Louisa Chard

Louisa Chard serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Cancer Biomarkers and Biotherapeutics under the supervision of Professor Yaohe Wang. Her role focuses on developing novel cancer immunotherapies using engineered viral vectors within an academic research framework.

Her core research interests include:

• Immunotherapy
• Metastasis and Invasion
• Viral Gene Therapy
• Cancer Biomarkers
• Oncolytic Virotherapy
• Tumor Immunology

Dr Chard specializes in modifying replicating oncolytic Vaccinia viruses and adenoviruses armed with immune-modulatory genes (e.g., cytokines) to create self-propagating tumor treatments that induce durable anti-tumor immunological memory. Her work bridges virology, immunology, and translational cancer research with emphasis on overcoming tumor evasion mechanisms.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

As a postdoctoral researcher, she operates within Professor Wang's research group, contributing to project design and execution though specific advising or grant details remain unspecified. Her position implies active participation in securing research funding and mentoring junior lab members.

The Centre for Cancer Biomarkers and Biotherapeutics provides her primary research infrastructure, facilitating preclinical development of viral therapeutics and biomarker discovery for oncology applications.