2026 Honoree
Yan Leyfman ’11, MD
BS Biology with Research Honors; Minor Chemistry
Co-Founder and Executive Director at MedNews Week
Hematology-Oncology Fellow at New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Clinical investigator focused on translational cancer immunotherapy, AI and next-generation immune-based platforms
- Led the immunology division of the Global COVID-19 Taskforce during the pandemic
- Collaborated with Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on an AI-enabled platform predicting response to immune checkpoint inhibitors using clinical data, which was published in Nature Medicine
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