Mladen Korbelik
Department of Pathology & Laboratory
University of British College of Osteopathic Medicine
India
Biography
Prof. Dr. Mladen Korbelik is a Distinguished Scientist in British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver, B.C., Canada and a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Faculty of Medicine) of the University of British Columbia. He has a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry (1970) and Ph.D. degree in Biology (1979) both received from Zagreb University (Croatia). Prof. Korbelik has published over 150 scientific papers. He had served in scientific conferences on many occasions as a session organizer, chair, keynote or invited speaker. He has served as a panel member and reviewer for various scientific granting agencies in Canada, USA and elsewhere. His leadership activities in the international scientific community include the membership in the Directorship Board for International Photodynamic Association and serving as a Board Member and Founding Fellow of PanAmerican Photodynamic Association. He is serving as an editorial member of World Journal of Immunology, Austin Journal of Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, and Laser in Medicine. The research in his laboratory has contributed to the understanding of antitumor effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and shown that it elicits a strong host response including the induction of immunity against PDT-treated tumor. He is actively engaged in the development of PDT-generated cancer vaccines.
Research Interest
Development of PDT-generated cancer vaccines
