Ryan Mooney

Goldwater Scholar • Beckman Scholar

I am a Molecular Biology student at Pomona College interested in cancer immunology, mechanobiology, and translational oncology. My research combines biophysical approaches, computational analysis, and molecular biology to understand how immune cells recognize and respond to cancer-specific neoantigens. I am passionate about cancer immunology, biophysics, and translational research.

Currently, I am studying the kinetic and mechanical determinants of T-cell receptor (TCR) recognition of neoantigens and developing quantitative methods to characterize biomolecular interactions using surface plasmon resonance (SPR).

After graduation, I plan to pursue a Ph.D. in Immunology or Cancer Biology and contribute to the development of next-generation cancer immunotherapies.