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Todd Giorgio

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC)
Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE)
Vanderbilt Center for Immunobiology (VCI)
Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE)


The Giorgio lab conducts curiosity-driven research focused on important unmet needs aligned with our capabilities and interests. Our projects are interdisciplinary and we engage collaborators with synergistic expertise and compatible approaches. We are currently developing new materials for modulation of immunity and devices for sensing and pathogen extraction.

The Giorgio lab conducts curiosity-driven research focused on important unmet needs aligned with our capabilities and interests. Our projects are interdisciplinary and we engage collaborators with synergistic expertise and compatible approaches. We are currently developing new materials for modulation of immunity and devices for sensing and pathogen extraction.

Keywords: biomaterials for gene and drug delivery , cancer immunomodulation , modulation of immune tolerance in lupus , nanostructured materials for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy , discovery of olfactory receptor involvement in breast cancer , sensing and extraction of blood-borne pathogens

Research Area: Drug Design , Immunology , Cancer Biology , Cancer Immunology