Mario Sznol

Dr. Mario Sznol is a Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, Co-Director of the Cancer Immunology Program at Yale Cancer Center, and Leader of the Disease-Related Translational Program in Melanoma.

Dr. Sznol has an international reputation in cancer drug development with expertise in cancer immunotherapy and the treatment of patients with melanoma and renal cell carcinoma. He is currently an investigator in several clinical trials at the Yale Cancer Center, including those focusing on immunotherapy and novel agents.

Dr. Sznol was previously Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Executive Officer at Vion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Prior to joining Vion Pharmaceuticals, he worked for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), an institute of the National Institutes of Health, and served as Head of the Biologics Evaluation Section, Investigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program from 1994 to 1999. From March 1997 to October 1998, he served as an Acting Chief of NCI’s Investigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program.

Dr. Sznol received his BA from Rice University and an M.D. from the Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), completed the internal medicine residency program at BCM and a medical oncology fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in NYC.