Robert L. Ferris

Robert L. Ferris, M.D., Ph.D. is the Director of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center of the University of Pittsburgh, where he is a Professor of Oncology and Immunology and a Co-Director of the Tumor Microenvironment Center. Dr. Ferris is a leading expert in the immuno-biology and treatment of head and neck cancer. He has been the principal investigator in multiple Phase I-III clinical trials and his research is focused on cellular immune mechanisms of natural killer (NK) cells, dendritic cells, and T lymphocyte activation against head and neck cancer tumor antigens.