Barbara Joyce-shaikh BS

Ms. Joyce-Shaikh completed her B.S in molecular biology at San Jose State University. She has more than 20 years of biotech industry experience specializing in translational systems of immune function and immuno-oncology. Her work has contributed to several patents as well as peer-reviewed publications in several high-ranking international scientific journals including Nature, Immunity, Nature Medicine, and the Journal of Experimental Medicine. She is currently a project lead in the Discovery Immuno-oncology group at Merck Research Laboratories, in Palo Alto, California (formerly the DNAX Research Institute). Her research utilizes syngeneic and humanized mouse tumor systems to model tumor microenvironment with the goal of discovering novel immunomodulatory agents and combinatorial treatments to fight drug-resistant cancers.