Sumit Subudhi, MD, PhD Assistant professor in the Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology Biography Sumit Subudhi is an assistant professor in the Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. A trained medical oncologist and immunologist, his research focuses on investigating the immunological mechanisms responsible for tumor rejection and clinical benefit. He is the principal investigator of multiple immunotherapy clinical trials for patients with prostate cancer, and he conducts translational laboratory studies related to those trials. His research enables the development of novel immunotherapy strategies for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. He received the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s Young Investigator Award in 2014 and the V Foundation–Lloyd Family Clinical Oncology Scholar Award in 2017. Dr. Subudhi holds a BA in biology basis of behavior from The University of Pennsylvania and an MD and PhD from The University of Chicago. Education & Training 1994: The University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, BA, Biological Basis of Behavior 2004: The University of Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL, PhD, Biological Science 2007: The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, MD, Medicine 2007-2009: Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY 2009-2013: Clinical Fellowship, Medical Oncology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Awards & Honors 2017: Lloyd Family Clinical Oncology Scholar Award, V Foundation 2014: Young Investigator Award, Prostate Cancer Foundation 2013: SU2C Young Investigator 2013: Advanced Scholar, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center 2011: NIH Loan Repayment Program, National Institutes of Health 2011: NIH Clinical Scholars Biomedical Research Training Program, National Institutes of Health 2006: Francis L. Lederer MD/PhD Scholars Research Grant, University of Chicago 2004: Doolittle - Harrison Travel Fellowship, University of Chicago 2000: NIH Pediatric Growth and Development Training Grant, National Institutes of Health, 2000