Cristina Puig-Saus, PhD 2020 Parker Senior Fellow Biography Cristina Puig-Saus, PhD, is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics Department and the Division of Surgical Oncology at UCLA. She is also a Senior Fellow from PICI and a member of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Broad Stem Cell Research Center. Dr. Puig-Saus graduated from the University of Barcelona, and after completing her PhD work developing strategies to improve the design of oncolytic adenovirus, she joined Dr. Antoni Ribas’ laboratory at UCLA as a postdoctoral fellow. There, she worked on the preclinical and clinical translation of stem cell and T cell-based cellular therapies. Dr. Puig-Saus now leads her laboratory at UCLA, focused on the design and clinical translation of novel TCR and CAR- engineered T-cell therapies for cancer treatment. Education & Training 2008: Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, BS, Biotechnology 2009: University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, MS, Biomedicine 2013: University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, PhD, Biomedicine 2018: University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Postdoctoral training Awards & Honors 2020: Parker Senior Fellow Awardee 2020: NextGen Star Award, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). 2013: Cum Laude PhD, University of Barcelona. 2009: MS Extraordinary Award, University of Barcelona. 2009: Carlos III Institute of Health (Spanish government), PhD Fellowship. 2009: “La Caixa” foundation, MS Scholarship. 2008: Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Research Fellowship.