--- title: "The Scientist's LabTalk - Ep. 1: Myeloid Cells in Cancer and Science Advocacy: A Conversation with Dr. Miriam Merad" image: https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hubfs/800%20X%20800.png --- ![V3-990x120](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TS%20Podcasts/V3-990x120.jpg?width=990&height=120&name=V3-990x120.jpg "V3-990x120") # Myeloid Cells in Cancer and Science Advocacy: A Conversation with Miriam Merad Welcome to *The Scientist’s* LabTalk, a special edition podcast produced by *The Scientist’s* Creative Services Team where we explore topics at the leading edge of innovative research. This episode is brought to you by Keystone Symposia. Don’t miss their upcoming virtual eSymposium on myeloid cells and innate immunity in solid tumors on September 21-23, 2020. Find more information at [http://keysym.us/Myeloid21Scientist](http://keysym.us/Myeloid21Scientist) One of the eSymposium’s speakers is Miriam Merad, a professor in Cancer Immunology and the Director of the Precision Immunology Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Niki Spahich from *The Scientist’s* Creative Services team spoke with Merad about her research investigating how antigen presenting cells enhance anti-tumor immune responses and her recent advocacy work fighting against the foreign scholar visa ban.     Speaker ![Gatenby.jpg](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hubfs/2020-09-11_11-00-18.jpg/preview.jpg?t=1599836446980 "Gatenby.jpg") Miriam Merad, MD, PhD Professor of Oncological Science, Medicine (Hem/Onc division), and Immunology Director, Precision Immunology Institute Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai # Listen Now ### Podcast Information you provide will be held in confidence and will be shared with the sponsoring vendor(s) of this podcast. We may use the information to contact you about your account and to let you know about related programs and products; you may opt-out at any time. This allows *The Scientist* to keep these podcasts free of charge for our readers. The Scientist c/o LabX Media Group 1000 N West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19801 Toll Free: 888.788.0328 | Phone: 705.528.6888 Email: [privacy@the-scientist.com](mailto:privacy@the-scientist.com) [Privacy Policy](https://www.the-scientist.com/privacy-policy) © 1986-2022 [The Scientist](http://the-scientist.com/)   [![The Scientist Logo\_white](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Scientist%20Logo_white.png?width=702&name=The%20Scientist%20Logo_white.png "The Scientist Logo_white")](https://www.the-scientist.com) The Scientist needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time. For information on how to unsubscribe, as well as our privacy practices and commitment to protecting your privacy, check out our [Privacy Policy.](https://www.the-scientist.com/privacy-policy)