Muneesh Tewari MD, PhD
Ray and Ruth Anderson-Laurence M Sprague Memorial Research Professor
Professor of Internal Medicine
Associate Division Chief, Basic Research
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Medical School
College of Engineering
Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Division; and Department of Biomedical Engineering
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48019
[email protected]
109 Zina Pitcher Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48019
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Muneesh Tewari MD, PhD
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Center Memberships
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Center MemberRogel Cancer Center
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Center MemberAI and Digital Health Innovation
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Center MemberCenter for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
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Center MemberTaubman Institute
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Center MemberEisenberg Family Depression Center
Research Overview
• CAR-T cell therapy and the role of NETosis and innate immunity in immune-based toxicities
• Next generation cell-free nucleic acid liquid biopsy approaches for early detection and monitoring of cancer
• Wearable sensors and machine learning for early disease detection and prediction using digital biomarkers; Bioinformatic and computational approaches for disease prediction
• Microbiome modification and host effects in cellular and immunotherapies
• Cancer Neuroscience (developing research area)
Recent Publications
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Mierzwa M, Brenner C. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 2026 Apr 30;Journal ArticleValidation of MyHPVscore: a high-performance HPV ctDNA lab developed test
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Jalin A, Swatthong N, Rozwadowski M, Kumar R, Braun T, Carlozzi N, Hanauer DA, Hassett A, Tewari M, Choi SW. Sci Data, 2026 Mar 27;Journal ArticleA digital biomarker dataset from hematopoietic cell transplant caregivers and patients.
DOI:10.1038/s41597-026-07107-4 PMID: 41896240 -
Mierzwa M, Rosen B, Suresh K, Dinesh A, Regan S, Brummel C, Wong K, Casper K, Prince M, Malloy K, Shuman A, Chinn S, Cao Y, Aryal M, Heft-Neal M, Stucken C, Buchakjian M, Forner D, Yalamanchi P, Swiecicki P, Lawrence TS, Akhdar R, Tewari M, Bhambhani C, Walline H, Brenner JC, Shah J, Worden F. 2026 Feb 17;Additional ScholarshipData from FDG-PET–Based Selective Deescalation of Chemoradiation in Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Phase II Trial
DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.c.8313715 -
Mierzwa M, Rosen B, Suresh K, Dinesh A, Regan S, Brummel C, Wong K, Casper K, Prince M, Malloy K, Shuman A, Chinn S, Cao Y, Aryal M, Heft-Neal M, Stucken C, Buchakjian M, Forner D, Yalamanchi P, Swiecicki P, Lawrence TS, Akhdar R, Tewari M, Bhambhani C, Walline H, Brenner JC, Shah J, Worden F. 2026 Feb 17;Additional ScholarshipSupplementary Data 1 from FDG-PET–Based Selective Deescalation of Chemoradiation in Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Phase II Trial
DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.31353226 -
Mierzwa M, Rosen B, Suresh K, Dinesh A, Regan S, Brummel C, Wong K, Casper K, Prince M, Malloy K, Shuman A, Chinn S, Cao Y, Aryal M, Heft-Neal M, Stucken C, Buchakjian M, Forner D, Yalamanchi P, Swiecicki P, Lawrence TS, Akhdar R, Tewari M, Bhambhani C, Walline H, Brenner JC, Shah J, Worden F. 2026 Feb 17;Additional ScholarshipSupplementary Figure 1 from FDG-PET–Based Selective Deescalation of Chemoradiation in Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Phase II Trial
DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.31353223 -
Mierzwa M, Rosen B, Suresh K, Dinesh A, Regan S, Brummel C, Wong K, Casper K, Prince M, Malloy K, Shuman A, Chinn S, Cao Y, Aryal M, Heft-Neal M, Stucken C, Buchakjian M, Forner D, Yalamanchi P, Swiecicki P, Lawrence TS, Akhdar R, Tewari M, Bhambhani C, Walline H, Brenner JC, Shah J, Worden F. 2026 Feb 17;Additional ScholarshipSupplementary Figure 2 from FDG-PET–Based Selective Deescalation of Chemoradiation in Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Phase II Trial
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Mierzwa M, Rosen B, Suresh K, Dinesh A, Regan S, Brummel C, Wong K, Casper K, Prince M, Malloy K, Shuman A, Chinn S, Cao Y, Aryal M, Heft-Neal M, Stucken C, Buchakjian M, Forner D, Yalamanchi P, Swiecicki P, Lawrence TS, Akhdar R, Tewari M, Bhambhani C, Walline H, Brenner JC, Shah J, Worden F. 2026 Feb 17;Additional ScholarshipSupplementary Figure 3 from FDG-PET–Based Selective Deescalation of Chemoradiation in Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Phase II Trial
DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.31353217 -
Mierzwa M, Rosen B, Suresh K, Dinesh A, Regan S, Brummel C, Wong K, Casper K, Prince M, Malloy K, Shuman A, Chinn S, Cao Y, Aryal M, Heft-Neal M, Stucken C, Buchakjian M, Forner D, Yalamanchi P, Swiecicki P, Lawrence TS, Akhdar R, Tewari M, Bhambhani C, Walline H, Brenner JC, Shah J, Worden F. 2026 Feb 17;Additional ScholarshipSupplementary Figure 4 from FDG-PET–Based Selective Deescalation of Chemoradiation in Human Papillomavirus–Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Phase II Trial
DOI:10.1158/1078-0432.31353214
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