Matthew J Lin

Matthew Lin is a current seventh-year MD/PhD student from East Lyme, CT. Matthew graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2018 with a B.S. in Biological Sciences and an M.S. in Genetics & Genomics. He focused his undergraduate research on various modalities to treat or understand triple-negative breast cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma tumorigenesis, and leveraging CRISPR/Cas9 to target cancer-specific mutations and insert suicide genes. For his dissertation work, Matt studied the role of FasL-Fas signaling in CAR-T cell therapy to prevent antigen-escape relapse, work that aims to help patients respond better to targeted T cell immunotherapies and lead to longer survival time in lymphoma. He hopes that his research experience will culminate in targeted and effective personalized care for cancer patients. Outside of the lab, he enjoys the culinary arts, playing the cello, and discovering how people can live a healthy and fulfilling life.