ESP Biography



GITA ABHIRAMAN, Stanford MD/PhD student studying immunology



Major: Immunology

College/Employer: Stanford

Year of Graduation: G

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Gita is a 5th year MD/PhD student at Stanford studying immunology. She is currently conducting her PhD research in Chris Garcia's lab, where she studies immune receptor structure and engineering, with the goal of developing new immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune disease.



Past Classes

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S7842: Intro to Immunology in Splash Spring 2023 (May. 20 - 21, 2023)
How does the immune system recognize self vs. non-self? What is cancer immunotherapy? How do vaccines work? Why do some people have allergies or autoimmune disease? These are just some of the questions we will cover in this introduction to immunology course!