Nicholas Zorko
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Credentials
MD,
PhD
Credentials
MD,
PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation
Biography
Bio
Administrator Info
Name: Jordan Knapp
Email: jknapp@umn.edu
Summary
Dr. Zorko received his MD and PhD at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where he first became interested in bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapies. He then completed his clinical residency and fellowship at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. His primary research interest is development of novel natural killer cells and immune engagers to treat solid tumors, with a particular focus on castration-resistant prostate cancer. He sees genitourinary oncology patients in the clinic and attends on the inpatient bone marrow transplant/cellular therapy team
Research Summary
- Natural Killer cell therapeutic development
- Solid tumor microenvironment
- Immune therapies for castration-resistant prostate cancer
Teaching Summary
- Pre-medical mentoring
- clinical education
Clinical Summary
- Prostate cancer
- bladder cancer
- cellular/immunotherapy clinical trials
Education
PhD,
Ohio State University
MD,
Ohio State University
Honors and Recognition
Outstanding Heme/Onc Fellow Research Award, Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology
2022
Clinical Research Training Program Attendee, ASTCT
2021
Early Investigator Research Award, Department of Defense
Professional Memberships
Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society for Transplant and Cellular Therapy
American Society of Hematology
Selected Presentations
Selected Presentations
Zorko, N.
"Targeting Pan-Tumor Associated Antigen B7H3 via Combination of Tri-specific Killer Engager and Off-the-shelf NK Cell Therapy Enhances Specificity and Function Against a Broad Range of Solid Tumors",
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting,
San Diego,
California,
November 11, 2020.