Dr. Sean Lawler

Associate Professor

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Biography

Sean Lawler, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Brown University. He leads the Brain Cancer Therapy Lab and serves as co-leader of the CNS Cancer Translational Disease Research Group at the Legorreta Cancer Center. Additionally, he is the co-Director of the Therapeutic Sciences Graduate Program at Brown University. Dr. Lawler's research focuses on investigating therapeutic approaches for brain cancer, utilizing preclinical models and analyzing patient tumors. His major research interests include drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier for cancer treatment, harnessing innate immune mechanisms for effective immunotherapy application in brain cancer, and understanding the effects of the cytomegalovirus on malignant brain tumor growth, specifically glioblastoma. His work aims to design new and effective therapeutic strategies for these extremely challenging diseases.

Research Interests

Courses

BIOL 1295 - Fundamentals of Cancer Immunotherapy

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics