Cesar Sommer

Executive Director at Allogene Therapeutics

Cesar Sommer is an experienced biomedical scientist currently serving as Executive Director at Allogene Therapeutics, where prior roles included Senior Director, Director, Associate Director, and Principal Scientist, with a focus on cancer immunotherapy involving CAR T cells and bispecific antibodies. At Pfizer, Cesar Sommer held the position of Principal Scientist and Senior Scientist, concentrating on the preclinical development of CAR-T cell therapies and optimizing gene editing techniques. Earlier, as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Boston University, significant contributions included developing a reprogramming platform for clinical-grade iPSC lines and exploring cancer mechanisms using genetically-engineered cell lines. Cesar Sommer holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from UFSCar and a B.S. in Genetics from Universidad Nacional de Misiones.

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Allogene Therapeutics

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Allogene Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T cell (AlloCAR T™) therapies for cancer. The goal of our allogeneic cell therapy platform is simple: take the same biological processes that allow the first generation autologous CAR T therapies to deliver breakthrough clinical benefits but eliminate the need to create a personalized therapy for each patient. Instead, we start with T cells from healthy donors, which is intended to allow for creation of inventory for “off-the-shelf” use in patients faster, more reliably, and at greater scale.


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