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Cansu Cimen Bozkus

Tisch Cancer InstituteORCID 0000-0001-7834-4792Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2

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Matthew BrowniD· 3 shared Nicolas VabretiD· 3 shared Nina BhardwajiD· 3 shared Aparna AnanthanarayananiD· 2 shared Guillaume MestralletiD· 2 shared Leandra G. Velazquez· 2 shared Miriam MéradiD· 2 shared Natalie VaninoviD· 2 shared

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Coordinated macrophage and T cell interactions mediate response to checkpoint blockade in colorectal cancer.

Guillaume Mestrallet, Matthew Brown, Natalie Vaninov, Nam Woo Cho, Leandra G. Velazquez, Aparna Ananthanarayanan, Matthew H. Spitzer, Nicolas Vabret, Cansu Cimen Bozkus, Robert M. Samstein, Nina Bhardwaj

This study identifies T cell and macrophage subsets that mediate response to anti-PD-1 therapy in colorectal cancer, showing that combination therapy can eradicate tumors in both MMRd and MMRp settings.

Cell Reports Medicine · May 1, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Targeting neoantigens conserved across organs and species overcomes tumor immune escape

Guillaume Mestrallet, Ross W. Ward, Matthew Brown, Jesse Boumelha, Frederika Rentzeperis, Natalie Vaninov, Miriam Saffern, Ezekiel Olumuyide, Prerna Suri, Sreekumar Balan, Leandra Velazquez, Aparna Ananthanarayanan, Zhihong Chen, Aimee L. Lucas, Miriam Mérad, , Nina Bhardwaj

This study identifies conserved neoantigens across species and tissues that elicit strong immune responses and suppress tumor growth through vaccination.

bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2025 · PreprintImmunology

T cell epitope mapping reveals immunodominance of evolutionarily conserved regions within SARS-CoV-2 proteome.

Cansu Cimen Bozkus, Matthew Brown, Leandra G. Velazquez, Marcus Thomas, Eric A. Wilson, Timothy J. O’Donnell, Anna Kaminska, Denis Ruchnewitz, Douglas Geertz, Yonina Bykov, Julia Kodysh, Kasopefoluwa Y. Oguntuyo, Vladimir Roudko, David Hoyos, Komal Srivastava, , Nina Bhardwaj

The paper maps T cell epitopes in SARS-CoV-2, showing that immunodominant regions are conserved across variants and important for immune surveillance.

iScience · Jul 2, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology