From Metastatic Melanoma to Immune Engineering with Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD

In this episode of From Bench to Fireside, host John Connolly, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI), interviews Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, Director of the PICI Center at UCLA, professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Director of the Tumor Immunology Program at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Dr. Ribas, who led one of the largest phase 1 clinical oncology trial to date, has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of immune checkpoint inhibitors and cellular therapies. Together, they explore Dr. Ribas' journey from his early work in immunology to his current cutting-edge research in reprogramming immune system cells, discussing overarching trends in patient outcomes and the transformative potential of multiplex trials. They also ...