{"id":36869,"date":"2025-12-12T18:21:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T23:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cancerresearch.org\/?post_type=cri_scientists&#038;p=36869"},"modified":"2025-12-12T18:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T23:21:31","slug":"fubo-ji-phd","status":"publish","type":"cri_scientists","link":"https:\/\/www.cancerresearch.org\/es\/cri-funded-scientists\/fubo-ji-phd","title":{"rendered":"Fubo Ji, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment by harnessing the body\u2019s own immune system to destroy tumors. Yet most patients still fail to benefit, often because their cancer-fighting T cells cannot effectively reach or attack tumors. Dr. Fubo Ji\u2019s research explores a surprising new explanation for this problem\u2014competition for fats, or lipids, between tumor cells and immune cells. Cancer cells consume large amounts of \u201cbad cholesterol\u201d (LDL) to support their growth, and emerging evidence suggests this deprives T cells of the lipids they need to function properly. Strikingly, patients with higher LDL levels tend to respond better to immunotherapy, raising the question of whether improving lipid availability could boost anti-tumor immunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ji\u2019s project investigates how tumor LDL uptake interferes with T cell activity and how manipulating lipid levels might restore immune function. He will study how changes in lipid metabolism affect the performance of CD8\u207a T cells\u2014the immune cells responsible for killing cancer\u2014and test whether adjusting LDL availability enhances responses to widely used immunotherapies such as anti\u2013PD-1 and anti\u2013PD-L1 treatments. By pinpointing which specific lipids support T cell activity, this work could reveal new ways to strengthen the immune response and improve cancer therapy outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ji is a cancer biologist with broad expertise in tumor metabolism, immunology, and therapeutic discovery. His previous research uncovered key genetic and metabolic vulnerabilities in liver cancers and revealed new mechanisms of tumor progression. 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