Researcher Profile: Porrata, Luis F,

Luis F. Porrata, M.D.

Location: Minnesota

Joint Appointment
Hematology
Academic Rank
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Clinical Profile

Summary

Recently, I discovered that early lymphocyte recovery after autologous stem cell transplantation predicts superior survival of patients suffering from acute myelogenous leukemia, metastatic breast cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and mulitple myeloma. This observation suggests that an immune mediated graft-versus-tumor mechanism, similar to that in allogeneic stem cell transplantation, operates in the autologous setting. My research interest is on unraveling the mechanism underlying the improved survival related to early lymphocyte recovery following autologous stem cell transplantation; thus, translating into clinical immunotherapeutic treatments to enhance survival after autologous stem cell transplantation.

Recent publications

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Education

Fellowship – Bone Marrow Transplant
Mayo Clinic

Fellowship – Hematology/Oncology
Mayo Clinic

M.D.
State University of New York - College of Medicine, Syracuse

Residency – Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic

Fellowship – Pathology
State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse

B.S. – Chemistry
Baylor University

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