Alex Tsai, M.D., Ph.D.
Biography
Current:
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Alumni:
Michael T. Patterson, Ph.D.
Biography
Program: MICaB/MSTP
Year Entered: 2019
Defense Year: 2024
Thesis Advisors: Ingunn Stromnes (lab website) and Jesse Williams (lab website)
Dissertation Title: "Trem2 regulates foamy macrophage function in atherosclerosis"
Meagan Rollins, Ph.D.
Biography
Post Doctoral Fellowship dates: 2023-2026
Mentor: Vaiva Vezys
Research Emphasis/Publications: "Understanding mechanisms of peripheral immune tolerance in autoimmunity"
Full list of Publications
Zoe Schmiechen, Ph.D.
Biography
Program: Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology Graduate Student
Year Entered: 2019
Defense Year: 2025
Thesis Advisor: Ingunn Stromnes (lab website)
Dissertation Title: "Engagement of anti-tumor T cells to overcome pancreatic cancer immune evasion"
Stromnes Lab Alumni
The Stromnes laboratory is focused on advancing the understanding of cancer immunology and immunotherapy, with a particular emphasis on properties of the tumor and the tumor microenvironment that influence antigen-specific T lymphocyte migration and function. The laboratory aims to uncover how tumors and their mutations coordinate a suppressive microenvironment and elicit a program of T cell dysfunction. The lab is also focused on understanding the cellular and acellular components of tumor microenvironment that influence immunotherapy response.
Adam Burrack, Ph.D.
Biography
Current:
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Alumni:
Fellowship dates: 2014-2017
Advisor: Brian Fife
Research Emphasis: Determine the ability of pancreatic beta cells to act in their own defense.
