Lorenzo Iovino, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
Dr. Lorenzo Iovino is a hematologist-oncologist and clinical researcher specializing in developing the next generation of immunotherapy treatments for cancer and other diseases and harnessing the immune system against cancer cells, such as in CAR T-cell therapy. He also studies the reconstitution of the immune system after cancer-related treatments.
A graduate of the University of Florence (MD) and the University of Pisa (PhD), Dr. Iovino completed a residency in hematology-oncology at the University of Pisa and a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the University of Pisa before completing a second postdoctoral research fellowship in hematology-oncology at Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
Other Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington School of MedicineAssistant Professor
Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Education
Fellowship, BMT/IMTX, 2024; IIRC, 2023, Fred Hutch
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Hematology-Oncology, Fred Huch, 2021
PhD, University of Pisa, Clinical and Translational Sciences, 2019
Resident/Fellow, University of Pisa, Hematology/Hematological Oncology/BMT, 2016
MD, University of Florence, 2010
BA, Liceo Classico "G. Da Fiore", 2003
Research Interests
Dr. Iovino is interested in the reconstitution of the immune system, with a specific focus on T lymphocytes. He authored several publications on the role of the thymus, the primary organ responsible to produce T lymphocytes, and on the contribution of the micronutrient zinc to thymic and T cell health. He is also interested in finding novel biomarkers to predict the outcome and modify the current approaches for patients who are candidate to cellular therapies.
Clinical Expertise
Adult blood and marrow transplantation, cellular immunotherapy, leukemia, lymphoma
Acute leukemias
Aplastic anemia
B and T cell lymphomas
Multiple myeloma
Diseases Researched
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia
Aplastic anemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Hodgkin lymphoma
Lymphoma
Multiple myeloma
Myeloproliferative neoplasms
“The immune system is a key, if not THE key, to defeat cancer.”
— Dr. Lorenzo Iovino