Karolina Palucka is an expert in cancer immunotherapy and how vaccines affect immune function. Dr. Palucka is a Professor of Immunology at the Jackson Laboratory. Her lab specializes in human immunology and is focused on experimental immunotherapy. Her group pioneered the development of dendritic cell-based vaccines for patients with cancer or HIV. Dr. Palucka served as the director of the Ralph M. Steinman Center for Cancer Vaccines and was the Michael A.E. Ramsay Chair for Cancer Immunology Research at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas, TX.