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Office
1102 Bates Ave
17th Floor
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-873-2000- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a physician-scientist board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, involved in research focused on improving cellular immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. During my research training, I acquired the skills necessary to design viral vectors to genetically manipulate cells for the generation of novel cancer treatments. My clinical interests lie in treating patients with breast cancer, and my current research goal is to develop effective T cell therapies against new tumor specific targets and incorporate strategies to overcome the hostile breast tumor microenvironment. My long-term goal is to translate these therapies into the clinic, to give breast cancer patients the opportunity to benefit from them.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2014 - 2017
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2014
Pontifical Xavierian UniversityClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2014 - 2018- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CPRIT Scholar Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas, 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 74 citationsCAR T cell therapy for breast cancer: harnessing the tumor milieu to drive T cell activationPradip Bajgain, Supannikar Tawinwung, Lindsey D’Elia, Sujita Sukumaran, Norihiro Watanabe, Valentina Hoyos, Premal Lulla, Malcolm K. Brenner, Ann M. Leen, Juan F. Vera> ;Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. 2018 May 10
- 51 citationsThe immunotherapy era of myeloma: monoclonal antibodies, vaccines and adoptive T cell therapiesValentina Hoyos, Ivan Borrello> ;Blood. 2016 Sep 29
- 14 citationsMultiple mechanisms determine the sensitivity of human-induced pluripotent stem cells to the inducible caspase-9 safety switchShigeki Yagyu, Valentina Hoyos, Francesca Del Bufalo, Malcolm K. Brenner> ;Molecular Therapy. Methods & Clinical Development. 2016 Jan 1
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Professional Memberships
- Associate
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
Harris Health SystemHouston, Texas
St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical CenterHouston, Texas
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, Texas
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