MD-PhD Graduate Researcher
Indiana University School of Medicine
Christopher Schorr is a Graduate Student Researcher in the MD-PhD program at Indiana University School of Medicine and Purdue University (Biomedical Engineering). He received two bachelor's degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry from Purdue University in 2020. Christopher's research focuses on developing novel adoptive cellular therapies and targeting immuno-evasive mechanisms of hematological malignancies, particularly multiple myeloma. He has published several peer-reviewed articles on topics including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies and nanoparticle-based radio-sensitizers for cancer treatment. Christopher is a member of the American Society of Hematology and has presented his work at national conferences. Christopher aims to pursue a career as a physician-scientist bridging laboratory research and clinical care in hematology-oncology.