Rebecca Richards, MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin
Experience: GVHD Specialist/Transplant Physician, GVHD - GI Tract and Liver
Board Certification: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Patients served: Adolescents, Children
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Email: rmrichards3@wisc.edu
Address: 1675 Highland Ave,
Madison, Wisconsin 53792
Madison, Wisconsin 53792
Background: Dr. Richards is an assistant professor and physician-scientist in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant. She has received multiple career development awards for her work developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), from the National Cancer Institute, American Society of Hematology Scholar Award, and a St. Baldrick’s Foundation Fellow Award. She serves on the St. Baldrick’s Foundation Empowering Pediatric Immunotherapies for Childhood Cancers (EPICC) team. She is also a member of multiple nationwide consortia focused on advancing immunotherapy for pediatric cancer. Her particular focus is on leukemia and immunotherapy, including CAR T cells. Richards is a member of the Department of Pediatrics bone marrow transplant and cell therapy team.