Department of Surgical Oncology and Genomic Medicine, University of Texas
Biography
Zachary A. Cooper completed his PhD from University of Maryland, Baltimore and postdoctoral studies from Brown University and Harvard Medical School. He joined the faculty at MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2013 with a dual appointment in the Departments of Surgical Oncology and Genomic Medicine. Dr. Cooper is a translational scientist whose research focuses on the interface of the immune system and targeted therapy in melanoma. He has published more than 30 manuscripts in reputed journals including Nature, Nature Genetics, Cancer Discovery, Journal of Clinical Investigations, Science Signaling, Cancer Research, and Clinical Cancer Research among others.