Daniel Benitez-Ribas

Present: Cellular therapies. Clinical grade. Human Immunology. Dendritic Cells. GMP facilities. Qualified person * Clinical application of tolerogenic DCs in Crohn's disease patients (clinical trial ongoing) and in autoimmune diseases MS and NMO. Unraveling mechanisms of DC-induced tolerance. Identification of tolerance specific receptors on DCs. * Clinical application of immunogenic DCs in cancer. * Dendritic cell biology. Circulating DCs subsets and monocytes-derived DC Past: Immunotherapy of human cancer using dendritic cells (monocyte derived dendritic cells). Plasmacytoid dendritic cells function. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells application in melanoma patients. Clinical trials in cancer patients Specialities: Dendritic cell immunotherapy; cellular therapy; Immunology; T lymphocyte response, antigen uptake, generation of GMP cellular products, cancer immunotherapy, working in clean room facilities, monitoring immune respontes, biomarkers.