Keynote speaker

Kristin Anderson, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research
University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Therapeutics Group

Dr. Kristin G. Anderson is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology in the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research at the University of Virginia (UVA). Dr. Anderson received her PhD in Immunology from the University of Minnesota, where she studied T cell responses to lung infection and developed a method that is now widely used in the field to discriminate intravascular from tissue-localized immune cells. During her postdoctoral training at the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, she applied her immunology experience to the field of cancer biology and translational immunotherapy. Several of the tools she helped develop during her postdoctoral research have already reached early phase clinical testing. Her independent research program at UVA continues this work developing molecular engineering and combination therapy strategies to improve solid tumor control by the immune system, with a focus on gynecological cancers. She leads a team that uses patient samples to identify immunosuppressive features in the tumor microenvironment, then uses mouse models of cancer that recapitulate these features to evaluate strategies that improve the migration, persistence, and function of genetically engineered antitumor T cells. Her team’s ultimate goal is to translate their findings into effective treatment protocols for patients.

Dr. Anderson's Lab

First Shot Elevator Pitch Tournament

We are thrilled to announce the return of the First Shot Elevator Pitch Event, a unique opportunity offered by the Office of Technology Transfer and Commercial Development to enhance your research pitch and presentation skills. This event aims to empower you to effectively communicate your groundbreaking research and innovations, fostering a culture of collaboration and highlighting the efforts of postdoctoral researchers within our esteemed Roswell community. To take part in the First Shot Elevator Pitch Tournament, look for the imformation when registration opens!