“We’re trying to figure out what drives the buildup of this type of cell in old age, and how granzyme K may be driving atherosclerosis.” Tyrrell’s team will use laboratory and animal models to examine what causes the cells to accumulate and how granzyme K may contribute to atherosclerosis. “We want to determine what drives the accumulation of age-associated T cells in old age and how granzyme K may be driving atherosclerosis.” Ding receives $1.9 million to study MYC-driven cancersHan-Fei Ding, the Gene P. Siegal Endowed Professor in the Division of Molecular Pathology, received $1.9 million from the National Cancer Institute for a project examining MYC-driven cancers. MYC-driven cancers account for more than half of human cancers and are a major cause of death.