The July 27 MSK Science Spotlight features Immunology Program Chair and Director of the Ludwig Center for Cancer Immunotherapy at MSK, Alexander Rudensky, PhD. He will be presenting, “A Cell-Extrinsic Mechanism Limiting Immunity and Inflammation.” Dr. Rudensky is an internationally recognized leader in the field of immunology, a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. He has also been named a recipient of the William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic Tumor Immunology from the Cancer Research Institute and a Thomson Reuters Citation Laureate. Dr. Rudensky’s lab focuses its research on understanding the molecular mechanisms governing the differentiation and function of CD4 T lymphocytes and their role in immunity and tolerance. This installment of MSK Science Spotlight will be hosted by cancer biologist, Tuomas Tammela, MD, PhD.
