Dr. Headley’s novel research program demonstrates strong potential for high impact in understanding the biology of lung metastasis. His research program, focused on interactions between the pulmonary immune environment and burgeoning metastases to the lung, has yielded a recent first-author publication in Nature, an indication that this research focus is an important area with high significance. His work seeks to clarify the mechanisms by which myeloid immune cells variably promote or defend against cancer. The findings from which, have significant translational potential and are anticipated to guide a new generation of metastasis-targeted interventions.