Jennifer Foltz, PhD

Jennifer Foltz, PhD

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine

Research Interest

My research interests lie in integrating and applying novel computational biology techniques with mechanistic experimental immunology to understand drivers of response and resistance to NK cell therapies for cancer.

Education

  • 2010: BS in Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
  • 2012: MS in Cellular & Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine
  • 2017: PhD in Immunology , University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Training

  • 2018 - 2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • 2018 - 2022: Postdoctoral Scholar, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO

Selected Research Publications

Induced CD8α identifies human NK cells with enhanced proliferative fitness and modulates NK cell activation.
  • Cubitt CC, Wong P, Dorando HK, Foltz JA, [...] Fehniger TA
  • J Clin Invest 2024
T-BET and EOMES sustain mature human NK cell identity and antitumor function.
  • Wong P, Foltz JA, Chang L, [...] Fehniger TA
  • J Clin Invest 2023
Donor memory-like NK cells persist and induce remissions in pediatric patients with relapsed AML after transplant.
  • Bednarski JJ, Zimmerman C, Berrien-Elliott MM, Foltz JA, [...] Fehniger TA
  • Blood 2022

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