Lucas Ferrari de Andrade, PhD
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Oncological Sciences
Research Topics:
Cancer, ImmunologyDr. Ferrari de Andrade received his PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil, in 2014. During this period, he also developed part of his Ph.D. for 12 months in the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia. In 2014, right after obtaining his Ph.D., Dr. Ferrari de Andrade started his 5-years postdoctoral training in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Harvard Medical School. In 2019, Dr. Ferrari de Andrade joined the Precision Immunology Institute in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, to start his own laboratory. Since then, his laboratory has been working to develop new immunotherapies for cancers.
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Cancer Biology [CAB], Immunology [IMM]Education
BSc / Lic, Universidade Federal do Parana
MSc, Universidade Federal do Parana
PhD, Universidade Federal do Parana
Visiting Student, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Postdoc, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Natural Killer Cells and Cancer Immunotherapy
Natural killer cells, as the name implies, are lymphocytes that kill aberrant cells such as the ones that undergo malignant transformation. However, cancers often develop because of, at least in parts, mechanisms of immune evasion. Our laboratory develops antibodies that restore the immune surveillance for transformed cells. We reason that such antibodies could serve as immunotherapeutics for a variety of cancers.
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Ferrari de Andrade during 2022 and/or 2023. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- Immunitas
Other Activities: Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership.
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Innate Pharma
Royalty Payments:
- Fate Therapeutics
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