Education:

• University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, Ph.D. 1989

Department: Department of Internal Medicine
Research Interests:

Cancer Immunotherapy

Research Summary:

Dr. Murphy’s laboratory studies various aspects within cancer immunology and immunotherapy for melanoma. Current projects within the lab are exploring how to increase the success of these engraftments as well as to make them safer for patients by decreasing the period in which the patient is immune-compromised. Another focus within Dr. Murphy’s laboratory is studying how the immune system becomes activated after the systemic administration of immunotherapies. His laboratory has several NIH R01 grants and is also funded by CIRM, looking at stem cell engraftment.

Lab Members:

Erik Ames, Weihong Ma, Monja Metcalf, Gail Sckisel, Ali Athari

Lab Rotation Availability: Upon Inquiry
Funding Sources: National Institutes of Health
Lab website
PubMed listing