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Luc Morris
Luc Morris, MD, MSc, FACS

Our group, the Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Immunogenomics, is a multi-disciplinary team of cancer scientists working at the intersection of genomicsmolecular geneticsanimal modeling, and biostatistical data sciences. We are a mix of experienced researchers, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, students and technicians.

Our goal: to better understand how the genetic features of cancer cells lead to tumor development, evasion of the immune system, and aggressive tumor behavior. This multi-faceted approach can help us to discover new biomarkers and new genetic drivers. We have focused for many years on cancers of the head and neck (especially squamous cell, salivary and thyroid cancers), as well as other cancers.

Using this approach, we have identified new cancer genes, developed new animal models, uncovered factors that cancers use to resist therapy or escape immune surveillance, and developed new predictive biomarkers for cancer immunotherapy. Through these efforts, we hope to deepen our understanding of cancer genetics, and help set the stage for the next steps of rational clinical investigation informed by molecular insights.
 

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Luc Morris

Luc Morris, MD, MSc, FACS

  • Our group, the Laboratory of Experimental Cancer Immunogenomics, is a multi-disciplinary team of cancer scientists working at the intersection of genomics, molecular genetics, animal modeling, and biostatistical data sciences.
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Xinzhu Deng

Senior Research Scientist

Siqi Chen
Siqi Chen

Senior Research Scientist

Alex Cheng
Alex Cheng

Medical Student

Swati Jain
Swati Jain

Research Associate

Fengshen Kuo

Bioinformatics Engineer V

Marcel Mayer
Marcel Mayer

Research Scholar

Manu Prasad
Manu Prasad

Research Associate

Jennifer Schloss
Gopika Sivan Pillai
Gopika Sivan Pillai

Research Technician

Joris Vos

Postdoctoral

Sarah Wie

Medical Student

Karena Zhao
Karena Zhao

Medical Student

Lab Alumni
Wei Yang

Scientist

James Cevallos

Resident at Mount Sinai Hospital

Conall Fitzgerald

Surgeon-scientist

Doug Hoen
Doug Hoen

Bioinformatics Engineer

Ken-wing Lee

Scientist

Mark Lee

Resident

Cristina Valero Mayor

Surgeon-scientist

Zaineb Nadeem
Zaineb Nadeem

Lab Manager

Hannah Sfreddo

Resident

Jingming Wang
Jingming Wang

Research Scholar

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Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

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Luc Morris discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • Personal Genome Diagnostics
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