Rebecca Obeng

Rebecca Obeng, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She is also a member of the Immune Oncology Program at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research focuses on T cell biology within tumor microenvironments, with emphasis on CD8 T cell subsets, tertiary lymphoid structures, PD-1 therapy optimization, and biomarker development for cancer immunotherapy.

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Research Interests:

• Investigating spatial relationships between T cell subsets and immune markers in tumors
• Role of tertiary lymphoid structures in antitumor immunity
• Improving efficacy of PD-1 targeted therapies
• Developing predictive biomarkers for immunotherapy outcomes

Lab Focus: Tumor immunology, cancer immunotherapy, and translational oncology research.