Mauro P. Avanzi

Dr. Avanzi is a physician-scientist and expert in immuno-oncology and adoptive T cell therapy. Prior to joining Shoreline, Dr. Avanzi was Vice President, Clinical Development at Neogene Therapeutics (acquired by AstraZeneca) and conducted studies with TCR T cells targeting neoantigens. Prior to Neogene, Dr. Avanzi held a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Kite Pharma (acquired by Gilead) and supported multiple clinical programs through all stages of development.

Dr. Avanzi earned his M.D. at Campinas Medical School (Puc) in Brazil and completed an internal medicine residency and hematology/oncology fellowship at Sao Paulo University (USP). He completed his Ph.D. research at the New York Blood Center/Santa Casa Medical School and a post-doctoral fellowship focusing on CAR-T cells at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.