Ernest and Amelia Gallo Family Professor
and Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine;
Founding Director, Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy;
Director, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy @ Stanford
Stanford University
Stanford, California
For illustrious contributions to cancer immunotherapy, including enhancing CAR T-cell therapies, defining resistance mechanisms, advancing consensus treatment algorithms, and leading groundbreaking clinical trials that have fundamentally shaped the field. Dr. Mackall is internationally recognized for her seminal discovery of the role of IL-7 in T-cell homeostasis and her unwavering dedication to translational research, leading to the establishment of novel immunotherapeutic strategies for pediatric cancer patients.
The AACR-Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology recognizes an active scientist whose outstanding and innovative research has made a major impact on the cancer field and has the potential to stimulate new directions in cancer immunology. To learn more please visit the press release.
View Dr. Mackall’s Fellows of the AACR Academy page.
View Past Recipients.