Susan Schwab

In this engaging discussion, Professor Susan Schwab from NYU Grossman School of Medicine shares her journey from environmental advocacy to pioneering research in immunology. She dives into how sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) directs T cell movement, deciding when they should leave tissues. Susan also reveals intriguing findings about S1P's role in leukemia migration and highlights the use of optogenetic tools to track T cell behavior. Plus, she shares a hilarious travel tale involving flying cockroaches!