Sasha Shafikhani
Rush University Medical Center, USA
Biography
Sasha Shafikhani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Cell therapy at Rush University Medical Center. His group is interested in understanding how the presence of tumor and infection lead to a state of immune-confusion affecting both anti-tumor and anti-bacterial immune defenses. His group is also interested in developing bacterial toxins as effective anti-cancer therapeutics. His group is also interested in innate immune disregulation that renders diabetic wounds vulnerable to infection.