About the Academy

About the Academy of Immuno-Oncology

Academy of Immuno-Oncology


The Academy of Immuno-Oncology was established by SITC to honor individuals who have launched the field of cancer immunotherapy into the breakthrough cancer treatment it is today and bring together the brightest minds in the field to continue to advance SITC, the field, and the next generation of immuno-oncologists.

Annually, SITC conducts an open call for nominations and inducts a new class of Fellows into the Academy of Immuno-Oncology, one of the society’s most prestigious honors. (Actively serving nomination committee members or Board members are not eligible for nomination.) Fellows of the Academy of Immuno-Oncology bear the designation “FAIO.”


2023 SITC Fellow of the Academy of Immuno-Oncology Recipients

Michael B. Atkins, MD
Michael B. Atkins, MD, FAIO
Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Bhardwaj 
 Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD, FAIO
The Tisch Cancer Institute at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Douglas Lowy, MD
Douglas R. Lowy, MD, FAIO
National Cancer Institute, NIH
Crystal Mackall, MD
Crystal Mackall, MD, FAIO
Stanford University
Miriam Merad, MD, PhD
Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, FAIO
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD
Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, FAIO
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
at NYU Langone Health


2022 SITC Fellow of the Academy of Immuno-Oncology Recipients

Rafi Ahmed, PhD
Rafi Ahmed, PhD, FAIO
Emory University, School of Medicine
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Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR
Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR, FAIO
Oregon Health & Science University
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Mark M. Davis, PhD
Mark M. Davis, PhD, FAIO
Stanford University
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Olivera J. Finn, PhD
Olivera J. Finn, PhD, FAIO
University of Pittsburgh
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Tak Mak, PhD
Tak Mak, PhD, FAIO
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
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Cornelis J.M. Melief, MD, PhD
Cornelis J.M. Melief, MD, PhD, FAIO
Leiden University Medical Center & ISA Pharmaceuticals
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Lloyd J. Old, MD
Lloyd J. Old, MD, FAIO
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research – Honored Posthumously

Drew M. Pardoll, MD, PhD
Drew M. Pardoll, MD, PhD, FAIO
Johns Hopkins University
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Suzanne L. Topalian, MD
Suzanne L. Topalian, MD, FAIO
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy 
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Giorgio Trinchieri, MD
Giorgio Trinchieri, MD, FAIO
National Cancer Institute
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Louis M. Weiner, MD
Louis M. Weiner, MD, FAIO
Georgetown University/Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Theresa L. Whiteside, PhD
Theresa L. Whiteside, PhD, FAIO
University of Pittsburgh
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James P. Allison, PhD
James P. Allison, PhD, FAIO
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Lieping Chen, MD, PhD
Lieping Chen, MD, PhD, FAIO
Yale School of Medicine
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Zelig Eshhar, PhD
Zelig Eshhar, PhD, FAIO
 Weizmann Institute of Science and the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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Gordon J. Freeman, PhD
Gordon J. Freeman, PhD, FAIO
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Philip D. Greenberg, MD
Philip D. Greenberg, MD, FAIO
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Tasuku Honjo, MD, PhD
Tasuku Honjo, MD, PhD, FAIO
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD, FAIO 
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University
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Carl H. June, MD
Carl H. June, MD, FAIO
University of Pennsylvania
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Alan J. Korman, PhD
Alan J. Korman, PhD
, FAIO
Vir Biotechnology
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Margaret L. Kripke, PhD
Margaret L. Kripke, PhD, FAIO
 
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Ronald Levy, MD
Ronald Levy, MD, FAIO
 Stanford University
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Steven A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD
Steven A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD, FAIO
National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health
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Robert D. Schreiber, PhD
Robert D. Schreiber, PhD, FAIO 
Washington University School of Medicine
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Arlene H. Sharpe, MD, PhD
Arlene H. Sharpe, MD, PhD, FAIO 
Harvard Medical School
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Thomas A. Waldmann, MD
Thomas A. Waldmann, MD, FAIO  
National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health – Honored Posthumously