Sunil J Advani's Biography

Sunil J Advani, Associate Professor & Associate Division Director Clinical and Translational Research, University of California, San Diego

Dr. Sunil J. Advani is Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences at the University of California, San Diego. He is a physician-scientist and serves as Associate Director Division of Clinical and Translational Research at UCSD Moores Cancer Center. Dr. Advani’s laboratory has performed key pre-clinical studies that have formed the basis for translation to Phase 1 clinical trials that combine radiotherapy with tumor targeted systemic therapies, including oncolytic viruses and antibody drug conjugates. He holds several patents on discovery of novel radiosensitizers and has published over thirty peer-reviewed articles. He is Principal Investigator on NIH/National Cancer Institute and University of California research grants. He received his B.S. in Biological Chemistry and M.D. from The University of Chicago.