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Adham Bear

Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine

Undergraduate Institution: University of Houston

Year: Fifth-Year Graduate Student

Mentor: Aaron Foster, Ph.D.

Thesis Title: Tumor Antigen Delivery to Secondary Lymphoid Organs Using Gene Modified T Cells for Cancer Vaccination

Publications:

Bear AS, Cruz CR, Foster AE. T cells as vehicles for cancer vaccination. Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology. 2011;2011:417403.
Kennedy LC, Bear AS, Young JK, Lewinski NA, Kim J, Foster AE, Drezek RA. T cells enhance gold nanoparticle delivery to tumors in vivo. Nanoscale research letters. 2011;6(1):283. Epub 2011/06/30. PMID: 21711861.
Craddock JA, Lu A, Bear A, Pule M, Brenner MK, Rooney CM, Foster AE. Enhanced tumor trafficking of GD2 chimeric antigen receptor T cells by expression of the chemokine receptor CCR2b. J Immunother. 2010;33(8):780-8.
Turnis ME, Song XT, Bear A, Foster AE, Gottschalk S, Brenner MK, Chen SY, Rooney CM. IRAK-M removal counteracts dendritic cell vaccine deficits in migration and longevity. J Immunol. 2010;185(7):4223-32.
Kaka AS, Shaffer DR, Hartmaier R, Leen AM, Lu A, Bear A, Rooney CM, Foster AE. Genetic modification of T cells with IL-21 enhances antigen presentation and generation of central memory tumor-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes. J Immunother. 2009. 32(7):726-36.