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Erika J. Crosby received her PhD in Immunology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she utilized models of chronic infection to investigate how the immune system causes damage to healthy tissue. Following her doctoral studies, she pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University, applying her expertise to test new therapies that bypass immune system regulation to treat breast cancer. In 2021, Dr. Crosby started her own research program at Duke, focusing on advanced immunobiology and molecular genetics in the context of cancer treatment and prevention. Her research interests include developing targeted vaccination strategies, understanding the immune response in relation to breast cancer, and evaluating biomarkers for immunotherapy. Dr. Crosby has been awarded multiple grants for her work, including funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Department of Defense, aimed at exploring therapeutics for endocrine-resistant breast cancer and examining immune responses in tumor progression.
Duke University • Durham, NC
Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery and in the roles focusing on Integrative Immunobiology and Molecular Genetics.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)