Leonardo Ferreira
@enhancerleo
Molecular immunologist. Human genome engineer. Deconstructing the immune system to eradicate autoimmune disease and cancer.
A huge thank you to Swim Across America for supporting our lab’s research on developing engineered immune cell therapies for cancer! Next swim in beautiful Kiawah on June 7. Register or donate now! Link below: swimacrossamerica.org/site/TR/OpenWa… #immunologymatters #makingwavestofightcancer
Congratulations to Meghan Schreck on a super productive summer and excellent final presentation on her work in the lab with Dr. Avik Chattopadhyay and Erin O’Connor as part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)! #immunologymatters #changingwhatspossible
Thank you Maynard Nexsen for the opportunity to speak on Taking the Pulse - A Health Care and Life Sciences Podcast about Torpedo Bio's work on tackling cancer with cellular immunotherapy! #immunologymatters youtube.com/watch?v=R1jxDJ…
Super proud of Burhan Rajnagarwala of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics for completing his summer research internship and speaking on his work with Erin O’Connor in the lab. #immunologymatters #changingwhatspossible #CARTregs
RETINOIC ACID (RA) IS KEY TO REGENERATION!!! Mice can’t regenerate holes in their ears. Rabbits can. Overexpressing Aldh1a2, essential for RA synthesis and expressed after injury in rabbits but not in mice, or giving RA induced ear regeneration in mice! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Elated to speak, present three posters, and reconnect with colleagues at the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) annual meeting in Boston!!! @FOCISimmunology #immunologymatters #changingwhatspossible
Deeply honored to have been invited to speak at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2025 scientific sessions in Chicago. A scalable cure for type 1 diabetes is in sight! #immunologymatters #changingwhatspossible
Happy 4th of July everyone! Entering the 250th year of the United States of America!
The Ferreira Lab turns 4 years old!!!! ferreiralab.com #immunologymatters #changingwhatspossible
Tremendous time at the Southeastern Immunology Symposium at the University of Virginia @UVA in Charlottesville, VA! Phenomenal speakers and lively poster sessions at a beautiful campus and charming town. #immunologymatters #changingwhatspossible #SIS2025
Truly exciting to speak at UT Southwestern Medical Center on repurposing regulatory T cells for cancer therapy! A big thank you to Dr. Rolf Brekken and Iosif Gershteyn for the opportunity and Dr. John Minna for hosting. #immunologymatters #changingwhatspossible #CARTregs
Great advice from Dr. @JeffRathmell during his keynote at the Southeastern Immunology Symposium (SIS) @UVA: Follow interesting questions Be bold Focus on what YOU can control Celebrate ALL wins Be grounded in YOUR values #immunologymatters #SIS2025
Honored to throw the first pitch at the @ChasRiverDogs game! ⚾️ #immunologymatters #changingwhatspossible #MUSCHealthCareHero
TOMORROW Wednesday June 3 is the second installment of SCBio Drive! Seven new startup companies from all around the world will get to pitch at the beautiful Charleston Place! scbio.org/scbiodrive/
Exhilarating and sobering time at AAI 2025! Old and new colleagues, tremendous progress, great discussions. Going back to lab energized! #immunologymatters #changingwhatspossible biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Torpedo Bio got its first funding! We were awarded an Academic Startup Grant by the South Carolina Research Authority! #immunologymatters #changingwhatspossible
Deeply honored to be the Flag Bearer for the College of Graduate Studies at the One Hundredth Ninety-Fifth Commencement of the Medical University of South Carolina!!! #changingwhatspossible
RE-GENE-RATIVE MEDICINE IS HERE!!! Personalized CRISPR base editing cures a baby of ultra rare genetic disease. 6 months from design to therapy administration @Penn! chop.edu/news/worlds-fi… nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
