CYTO 2025: Hooke Lecture featuring Lewis Lanier, PhD & Awards Ceremony

Lewis L. Lanier is an American Cancer Society Professor and J. Michael Bishop MD Distinguished Professor Emeritus at University of California San Francisco and Founding Director of the Parker Institute for Immunotherapy at UCSF. Dr. Lanier received his B.S. in Biology from Virginia Tech and Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from UNC – Chapel Hill. After postdoctoral studies, he joined the R&D Department at the Becton Dickinson Monoclonal Center, advancing to Associate Director. In 1990, he joined the DNAX Research Institute, where he advanced to Director of Immunobiology, and in 1999 joined the faculty of UCSF. His research group studies Natural Killer cells, which recognize and eliminate cells that have become transformed or infected by viruses. In recognition of his contributions he was awarded the William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic Tumor Immunology from the Cancer Research Institute (2002), received the Rose Payne Award for contributions to the field of Immunogenetics by the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (2005), was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences (2010), and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2011). He served as President of the American Association of Immunologists (2006-2007), received the AAI Excellence in Mentoring Award in 2017, and awarded the AAI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023.

Nature Killer Cells – A 5-Decade Quest
Natural Killer cell activity was first described in 1973. Flow cytometry was critical to the identification of these innate lymphocytes and the discovery of their receptors, signaling pathways, and mechanisms of host protection against tumors and pathogens. This presentation will highlight a timeline of a few selected advancements in NK cell biology from a personal perspective of being involved in this quest.

The presentation of the Trotter Award, Shapiro Award, Distinguished Service Award, Membership Awards, and SRL Labs Recognition followed the Hooke lecture. 

CMLE Credit: 1.0