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Larry W. Kwak

Larry W. Kwak MD, PhD

Oncology, Haematology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Larry W. Kwak, M.D., Ph.D., is a world-renowned physician and scientist who has pioneered breakthrough innovations in immunology and cancer vaccines. He joined City of Hope in April 2015, following a decade of leadership in lymphoma and myeloma research and treatment at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Named one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People" in 2010, Dr. Kwak is the deputy director of City of Hope's comprehensive cancer center, associate director for translational research and developmental therapeutics, director of the Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center within the Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplantation Institute and is endowed with the title of the Dr. Michael Friedman Professor in Translational Medicine. Passionate about harnessing the body's immune system to battle cancer,

Dr. Kwak's interest in the field was sparked by a high school mentor and has continued for nearly three decades. He takes special pride in his ability to rapidly translate basic research into human clinical trials, making him an ideal fit for the City of Hope environment.
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