Cari Young
Prior Academic Affiliation: B.S. in Biotechnology at University of California, Davis
Thesis Mentor: Dr. Saul Priceman
Thesis Project: Designing Rational Combinations and Intrinsic Engineering Approaches to Improve CAR T Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors
Fellowships, honors, awards etc:
2019 H.N. & Frances Berger Foundation Fellowship
David Peebles Scholarship (2014-2015),
Dean’s Honors List (2014-2018),
Department Citation (June 2018)
Previous Research/Professional Experiences
Research Associate I – Nektar Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA
Research Intern – Laboratory of Dr. Philipp Zerbe, Davis, CA
Publications:
Murad JP, Tilakawardane D, Park AK, Lopez LS, Young CA, Gibson J, Yamaguchi Y, Lee HJ, Kennewick KT, Gittins BJ, Chang WC, Tran CP, Martinez C, Wu AM, Reiter RE, Dorff TB, Forman SJ, Priceman SJ. Pre-conditioning modifies the TME to enhance solid tumor CAR T cell efficacy and endogenous protective immunity. Mol Ther. 2021 Jul 7;29(7):2335-2349. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2021.02.024. Epub 2021 Feb 27. PMID: 33647456; PMCID: PMC8261088.
Ebelt ND, Zamloot V, Zuniga E, Passi KB, Sobocinski LJ, Young CA, Blazar BR, Manuel ER. Collagenase-Expressing Salmonella Targets Major Collagens in Pancreatic Cancer Leading to Reductions in Immunosuppressive Subsets and Tumor Growth. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jul 16;13(14):3565. doi: 10.3390/cancers13143565. PMID: 34298778; PMCID: PMC8306875.
Pelot KA, Chen R, Hagelthorn DM, Young CA, Addison JB, Muchlinski A, Tholl D, Zerbe P. (2018) Functional diversity of diterpene synthases in the biofuel crop switchgrass. Plant Physiology. 178: 54-71.