Dr. Carolina Ilkow

Dr. Ilkow is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa and an early-career researcher at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Her research focuses on innovative biotherapeutics for cancer treatment, such as oncolytic viruses and exosome-based therapies. She has published 22 peer-reviewed articles and filed three patents in the past five years, with a strong collaborative approach involving leading experts in the cancer immunotherapy field. Dr. Ilkow is a huge proponent for training the next generation of researchers and plays a key role in the CanPRIME training program which trains HQP in the Canadian biotherapeutics sector. Her goal is to make a positive impact on cancer treatment and offer lasting hopeto patients and their families.