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Dr. Rebecca (Becky) Richards is an assistant professor and physician-scientist at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, specializing in pediatric hematology and oncology. She has received multiple career development awards, including the K08 National Cancer Institute, American Society of Hematology Scholar Award, and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation Fellow Award. Dr. Richards is an active member of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation Empowering Pediatric Immunotherapies Childhood Cancers (EPICC) team and participates in nationwide consortia that focus on advancing immunotherapy for pediatric cancer. Her clinical practice centers on treating children with blood disorders and various cancers, with a particular emphasis on leukemia and immunotherapy using CAR T cells. The overarching goal of her research group is to develop effective CAR T-cell therapies aimed at curing pediatric cancers, striving to overcome the challenges associated with treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and improving the efficacy of CAR T-cell therapies.
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