Dr. Walter is a Professor in the Translational Science and Therapeutics Division and José Carreras/E. Donnall Thomas Endowed Chair for Cancer Research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology/Department of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW), and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the UW. His translational and clinical research program is focused on acute myeloid leukemia (AML). He is particularly interested in improving antibody-based therapies, both by optimizing the efficacy/safety profile of existing therapeutics and through the preclinical and early clinical development of novel antigen-directed immunotherapies. In clinical studies, he conducts trials testing novel treatments and care approaches for adults with AML and uses large patient datasets to develop and improve diagnostic and prognostic tools in AML.