2021 Grant Recipient Shannon Oda, PhD
2021 Grantee: Shannon Oda, PhD
Seattle Children’s Research Institute, University of Washington
Research Project:
Developing Engineered Proteins to Enhance Adoptive Cell Therapy of PDA
Award: 2021 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Career Development Award made possible by Linda E. Amuso in memory of Susan A. Lombardi
Award Period: July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2023
Amount: $200,000
Biographical Highlights
After receiving her undergraduate degree at Linfield College, Dr. Oda conducted research at a biotech company in Oregon, with a focus on treating diabetes in a mouse model. She completed her doctorate under the guidance of Raul Torres, PhD, at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and National Jewish Health, where she described new immune-based pathways to control tumor progression in mice. Dr. Oda worked as a postdoctoral fellow and Research Associate in the lab of Philip Greenberg, MD, recipient of the 2016 PanCAN Translatio