I am a board-certified hematologist and stem cell transplant physician with more than 25 years of experience in the care of patients with hematopoietic neoplasms and benign hematologic disorders. In relation to the current grant, I have conducted translational research focused on the use of costimulated autologous T cells and vaccines to enhance immune recovery after autologous stem cell transplants for hematologic malignancies. Between 1998 and 2015, I have directed 6 major clinical trials of adoptive T-cell therapy that have enrolled more than 150 patients. Our group was among the first to show that combination immunotherapy using vaccine-primed and ex vivo costimulated autologous T cells could induce robust vaccine-specific immune responses early after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for myeloma.