Philip J. Kranzusch, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Cancer Immunology & Virology Biography Dr. Kranzusch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Department of Microbiology at Harvard Medical School. His lab uses structural and biochemical approaches to understand how the immune system recognizes cancer and pathogen replication. His research contributions include defining how specialized nucleotide signals control immune responses, and discovering a direct evolutionary connection between human innate immunity and anti-viral defense in bacteria. The lab is currently focused on harnessing the cGAS-STING pathway and related cGAS-like receptors to control immune signaling and anti-tumor immunity. Education & Training 2016: University of California, Berkeley, CA, HHMI/LSRF Postdoctoral Fellow 2012: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, PhD, Virology 2006: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, BS, Molecular Biology Awards & Honors 2022: Lloyd J. Old STAR Award, Cancer Research Institute 2021: Director’s New Innovator Award, NIH 2020: PATH Award, Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2020: Emerging Leader Award, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research 2019: Award for Early Career Basic Research, American Society for Microbiology 2019: Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences 2017: V Scholar Award, with Abeloff distinction, V Foundation 2017: Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program Award, Cancer Research Institute