Carbone Cancer Center wins Team Science Award from Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer

Paul Sondel, MD, PhD
Rebecca Richards, MD, PhD
Christian Capitini, MD

The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center has won a Team Science Award from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer. This award recognizes teams of scientists that have made a long-standing, seminal contribution in energy, activity, and success to the field of cancer immunotherapy. Three of the seven awardees are in the Department of Pediatrics (pictured). They include Christian Capitini, MD, professor, chief, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, Jean R. Finley Professor in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, director, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, director, clinical innovation at the Forward BIO Institute, Department of Pediatrics; Mark Albertini, MD, professor, Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine; Douglas McNee MD, PhD, MS, professor, Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine; Zachary Morris, MD, PhD, associate professor, chair, Department of Human Oncology; Rebecca Richards, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics; Quavi Sodji, MD, PhD, associate professor, chair, Department of Human Oncology, and Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, professor, research director Division of Hematology, Oncology, Transplant, and Cellular Therapy, Department of Pediatrics.