Organizing Committee Member
Jennifer R. Grandis
American Cancer Society Professor
University of Pittsburgh
USA
Biography
Dr. Jennifer R. Grandis earned her medical degree and completed her internship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania. Dr. Grandis received his residency and fellowship in infectious diseases from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pennsylvania. Dr. Grandis was the UPMC Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Cancer Surgical Research and Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology, Pharmacology, and Chemical Biology at the University of Pittsburgh before joining UCSF. She was the Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Otolaryngology and oversaw the Head and Neck Cancer Program.
Research Area
Dr. Grandis' research focuses on signal transduction in the development and progression of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), with the ultimate goal of targeting key pathways for therapeutic benefit. By taking key clinical findings and investigating mechanisms in a series of preclinical models, as well as developing novel therapeutic approaches in the laboratory and conducting innovative clinical trials that use these treatment strategies.