Thomas A. Waldmann MD

Dr. Waldmann received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He joined the NCI in 1956 and has been chief of the Lymphoid Malignancies Branch(Metabolism Branch) since 1973. He studies the IL-2/IL-2 receptor system in the growth of normal and neoplastic cells. He co-discovered IL-15 and introduced rhIL-15, IL-2/IL-15R (CD122), Hu-Mik-Beta-1-directed therapy for cancer and autoimmune diseases. He has initiated clinical trials employing IL-15 in the treatment of metastatic malignancy. His honors include the Ehrlich medal; the Stratton, Lila Gruber, Simon Shubitz, Milken, Artois-Baillet Latour, and Bristol-Myers Squibb prizes; AAI-Dana Foundation Award in Human Immunology Research; and election to the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Institute of Medicine, NAS and the Royal Society of the Medical Sciences UK.