Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD
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PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
PROFESSOR | Urology
PROFESSOR | Immunology & Immunotherapy
Research Topics
AIDS/HIV, Immunology
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Immunology [IMM]

MD, New York University School of Medicine

PhD, New York University School of Medicine

Internship, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Harvard Medical School,

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Publications

Selected Publications

MTOR inhibition modulates vaccine-induced immune responses to generate memory T cells in patients with solid tumors. Henry G. Withers, Junko Matsuzaki, Mark Long, Spencer R. Rosario, Thinle Chodon, Takemasa Tsuji, Richard Koya, Li Yan, Jianming Wang, Tibor Keler, Shashikant B. Lele, Emese Zsiros, Amit Lugade, Alan Hutson, Stephanie Blank, Nina Bhardwaj, Protul Shrikant, Song Liu, Kunle Odunsi. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

Prediction of checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy efficacy for cancer using routine blood tests and clinical data. Seong Keun Yoo, Conall W. Fitzgerald, Byuri Angela Cho, Bailey G. Fitzgerald, Catherine Han, Elizabeth S. Koh, Abhinav Pandey, Hannah Sfreddo, Fionnuala Crowley, Michelle Rudshteyn Korostin, Neha Debnath, Yan Leyfman, Cristina Valero, Mark Lee, Joris L. Vos, Andrew Sangho Lee, Karena Zhao, Stanley Lam, Ezekiel Olumuyide, Fengshen Kuo, Eric A. Wilson, Pauline Hamon, Clotilde Hennequin, Miriam Saffern, Lynda Vuong, A. Ari Hakimi, Brian Brown, Miriam Merad, Sacha Gnjatic, Nina Bhardwaj, Matthew D. Galsky, Eric E. Schadt, Robert M. Samstein, Thomas U. Marron, Mithat Gönen, Luc G.T. Morris, Diego Chowell. Nature Medicine

Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network 12: Pembrolizumab in HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma. Kathryn Lurain, Ramya Ramaswami, Irene Ekwede, Vanessa Eulo, Gaurav Goyal, Manoj Menon, Thomas A. Odeny, Elad Sharon, Michael J. Wagner, Chia Ching Wang, Nina Bhardwaj, Philip A. Friedlander, Maher Abdul-Hay, Elena M. Cornejo Castro, Nazzarena Labo, Vickie Ann Marshall, Wendell Miley, Kyle Moore, Romin Roshan, Denise Whitby, Angela Shaulov Kask, Judith Kaiser, Emma Han, Anna Wright, Robert Yarchoan, Steven P. Fling, Thomas S. Uldrick. Journal of Clinical Oncology

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Cancer Precision Medicine Retreat -- Session 2: Nina Bhardwaj

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Bhardwaj during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

  • Merck & Co., Inc.
  • carisma
  • curevac
  • Cell BioEngines
  • apriicty
  • Aikium

Equity (Stock or stock options valued at greater than 5% ownership of a publicly traded company or equity of any value in a privately held company)

  • genotwin
  • Cell BioEngines
  • apriicty
  • primevax
  • Breakbio

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.