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Brent Allen Hanks

Brent Allen Hanks MD, PhD

Oncology, Haematology, Internal Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

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Brent Hanks, M.D., Ph.D. is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University with a dual appointment with the Duke Cancer Institute. Dr. Hanks completed his medical degree along with a Ph.D. in tumor immunology while in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Hanks went on to complete his internal medicine residency training and his hematology and oncology fellowship training at Duke University.

He now manages a basic and translational research lab focusing on understanding biochemical mechanisms of tumor-mediated immune evasion and immunotherapy resistance in cancer with particular areas of emphasis on Wnt and TGF-beta signalling, immunometabolism, dendritic cell tolerization, and the recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells. In addition to his research efforts, he is also a medical oncologist and manages patients with advanced skin cancers including melanoma and Merkel cell carcinoma.
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