Kayla is an MSTP (MD/PhD) student in the Cancer Biology graduate program. She is originally from San Diego and completed her bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley. She spent her gap years doing research in the Roose Lab at UCSF. Now in the Kalbasi Lab, she is interested in understanding host immune requirements for effective T cell therapy. Outside the lab, she likes to spend time at the beach, listen to music, or brew a good cup of coffee.