Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery
·
2020 - Present
Surgery, Surgical Sciences,
Surgery
Recent Publications
An Update on Flow Cytometry Analysis of Hematological Malignancies: Focus on Standardization
Journal Article Cancers · June 1, 2025 Flow cytometry use has significantly increased in clinical laboratories and has significantly helped improve the diagnosis of leukemias, lymphomas, and follow-up of minimal residual disease. Mastering this technique enables the performance of multiparametr ... Full text CiteCirculating immune biomarkers correlating with response in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma on immunotherapy.
Journal Article JCI Insight · January 7, 2025 Since multiple front-line immune checkpoint inhibitor-based (ICI-based) combinations are approved for metastatic renal cell carcinoma, biomarkers predicting for ICI responses are needed past clinical prognostication scores and transcriptome gene expression ... Full text Link to item CiteImplementation of flow cytometry testing on rare matrix samples: Special considerations and best practices when the sample is unique or difficult to obtain.
Journal Article Cytometry B Clin Cytom · January 2025 The publication of Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's guideline H62 has provided the flow cytometry community with much-needed guidance on development and validation of flow cytometric assays (CLSI, 2021). It has also paved the way for additiona ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Regional Oncolytic Poliovirus Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2016 - 2024Tumor draining lymph node B cells as regulators of melanoma progression
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2020 - 2021Targeting DAMP-induced inflammation to prevent metastasis
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2016 - 2020View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
2010
Ph.D.