Chen Zhao, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Investigator (NCI)

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Education:

M.D., Peking Union Medical College, Tsinghua University

Languages Spoken: Mandarin
Portrait of Chen Zhao, M.D.

Biography

Dr. Chen Zhao is a thoracic oncologist, immunologist, and physician-scientist focusing on tumor immunology and immunotherapy in lung cancer and thymic malignancies. He specializes in developing novel immunotherapeutics and using advanced tissue imaging techniques to understand the three-way interactions among tumor cells, the immune system, and the microbiota in the tumor microenvironment over the course of cancer initiation, progression, and therapeutic response.