MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
UNC-Chapel Hill
Immunology and Immunotherapy Research Program
Area of Interest
My research focuses on elucidating the role of peripancreatic tumor-draining lymph nodes as modulators of systemic antitumor immunity in pancreatic cancer. Leveraging my combined expertise in surgical oncology, tumor immunology, and translational research, I aim to define mechanisms by which these lymph nodes contribute to immune evasion and to develop targeted strategies to reprogram them for therapeutic benefit.
Awards and Honors
- Golden Apple Award – Resident Teacher of the Year, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 2023
- Gold Humanism Honors Society, Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, 2022
- Ben Eiseman Research Award, 2022
- Earnest E. Moore Award in Basic Science Research, 2022
- Earnest E. Moore Award in Basic Science Research, 2020
- TL1 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, 2014
- George F. Sheldon Surgical Research Award, 2019-2020
- Scott Neil Schwirck Research Fellowship, 2013-2024
