Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Kristian M. Hargadon ’01 recently published an Author’s View article in the journal OncoImmunology – the article highlights recent research on melanoma-associated dendritic cell dysfunction conducted in his laboratory at Hampden-Sydney College. Published by Taylor and Francis, OncoImmunology accepts high-profile submissions in the fundamental, translational, and clinical areas of tumor immunology and is one of the leading journals in the fields of both Immunology and Oncology. Following his recent publication on the induction of tissue-resident dendritic cell dysfunction by melanoma-derived factors in the journal Immunology and Cell Biology, Dr. Hargadon was invited by the Editor-in-Chief of OncoImmunology to publish an Author’s View article highlighting his recent work. Dr. Hargadon’s laboratory continues to investigate melanoma-associated immune dysfunction and the role of cancer-associated genes in promoting immune escape and tumor outgrowth. Increasing our understanding of these phenomena will lead to the design of improved immunotherapies and targeted therapies for the treatment of melanoma and other cancers.

Dr. Hargadon’s article may be accessed at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2162402X.2015.1069462