Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh
Project Title: Dissecting Microbiota-Driven Lymphangiogenesis in Immune Health and Disease
Award Year: 2023
Biography
Dr. Overacre is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh and a member of the Tumor Microenvironment Center (TMC) at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. She is a Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Dale F. Frey Breakthrough Scientist awardee and a recipient of the NIAID New Innovators Award (DP2). Her laboratory is centered around understanding how the microbiota and immune system interact and contribute to anti-tumor immunity and immunotherapy. Prior to this position, she published a number of seminal papers, including those published in Cell and Immunity. She is currently a member of the Society of Immunotherapy for Cancer (SITC) Early Career Scientist Committee and is passionate about her science and supporting the next generation of scientists.