Thomas Kieber-Emmons
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA
Biography
Thomas Kieber-Emmons, PhD is known for his work on developing peptide mimetics of carbohydrate antigens as vaccines in both the cancer and pathogen areas, and is an acknowledged pioneer in this field. He is Associate Director for Prevention Research at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and holds the Jossetta Wilkins Chair in Breast Cancer Research. His group has brought the first structurally designed carbohydrate mimetic peptide into the clinic for breast and other cancer types.
Abstract
Abstract : Developing a first in man carbohydrate mimetic peptide vaccine for cancer: A translational story