Cancer immunology scientist with 15+ years of hands-on laboratory experience interested in bridging the gap between biomedical and clinical sciences. Specialties: • Strong expertise regarding anti-cancer immunotherapy (whole-cell vaccines, T-cell therapy (including retroviral transduction), angiogenic antibodies, Fc-fusion proteins) • Comprehensive expertise in pre-clinical (e.g. in vivo tumor models) and clinical oncology (e.g. analysis of patient samples) • Strong scientific background and laboratory skills in immunology, tumor biology, angiogenesis, in vivo mouse models, cellular and molecular biology • 8 years of experience in Lab management (budget of $500,000/year), experience in negotiation and decision making during 2 years of budgetary restrictions • Identified novel biomarkers, adopted new technologies, and designed innovative solutions to address project challenges; working independently and as part of interdisciplinary research teams • Created successful collaborations across institutions, leading to publications • Mentored several students through their first contact with advanced laboratory science (e.g. Mentor in SHURP and CURE Program of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC)). Their contribution to my research is recognized as co-authors (Piesche et al., 2015) • Methodical, innovative, highly organized, and detail-oriented with excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills