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Caron Jacobson

Caron Jacobson

MD, MMSc

Academic History

Caron Jacobson, MD, MMSc, is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and the Medical Director of the Immune Engineered Cell Therapy Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.

Dr Jacobson obtained her medical degree from Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, followed by Internal Medicine Residency Training/Chief Residency. She then moved to Boston for Fellowship Training in hematology/oncology at Dana-Farber/Mass General Cancer Center.

Speaking on CAR-T therapy in lymphoma

Dr Jacobson has a research interest in immunotherapies for lymphoma, particularly B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). She speaks on the evolving role of CAR-T cells in the lymphoma treatment landscape and how their manufacture and accessibility can be improved.