Michael Olin, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Contact
Email
Office Phone
Office Address
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Mayo Mail Code 484
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States
Administrative Assistant
Name:
Lynn Levercom Wodziak
Titles
Faculty Member, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Faculty Member, Brain Tumor Program
Education
PhD in Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Fellowships
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Biography
Summary
Dr. Olin is Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology.
Dr. Olin graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, in 1995 with a BS in biochemistry and a BA in chemistry. After graduating, he worked in industry for 5 years before returning to the U of M to complete his PhD in Veterinary Medicine (Infectious Disease) in 2005. From 2006-2008 Dr. Olin did a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Philip Peterson studying the effects of opioids on tuberculosis meningitis, and from 2008-2011 he did a second post doctoral fellowship with Dr. John Ohlfest in brain tumor immunotherapy. Dr. Olin joined the Department of Pediatrics Faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2011.
Research
Summary
Dr. Olin's scientific interest is defining the mechanism(s) of suppression inhibiting the ability to mount a tumoricidal response evident in the tumor draining lymph nodes and tumor environment and developed potential ways to modulate the immunosuppressive activity. Immunosuppressive tumor environment is a major hurdle for the immune system to overcome. Dr. Olin is focused on the development of inhibitors derived to overcome the suppressive tumor microenvironment.
Honors and recognition
Elected into the American Brain Tumor Alumni Research Network Program
Team Science Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Co-chair Alumni Research Network Program, American Brain Tumor Association
Basic Science Paper of the Year (Associate or Full Professor), Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota