Affiliation: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Clinical Translation

Alyssa Vito is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the department of Clinical Translation at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. She obtained her BSc in Biochemistry from Eastern Michigan University, during which time she was a varsity rower and an active volunteer with the American Cancer Society. She then completed her MSc degree at McMaster University in the department of Chemical Biology. Her MSc thesis focused on the use of novel radiopharmaceuticals in the development of molecular imaging probes for breast cancer. Her PhD work, also completed at McMaster University, focused on the use of immunotherapy to treat triple-negative breast cancer and the underlying biology associated with the complex interactions between the immune system and the tumor microenvironment. As a breast cancer survivor and avid cancer advocate, she participates in extensive outreach work and believes in translating research into lay terminology for the general public. Her community engagement, paired with her research contributions to the field, has been acknowledged with many awards and accomplishments, most notably being the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for her PhD studies.