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Michelle Kinder, PhD, Contributing Writer
Michelle Kinder is an immunologist whose research has primarily focused on how to harness the immune system to fight cancer. She received her Ph.D. in Immunology at University of Pennsylvania and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. She has worked for a number of years in the private sector developing therapies that stimulate the immune system to fight cancer both in the laboratory setting and in clinical trials. Michelle has a passion for career development and is the co-founder and writer for www.womeninpharmacareers.com. She keeps busy watching her kindergartener play soccer and attempting to stop her cat from interrupting her zoom calls. In non-pandemic times, Michelle enjoys traveling and experiencing new cultures and foods with her husband. All opinions and content are her own.