EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Heat Biologics, Inc.

Durham, North Carolina

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 18, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Heat Biologics, Inc. appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina

December 21, 2016