Shawn Demehri, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Cancer Immunology and Cutaneous Biology Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Demehri is a physician-scientist performing basic science and translational research in the area of cancer immunoprevention related to skin, breast and other epithelial cancers. His research is focused on determining the role of the immune system in maintaining normal tissue homeostasis and preventing the early stages of cancer development. Dr. Demehri is a recipient of several awards including American Academy of Dermatology Young Investigator Award, American Society for Clinical Investigation Young Physician-Scientist Award, Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists, Breast Cancer Alliance Young Investigator Award, Cancer Research Institute CLIP Award, Kimmel Scholar Award and NIH Director’s Early Independence Award.