I am currently working as a senior process development scientist at the Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy, where I am leading a project focusing on increasing CAR T cell anti-tumor function by modifying cell metabolism during manufacturing process either by changing culture media composition and/or by using cell engineering methods. This project spun-off from my postdoctoral research in Crystal L. Mackall lab at Stanford University, where I worked on making CAR T cells resistant to adenosine immunosuppression using genetic methods and small molecules. I gained my doctorate in immunology from University of Montpellier in France, where I trained with Naomi Taylor. My background is in biotechnology with master’s degree from the University of Agriculture in Cracow, Poland. I am an inventor on three patent applications and have co-authored 10 peer-reviewed articles.

My long-term scientifical goal is to understand T cell metabolic processes to enhance cellular immunotherapies for patients with cancer.