Current Appointments & Affiliations
George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor of Immunology
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2004 - Present
Surgery, Surgical Sciences,
Surgery
Professor of Surgery
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2011 - Present
Surgery, Surgical Sciences,
Surgery
Professor in Integrative Immunobiology
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2017 - Present
Integrative Immunobiology,
Basic Science Departments
Professor of Pathology
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2018 - Present
Pathology,
Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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1983 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute
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2014 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center
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2021 - Present
Duke Regeneration Center,
Basic Science Departments
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy
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2024 - Present
Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy,
University Institutes and Centers
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Recent Publications
CD27 agonism enhances long-lived CD4 T cell vaccine responses critical for antitumor immunity.
Journal Article Sci Immunol · December 19, 2025 Tumor antigen vaccination represents an appealing approach for cancer but has failed to materialize as oncologic standard of care. To understand long-term vaccine efficacy, we conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with human epidermal growth recep ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke University Program in Environmental Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2019 - 2029Single Cell and Spatial Analysis of Lethal Breast Cancers
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2024 - 2028The paradox of obesity, tumor progression, and checkpoint inhibition in TNBC
ResearchMentor · Awarded by Susan G Komen for the Cure · 2023 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of California, Los Angeles ·
1983
M.D.