Dr Robert Weinkove
Clinical Director, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
Local Speaker About Dr Robert Weinkove
Dr Robert Weinkove is Clinical Director at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in Wellington, New Zealand. He practices as a Consultant Haematologist at Te Rerenga Ora Blood & Cancer Centre and Kenepuru Hospital, Porirua.
Rob leads the Weinkove Laboratory’s CAR T-cell programme. His research interests include cancer immunotherapy, B-cell malignancies, and haemato-oncology supportive care. He studied medicine at the University of Cambridge and Kings College London, trained in General Medicine and Haematology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London and the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover in Germany, and completed an Immunology PhD with the University of Otago.