Norberto Walter Zwirner

Biochemist and PhD in Biochemistry from the University of La Plata.

Superior Investigator, National Research Council of Argentina.

Director of the Laboratory of Physiopathology of Innate Immunity, at the Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine (IBYME) in Buenos Aires.

Associate Professor in Immunology, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales UBA.

Our team investigates the mechanisms that affect the ability of NK cells to recognize and eliminate tumor cells. We also work on the identification and validation of new molecular targets in immuno-oncology.

He has published papers in journals such as The Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, Oncoimmunology, The Journal of Immunology, European Journal of Immunology, The Journal of Leukocyte Biology, EMBO Reports, FASEB Journal, Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy, and others.

He served as President of the Argentinean Society of Immunology during 2016.

He serves as Associate Editor of The Journal of Immunology since 2017.

He serves as Review Editor of the NK and Innate Lymphoid Cell Biology and the Vaccines and Molecular Therapeutics sections of Frontiers in Immunology

He mentored 10 Doctoral Theses and 3 Graduation Theses, and co-mentored other 3 Doctoral Theses.

September 2023