Hunter Jonus, PHD

Emory University – Instructor

Dr. Jonus is an Instructor of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Her research interests center on developing and translating novel adoptive cell therapy approaches to treat pediatric solid tumors. Currently, she is working to target the expression of protein tyrosine kinase-7 (PTK7) on the cell surface of high-risk neuroblastomas using engineered T cells derived from healthy donors. In addition to her work at the bench, she leads the analysis of biological correlatives and patient immunophenotyping for national and international neuroblastoma immunotherapy trials.
Dr. Jonus earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program at the University of Georgia in 2018. She then completed fellowship training under Dr. Kelly Goldsmith at Emory University School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics prior to joining the ranks as junior faculty.