Professor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Dr. James Moon is John Gideon Searle Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His interdisciplinary research program aims to develop novel biomaterials-based strategies to advance fundamental understanding of the immune system, with the ultimate goal of improving patients’ lives with effective vaccines and immunotherapies. Dr. Moon has published over 120 research articles, including those published in Nature Materials, Nature Medicine, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Reviews Materials, and Science Translational Medicine. He has over 20 pending/approved U.S. and international patent applications, and his novel nano-vaccine delivery technologies have led to 3 new start-up companies (EVOQ Therapeutics, Saros Therapeutics, and Elicio Therapeutics). Dr. Moon is a fellow of BMES, AIBME, and CRS, and his contributions to the field has been recognized with numerous awards, including NSF CAREER Award and Samyang CRS Award. Dr. Moon received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley (2002), and his Ph.D. from Rice University (2008), and he completed his postdoctoral training at MIT. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 2012.
Engineering the gut microbiome and immune system to improve cancer immunotherapy
Thursday, October 12, 2023
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT