Renier J. Brentjens
Iamamedicaloncologistspecializinginthetreatmentofacuteandchronicleukemias.Myfocusonleukemiais,inpart,theresultofthelaboratoryresearchIconductatMemorialSloanKetteringCancerCenter.Inparticular,mylaboratoryisfocusedondevelopingnoveltreatmentapproachesforcertainleukemiasandlymphomasutilizingthepatient’sownimmunesystem.Specificallythisworkinvolvesthegeneticmanipulationofpatients’immunecellstorecognizeandkilltheirowncancercells.Thisisapromisingformofgenetherapy.