Visiting Professor Lecture

All are welcome.

Shawn Demehri, MD, PhD, is the inaugural incumbent of the Arthur and Sandra Irving Endowed Chair in Cancer Immunology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Demehri is a physician-scientist performing basic science and translational research in cancer immunoprevention related to skin, breast, and other epithelial cancers. His laboratory is focused on determining the immune system's role in maintaining normal tissue homeostasis and preventing the early stages of cancer development. Demehri is a recipient of several awards, including:

• American Academy of Dermatology Young Investigator Award
• American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) Young Physician-Scientist Award (currently a member of ASCI)
• NIH Director's Early Independence Award
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists
• Breast Cancer Alliance Young Investigator Award
• Kimmel Scholar Award
• LEO Foundation Award
• Gray Foundation Award
• MGH Research Scholar Award