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Sensei Biotherapeutics Appoints Maura Gillison, M.D., Ph.D., and Richard Ulevitch, Ph.D., to its Immuno-Oncology Advisory Board
BOSTON and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNSE), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on the
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[{"type":"text","content":"BOSTON and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNSE), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company focused on the discovery and development of next generation therapeutics for cancer, today announced the appointments of Maura Gillison, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Richard Ulevitch, Ph.D., Professor of Immunology and Chairman Emeritus at The Scripps Research Institute, to its Immuno-Oncology Advisory Board. “We are honored to welcome both Dr. Gillison and Dr. Ulevitch to our Immuno-Oncology Advisory Board, two astounding leaders in the field of oncology and immunology.” said John Celebi, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sensei Biotherapeutics. “With their addition, we now have seven advisors who bring to the company in-depth domain expertise across discovery, development and real-world patient care. We intentionally formalized our Immuno-Oncology Advisory Board to bring a collective perspective to Sensei’s decision-making. We believe this particular advisory board of experts will expand our knowledge and the potential of the ImmunoPhage™ platform and create a network for each advisor to gain insights from their peers in the field.” Dr. Maura Gillison, widely known as an expert in head and neck cancers, molecular epidemiology and virology, is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Included in more than 200 scientific publications, her research expertise has led to developments related to the causation of head and neck cancers from human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and groundbreaking shifts in concepts for risk, diagnosis and therapeutic approaches to treat those cancers. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and also a CPRIT scholar. Dr. Richard Ulevitch, Professor of Immunology and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Immunology at The Scripps Research Institute brings experience in business development from his involvement in life science investment funds, as well as deep scientific knowledge related to innate immunity. Dr. Ulevitch is currently a Venture Partner Emeritus at 5AM Ventures, which he joined in 2002. Previously, he was affiliated with The ...