Katherine Jackson, MD

Surgical Oncology Fellow
St. John's Cancer Institute
Santa Monica, California, United States

Katherine Jackson was born and raised in Rochester, NY. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and then earned her Doctor of Medicine degree in Hanover, NH at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She pursued General Surgery Residency training at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where she helped lead efforts to reduce opioid utilization after surgery and improve patient safety in the operating room. During residency she was accepted into a 2-year immunology research fellowship program and published basic science and surgical outcomes works focused on metastatic melanoma, hepatobiliary malignancies and cancer associated cachexia. Dr. Jackson aspires to continue investigating soft tissue malignancies, optimizing patient outcomes, and volunteering for surgery missions abroad.

Presentation(s):

• 38: Semaphorin 4D is Expressed by Activated Lymphocytes in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, and Monoclonal Blockade Sensitizes Murine Tumors to Immune Checkpoint Therapy

  Thursday, March 23, 2023
  10:26 AM – 10:36 AM

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

• 61: Smoking imparts shorter disease specific survival in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma

  Friday, March 24, 2023
  11:04 AM – 11:14 AM

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

• P45: Dietary fish oil impairs melanoma growth and augments the tumor immune microenvironment in anti-PD-1 treated melanoma

  Friday, March 24, 2023
  3:16 PM – 3:21 PM

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose