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Science is the refusal to be complacent with the state of current knowledge; it is about constantly adding more to our collective knowledge and updating or creating new treatment paradigms where we can, in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are you most proud of in your career?&nbsp; <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am most proud of my PhD work, in which I determined that FDA-approved seasonal influenza vaccines administered intratumorally significantly slow growth of mouse melanoma and sensitize tumors to immune checkpoint blockade. I am excited that clinicians have begun phase 1\/2 trials testing this therapy and there is early evidence that, like we observed in mice, this therapy increases cytotoxic (CD8+) T cells and PD-L1 expression in human tumors. I am equally proud of my ongoing postdoctoral studies, which center on systematically dissecting factors impacting T cell immunity in a new neoantigen-reactive T cell model we have developed (this research is generously supported by the Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J Old Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Who is a woman\/mentor you admire?&nbsp; <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My current mentor, CRI Scientific Advisory Council Associate Director Dr. Nina Bhardwaj, is a great role model in cancer immunology; she is one of the pioneers of this field. I admire her especially because she has achieved so much despite the (once prevailing) bias against women, and has never faltered in her commitment to persevere. 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