Peggy Sotiropoulou

Dr. Peggy Sotiropoulou brings 20 years of experience in oncology and oncoimmunology in the biotech industry and Academia. Peggy joines t-knife from Celyad Oncology, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of CAR-T cell therapies for cancer, where she most recently served as Head of Research & Development, leading the development of multiple autologous and allogeneic CAR-T cell candidates and non-gene edited allogeneic T cell platforms.

Prior to Celyad Oncology, Peggy was Tenured Research Associate Professor in the Université Libre de Bruxelles, leading cutting-edge research on the response and sensitization of recalcitrant tumors to therapy. During her academic career, Peggy concentrated her research on immuno-oncology and fundamental oncology, characterizing cancer onset and progression. She is known for uncovering the way skin stem cells respond to DNA damage and how this leads to cancer onset or ageing, as well as for identifying the gene regulatory networks and signaling pathways that determine cancer cell invasiveness and metastatic potential. Peggy holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Athens and a Ph.D. in Cancer Immunotherapy from the medical faculty of the University of Crete.