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Carl June, MD

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Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Director, Center for Cellular Immunotherapies; Director, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy · University of Pennsylvania

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Region🇺🇸 Philadelphia, PA · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyMedical OncologyFocusCAR-T cell therapy research+4
Active KOLfindmyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2025NIH funding2004–2026

Carl June is Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Director, Center for Cellular Immunotherapies; Director, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at University of Pennsylvania. OpenAlex indexes 1,422 publications with 148,784 citations (h-index 179); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Medical Oncology profiles in the findmyKOL directory. Clarivate lists Carl June as a Highly Cited Researcher (Biology and Biochemistry, 2021-2025; Clinical Medicine, 2019-2025).

Data verified 17 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 18 Oct 2026

Carl June, MD, is Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine. The public record shows 1,422 publications with 148,784 citations (h-index 179), centered on CAR-T cell therapy research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 11 companies, 20 NIH-funded awards (2004–2026).

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · The New England journal of medicine
  • Top research focus: CAR-T cell therapy research
  • 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 11 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Multiple Myeloma1 trialLeukemia (AML/ALL/CML/CLL)1 trialLymphoma1 trialLeukemia, Lymphoid1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
CAR-T cell therapy researchImmune Cell Function and InteractionImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesVirus-based gene therapy researchT-cell and B-cell Immunology

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Imbruvicageneric · IbrutinibClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications1Yescartageneric · Axicabtagene ciloleucelClinical trials—Industry payments3Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments5AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPClinical trials—Industry payments4Amgen Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Kite Pharma, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCClinical trials—Industry payments2University of PennsylvaniaClinical trials2Industry payments—Abbvie Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1AstraZeneca UK LimitedClinical trials—Industry payments1Celgene CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments1GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLCClinical trials—Industry payments1McKesson Sourcing Services, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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1,422publications

Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 106 in PubMed.

148,784citations

Total citations across indexed works.

179h-index

Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 656.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
2clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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11companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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20NIH grants · 2004–2026

Federally funded research awards.

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Contact

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Clinical trials

Updated 18 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 18 Oct 2026

11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

Updated 18 Oct 2026

20 NIH research awards on record, funded 2004–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:

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Congress activity

Updated 18 Oct 2026

113 congress contributions (2005–2025) across AACR, ASCO, ASH per OpenAlex. The most recent:

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Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.

Publications

Updated 18 Oct 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
  1. 01
    Tisagenlecleucel in Children and Young Adults with B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia
    5,668 citations2018
    doi.org ↗
  2. 02
    Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells for Sustained Remissions in Leukemia
    5,419 citations2014
    doi.org ↗
  3. 03
    Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified T Cells in Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia
    3,545 citations2011
    doi.org ↗
  4. 04
    Chimeric Antigen Receptor–Modified T Cells for Acute Lymphoid Leukemia
    3,498 citations2013
    doi.org ↗
  5. 05
    Cytokine Storm
    3,186 citations2020
    doi.org ↗
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Network

Updated 18 Oct 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Bruce L. Levine404Simon F. Lacey255Stephan A. Grupp217J. Joseph Melenhorst195John Scholler175Saar Gill161James L. Riley135Shannon L. Maude131Joseph A. Fraietta126Steven Μ. Albelda117Regina M. Young117Gabriela Plesa113Vanessa Gonzalez110Edward A. Stadtmauer103Robert H. Vonderheide102David L. Porter102Michael C. Milone102Marco Ruella102Noelle V. Frey102Irina Kulikovskaya91Michael Kalos88David M. Barrett84Ellen Puré82Andrea Brennan80Anne Chew76Olga Shestova73David T. Teachey72Richard Aplenc69Neil C. Sheppard68Megan M. Davis68Stephen J. Schuster63Wei‐Ting Hwang62Nathan Singh62Avery D. Posey61Marcela V. Maus60Roddy S. O’Connor57Yangbing Zhao57Dan T. Vogl56Paul J. Zhang56Carmine Carpenito55

Online presence

Updated 18 Oct 2026

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  • Doximity

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/in/carl-june-69402823b

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  • ResearchGate

    researchgate.net/profile/Carl-June

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  • LinkedIn

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  • X / Twitter

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Mentions by others

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  • LinkedIn

    linkedin.com/posts/university-of-pennsylvania-health-system_carl-june-breakthrough-prize-2024-activity-7108078082413977600-RB6B

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  • LinkedIn

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  • LinkedIn

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  • Other

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Background & recognition

Updated 18 Oct 2026

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Education

degrees and training on record
  • M.D.

    Baylor College of Medicine

    1979
    verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →pathology.med.upenn.edu ↗
  • B.S. in Biology

    United States Naval Academy

    1975
    verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →pathology.med.upenn.edu ↗
  • Board Certified

    Internal Medicine

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗
  • Board Certified

    Medical Oncology

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Director

    Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, University of Pennsylvania

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  • Director

    Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Penn Center

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  • Member

    American Philosophical Society

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗

Highly Cited Researcher

Clarivate's annual list, by award category and year
  • Biology and Biochemistry
    20212022202320242025
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  • Clinical Medicine
    2019202020212022202320242025
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Awards & honors

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Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Professor of Medicine

    Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

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  • Director

    Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Penn

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