BS, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 

Mentor: George Weiner, MD

Comprehensive Exam: Determining the effects of Vidutolimod on the anti-tumor T cell response

My research focuses on how in situ immunization with a virus-like particle called “Vidutolimod” leads to an enhanced and prolonged anti-cancer T cell immune response. My research aims to understand how repeated treatment with Vidutolimod leads to altered activation and the development of T cell exhaustion. 

Conferences:

2023 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) conference: presented poster "Vidutolimod, an immunostimulatory virus-like particle, reduces proliferation but enhances the activation of tumor-specific T cells"

2023 AACR Special Conference for Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy: presented poster "Vidutolimod, an immunostimulatory virus-like particle, reduces proliferation but enhances the activation of tumor-specific T cells"

ORCiD: 0000-0002-6751-7149

LinkedIn: travis-fischer 

Cancer Biology PhD Program