The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) is an unprecedented collaboration among the world’s leading researchers, doctors, and cancer centers, all dedicated to a single mission: accelerate the development of breakthrough immune therapies to turn all cancers into curable diseases.
The PICI network comprises research institutions that have made seminal contributions to the field of immuno-oncology for decades, including Stanford Medicine, University of California – Los Angeles, University of California – San Francisco, University of Pennsylvania, Gladstone Institutes, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
By encouraging cooperation, data sharing, and industry partnership, PICI aims to eliminate the intellectual silos that stifle progress by giving researchers the incentive to work together on common goals to turn cancer research ideas into real-world results.
To learn more about Weill Cornell Medicine joining the PICI Network, click here.
Mission and vision:
PICI scientists at MCC are driving ground-breaking innovations in science and medicine that will advance outcomes and promote equity through strategic partnerships across the cancer continuum. By assembling immunobiologists, cell therapists, and population scientists, PICI at MCC ensures cutting-edge science-driven trials serve our community.
Areas of scientific interest:
- Next-generation cell therapy for solid tumors
- Agonist pathways
- Intersection of metabolism and cancer immunology
- Cancer vaccines
- Reprogramming a suppressive tumor microenvironment
PICI Members:
Jedd Wolchok, MD, PhD
PICI Director
MCC Director
Professor of Medicine
Roberta Zappasodi, PhD
PICI Member Researcher
Assistant Professor of Hematology in Medicine
Mohamad Hamieh, PhD
PICI Member Researcher
Assistant Professor of Immunology in Pediatrics
Niroshana Aanandasabapathy, MD, PhD
PICI Member Researcher
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Funding Opportunities:
- PICI Representation In SciencE (RISE) Scholar: As part of their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Program, PICI supports a promising graduate student or postdoc researcher from an underrepresented background working in a PICI-funded laboratory. Click here to learn more about this award.
- PICI Early Career Researcher Awards (Parker Scholar, Parker Bridge Fellow, and Parker Senior Fellow): More information will be posted soon.
Contact Us:
- Miriam Ferrer Gonzalez, PhD - PICI Scientific Administrator (mif4017@med.cornell.edu)
- Richard Nguyen, PhD - PICI Alliance Manager (rhn28@cornell.edu)
