Forty Seven Inc. Appoints Leading Experts in Immuno-Oncology to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
The initial members of Forty Seven’s SAB include:
James Allison , Ph.D., Chair, Department of Immunology, Director,Parker Institute for Cancer Research, and Executive Director, Immunotherapy Platform at theUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Winner, 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineRonald Levy , M.D., Professor of Medicine atStanford University School of Medicine - Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., Professor,
Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology andDepartment of Immunology ,Division of Cancer Medicine at theUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Scientific Director, Immunotherapy Platform and Co-Director of theParker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy atMD Anderson Cancer Center Louis Weiner , M.D., Director, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and Professor and Chair,Department of Oncology , atGeorgetown University Medical Center
“We are pleased to welcome these distinguished physicians and researchers to Forty Seven’s SAB,” said
“As a medical oncologist and immunotherapy researcher, I am committed to exploring new approaches to safely and more effectively address the unmet needs of cancer patients,” said
Dr. Allison is the Chair of the
Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Sharma is a Professor in the
She is a medical oncologist and immunologist, and a leading clinical investigator in immunotherapy trials, which allows her to further investigate immune responses and pathways that are critical for eliciting anti-tumor responses and clinical benefit in cancer patients. Dr. Sharma has received numerous awards in her field, including MD Anderson Physician-Scientist Award, Prostate Cancer Foundation Challenge Award, MD Anderson Team Science Award, Emil-Frei Award for
Dr. Weiner is the Director of the
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