Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. announced the appointment of Richard Vile, Ph.D., to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Dr. Vile, a Professor of Immunology at the Mayo Clinic, brings expertise as a key opinion leader (KOL) in oncolytic viruses and adoptive T cell therapies to the Oncolytics SAB. Dr. Vile is a world-renowned scientist and long-time collaborator of Oncolytics with extensive experience studying pelareorep. As a recognized KOL, his research focuses on several areas of immuno-oncology, including oncolytic viruses, adoptive cell therapies (ACTs) such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, and potential synergistic interactions between oncolytic viruses and ACTs. In addition to his role as a professor at the Mayo Clinic ("Mayo"), Dr. Vile is the Director of Mayo's Immuno-oncology and Gene and Virus Therapy programs and Co-Director of the Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy program. He also serves on the editorial board of several prestigious scientific journals, including Molecular Therapy, Gene Therapy, The Journal of Gene Medicine, and OncoImmunolog.