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Robert Schreiber, PhD

Alumni Professor, Pathology and Immunology; Professor, Molecular Microbiology; Director, Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs; Washington University School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Schreiber is Alumni Professor, Pathology and Immunology; Professor, Molecular Microbiology; and Director, Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs at the Washington University School of Medicine. He is also co-leader of the Tumor Immunology Program of Washington University’s Siteman Comprehensive Cancer Center, Director of the newly formed Washington University Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs and an Associate Director of the Scientific Advisory Board to the Cancer Research Institute. Dr. Schreiber’s work has focused on elucidating the biochemistry and molecular cell biology of cytokines and defining the role they play in promoting immune responses to cancer. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the State University of New York in Buffalo, New York, as well as at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California.

Awards & Honors

  • 2015: Co-Editor-In-Chief, Cancer Immunology Research
  • 2014: AACR–Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology; Director, Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs at Washington University
  • 2013: Member, National Academy of Sciences
  • 2010: Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2008: Washington University School of Medicine Distinguished Investigator Award; Washington University School of Medicine Carl and Gerty Cori Faculty Achievement Award
  • 2007: Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Cancer Research Award
  • 2001: William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology, Cancer Research Institute
  • 1998: Marie T Bonazinga Award for Excellence in Leukocyte Biology Research
  • 1996: Seymour & Vivian Milstein Award for Excellence in Interferon and Cytokine Research