Kathleen Sheehan, PhD

Kathleen Sheehan, PhD

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Division of Immunobiology, Washington University School of Medicine

Research Interest

Using monoclonal antibodies specific for cytokines (particularly the interferons, receptor proteins or cellular biomarkers), we study the immune response to tumor cells.

Education

  • 1986: PhD, microbiology, Saint Louis University

Training

  • 1986 - 1989: NIH trainee, genetics, Washington University, St. Louis

Selected Research Publications

Neoantigen-specific cytotoxic Tr1 CD4 T cells suppress cancer immunotherapy.
  • Sultan H, Takeuchi Y, Ward JP, [...] Sheehan KCF, [...] Schreiber RD
  • Nature 2024

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