John Cris Ingles
CUNY Hunter College, Yalow Honors Scholars Program, Cohort 2021
Biological Sciences Major, Chemistry Minor
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Contact
johncris.ingles15@myhunter.cuny.edu
Education
- CUNY Hunter College, Yalow Honors Scholar Program
Publications
https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2024-210271
Positions
Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Scholar Peer Leader, Yalow Honors Scholars Program, CUNY Hunter College
Peer Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry, CUNY Hunter College
Emergency Department Volunteer, Department of Volunteer Services, The Mount Sinai Hospital
Patient Navigator and Transport Volunteer, Department of Volunteer Services, Hospital for Special Surgery
Projects
- 1. Department of General Internal Medicine. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. June 2023 – January 2024.
- Examined the impact of carbohydrate intake on hemoglobin A1C levels in breast cancer survivors with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- 2. Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. January 2024 – present.
- Investigating the expansion of bone marrow-derived CD57+ natural killer (NK) cells and NK-like T cells in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and their potential role in driving bone marrow failure.
- 3. Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. May 2024 – present.
- Investigating the competition between the initiator of the classical complement pathway, C1q, and the Fc-gamma receptor, CD16a. Exploring the role of C1q beyond complement and its underappreciated role in solid tissues.
Academic Interests
Immunology, Immunotherapy, Cancer, Cancer Immunology
