
Matthew Kudek, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology/BMT) and Microbiology & Immunology
Locations
- MACC Fund Research Center
Room 5001
Contact Information
Education
Research Areas of Interest
- Adaptive Immunity
- Graft vs Host Disease
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Immunity, Innate
- immunology
- Immunotherapy, Adoptive
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Neoplasms
- Neuroblastoma
- T-Lymphocytes
Research Experience
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Cloning, Molecular
- Flow Cytometry
- Models, Animal
- Primary Cell Culture
- Sequence Analysis, RNA
- Single-Cell Analysis
- Transduction, Genetic
Clinical Expertise
- Medical Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Precision Medicine
Methodologies and Techniques
- Adoptive Transfer
- Cell Culture Techniques
- Cell Transformation, Viral
- Cloning, Molecular
- Flow Cytometry
- Genotyping Techniques
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Histology
- Single-Cell Analysis
- Transcriptome
- Transplantation, Homologous
Research Interests
We are interested in understanding the inappropriate immune responses that occur in cancer and immunotherapy. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the fundamental cancer-directed immunotherapy, but is often limited by highly morbid and frequently fatal graft versus host disease. Our lab is studying signaling mechanisms that occur in GVHD between innate and adaptive cellular components of the engrafting immune system. For this, we use mouse models of bone marrow transplantation. We hope to leverage the knowledge gained about intra- and intercellular signaling in GVHD to design novel immunotherapy approaches and pilot preclinical studies.