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Associate Professor

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Pathology, College of Medicine

6 pubs

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Biography and Research Information

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Behjatolah Monzavi Karbassi, Associate Professor in Pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, investigates molecular mechanisms related to cancer and the immune system. His recent publications include work on the role of CST6 in the immunosuppressive microenvironment of multiple myeloma and the potential of antibody polyspecificity for cancer immunotherapy. Dr. Karbassi has authored a total of six publications and serves as a principal investigator on federal grants. His research network includes collaborators such as Brian Koss and David E. Mery, also from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom he has co-authored publications.

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  • Publications: 6

Selected Publications

  • The Role of CST6 in Immunosuppression in the Multiple Myeloma Microenvironment (2024)

Federal Grants 1 $178,819 total

NIH/National Cancer Institute Contact PI Jan 2024 - Dec 2026

SR-A as a therapeutic target in breast cancer

National Cancer Institute $178,819 R21

Research Interests

My primary research interest is in developing immunotherapeutic strategies to potentiate the anti-cancer immune response by targeting immune suppression within the tumor microenvironment. Central to my approach is the investigation of tumor-associated glycans (TAGs) as therapeutic targets, with a particular emphasis on breast cancer.

Grants & Funding

  • Mimotope Conversion of HIV-1 Carbohydrate Antigens NIH Co-Investigator
  • Vaccination of High-Risk Breast Cancer patients with Carbohydrate Mimicking Peptides US Department of the Army Co-Investigator
  • Ex vivo models of breast cancer for the development of novel drug combinations, a pilot study. Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program Co-Investigator
  • Role of scavenger receptor-A (SR-A) binding to tumor-associated glycans Arkansas Breast cancer Research program Co-Investigator
  • SR-A as a therapeutic target in breast cancer NIH/Nat. Cancer Institute Co-Principal Investigator
  • Defining Tumor-Associated Glycans on Breast Cancer Cells that are Ligands for Macrophage SR-A UAMS Medical Research Endowment fund Principle Investigator
  • SR-A as a therapeutic target in breast cancer NIH Co-Principal Investigator
  • Explant models and derived primary cell lines for the discovery and testing of novel therapies for breast cancer. Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program. Co-Investigator

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