March Lecture Topic

Targeting Unconventional T Cells in Cancer

Virtual Information

Teams Meeting
Meeting ID: 247 010 599 074 6
Passcode: Ew3Us3c9

Location

Henry Ford Hospital
Room ER2096
2799 W Grand Blvd
Detroit, MI

About the Guest Speaker

Shawn Hervey-Jumper, M.D., holds the Mitchel Berger, MD Endowed Professorship in Neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He also serves as the vice chair for education and the residency program director, in addition to being an NIH-funded investigator specializing in the surgical management of brain cancers within functional brain regions, using physiological mapping. His research investigates tumor-driven remodeling of neuronal circuits, focusing on the molecular mechanisms underlying activity-dependent tumor proliferation. His lab demonstrated that glioma-infiltrated cortex exhibits abnormal task-evoked neural responses, with malignant glioma stem-like cells enriched in tumor regions with heightened synaptogenic and neurotrophic activities. 

Hervey-Jumper has served as principal investigator in multiple clinical trials, identifying personalized clinical and molecular biomarkers predictive of therapeutic trial enrollment. He contributes to the education of students and clinicians through courses in neuroscience, cancer biology, and research ethics. Additionally, Hervey-Jumper has played a prominent role in international educational initiatives through leadership in professional societies, including the Society for Neuro-Oncology and the Tumor Section of AANS/CNS.  He earned a B.S. in biology from Oakwood University and an M.D. from Ohio State University. He completed neurosurgery residencies and neuro-oncology postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Michigan and UCSF.