Dr. John Powderly II, Medical Oncologist, Certified Physician Investigator, and Founder and President of Carolina BioOncology Institute and BioCytics, realized early on in his medical career that he felt a strong passion for cellular therapies. As a 4th year medical student interning under the mentorship of immunotherapy pioneer Dr. Steven Rosenberg at the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Powderly first started working with cellular therapies in the mid-1990s and has since dedicated his career to this therapeutic area. Shortly after completing his oncology fellowship at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Dr. Powderly founded the Carolina BioOncology Institute (CBOI) in 2005 as a community-based clinic specializing in early phase immunotherapy and cellular therapy trials. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, CBOI is the only independent phase I cancer center with cellular manufacturing capabilities on the east coast and serves as a regional hub for access to phase I trials in the community setting.
