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Joanna B.

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Scientific Director, Breast Oncology Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

A strategic oncology leader at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, directing translational research and biomarker strategy within the Breast Oncology Center. Her work integrates multi-omic data and clinical outcomes to support decision-making in breast cancer and immuno-oncology. She holds a PhD from Paris-Sud University and is skilled in leading multidisciplinary teams.

She received the FNR Award for Outstanding Scientific Publication for her work on how autophagy impacts tumor cell susceptibility to immune-mediated lysis.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Scientific Director, Breast Oncology Center
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Translational Oncology
Leads translational and biomarker strategy for breast oncology clinical trials, focusing on connecting mechanistic biology with clinical outcomes to guide treatment decisions.
Immuno-Oncology Advances
Previously directed an Immune Assessment Laboratory, focusing on advanced cytometry, proteomics, and real-time immune monitoring for clinical trials.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Scientific Director, Breast Oncology Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
3-2024 - 2-2025
Director - Immune Assessment Laboratory, Center for Immuno-Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
7-2022 - 2-2024
Lead Scientist - Immune Assessment Laboratory, Center for Immuno-Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
7-2019 - 7-2022
Senior Scientist - Immune Assessment Laboratory, Center for Immuno-Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
1-2019 - 7-2019
Senior Postdoctoral Associate
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
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Education
2009 - 2013
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)
2007 - 2009
Master of Science (MS)
École Normale Supérieure de Cachan
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