Dr. Mirna Perusina-Lanfranca is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in Dr. Victor Engelhard’s lab at the Carter Immunology Center at the University of Virginia, studying the regulation of T cell homing to tumors. In several tumor types, an immune-supportive tumor microenvironment in addition to the presence of CD8 T cells is associated with better clinical outcomes for patients. The factors that regulate the entry of CD8 T cells into tumors are not completely understood. A major research area of Dr. Perusina-Lanfranca is understanding the mechanisms that control the entry of CD8 T cells, focusing on the role of the vasculature, tumor endothelial cells crosstalk with the immune infiltrate and its impact on tumor immunity, as well as their role mediating metastatic disease. Dr. Perusina-Lanfranca will be on the job market starting in 2022.