Dinesh Thapa

Dinesh Thapa currently serves as Principal Scientist at Agenus, where responsibilities include leading biology for an immuno-oncology program, overseeing target assessment and managing preclinical studies. Dinesh has progressed through various scientific roles at Agenus, contributing to candidate nominations and developing in vitro assays for target identification and validation. Prior experience includes research fellowships at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, focusing on melanoma and immune responses. Dinesh's postdoctoral fellowship at UT Health San Antonio examined cancer progression mechanisms, and earlier research involved early drug discovery for inflammation and cancer. Dinesh holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacy from Yeungnam University and has completed advanced training in Oncology and Cancer Biology at UT Health San Antonio.