Mentor Areas
Pathology and medical research
Description:
1. Define molecular mechanisms of human gamma delta T cell exhaustion
2. Enhance engineered gamma delta T cell functions in the tumor microenvironment
3. Develop engineered extracellular vesicles to to treat cancer
4. Develop extracellular vesicle-based biomarkers to predict immunotherapy treatment response
Preferred Qualifications
Dedicated students with some background in medical research
Project Website
Learn more about the researcher and/or the project here. https://pathology.med.upenn.edu/department/people/525/xiaowei-george-xu
Details:
Preferred Student Year
Second-Year, First-year
Academic Term
Fall, Spring, Summer
I prefer to have students start during the above term(s).Volunteer
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to volunteers.Paid
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
Yes
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.