Keenan Research Seminar Series: Mobilizing B Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy

Dr. Aereas Aung is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto. His laboratory focuses on fundamental and translational research in humoral immunity, integrating engineering and immunology. Current studies include developing tools to understand vaccine responses as well as novel therapeutic strategies to mobilize B cells. Prior to his independent investigator position, Dr. Aung received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California San Diego, where he investigated cellular forces generated during cancer progression and developed in vitro models of the cancer microenvironment. Subsequently, he continued his post-doctoral training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and investigated B cell responses to HIV vaccines.