Xiaolei Su, PhD, Assistant Professor of cell biology, has received a Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research, which is awarded each year to cancer research scientists and physician-scientists based in the greater New York City area. The citation for the prize notes that "Su aims to create a new cell weapon that adapts better and lives longer in the tumor environment, thus providing a more effective immunotherapy targeting solid tumors. While immune T cells have historically been favored in cell therapies, utilizing mast cells—another type of immune cell that is found in tissues all through the body—may be more advantageous."