Thomas Klonisch is a highly accomplished medical professional who has dedicated his career to understanding and treating adult brain tumors. He received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Justus Liebig University of Giessen in Germany. He received his certification as an Anatomist by the German Anatomical Society in 1999 and completed his Habilitation at Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg in 2000. In 2004, he became a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. He founded the Brain Tumor Research Alliance Manitoba (BTRAM) at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, and is an Adjunct Scientist at CancerCare Manitoba. His research explores novel experimental drugs that target cancer cells directly and/or enhance immune responses against cancer cells in an effort to find more effective anticancer therapies.