Masaki Terabe, Ph.D.

Masaki Terabe, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
Vaccine Branch

Dr. Terabe's research focus is on elucidating the mechanisms of immune regulation of tumor immunity, in particular roles of regulatory cells including natural killer (NK) T cells, regulatory T cells and myeloid-lineage cells.

Areas of Expertise
tumor immunity

Contact Info

Masaki Terabe, Ph.D.
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Building 10, Room 6B12
Bethesda, MD 20892
Ph: 240-760-6731
terabe@mail.nih.gov
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Dr. Terabe's research focus is on elucidating the mechanisms of immune regulation of tumor immunity, in particular roles of regulatory cells including natural killer (NK) T cells, regulatory T cells and myeloid-lineage cells.

Selected Publications

  1. The immunoregulatory role of type I and type II NKT cells in cancer and other diseases.
    Terabe M, Berzofsky JA.
    Cancer Immunol. Immunother.. 63: 199-213, 2014. [ Journal Article ]
  2. Balance is a key for happiness.
    Izhak L, Berzofsky JA, Terabe M.
    Oncoimmunology. 2: e24211, 2013. [ Journal Article ]
  3. Cancer vaccines: 21st century approaches to harnessing an ancient modality to fight cancer.
    Berzofsky JA, Wood LV, Terabe M.
    Expert Rev Vaccines. 12: 1115-8, 2013. [ Journal Article ]
  4. Delicate balance among three types of T cells in concurrent regulation of tumor immunity.
    Izhak L, Ambrosino E, Kato S, Parish ST, O'Konek JJ, Weber H, Xia Z, Venzon D, Berzofsky JA, Terabe M.
    Cancer Res.. 73: 1514-23, 2013. [ Journal Article ]
  5. Identification and enhancement of HLA-A2.1-restricted CTL epitopes in a new human cancer antigen-POTE.
    Huang YH, Terabe M, Pendleton CD, Stewart Khursigara D, Bera TK, Pastan I, Berzofsky JA.
    PLoS ONE. 8: e64365, 2013. [ Journal Article ]

Dr. Terabe received his Ph.D. degree at Tokyo University, Japan. He joined the Molecular Immunogenetics and Vaccine Research Section, Metabolism Branch, NCI in 1999 as a visiting fellow. He became a research fellow in 2002 and a staff scientist in 2005. In 2007, Dr. Terabe became an associate scientist and deputy section chief of Molecular Immunogenetics and Vaccine Research Section, Vaccine Branch, NCI.