Through a previously undiscovered and undescribed form of cell auto signaling, t cells were shown to activate themselves in peripheral tissues fueling their ability to attack tumors. The study, which was published on May 8 of 2023 in Immunity was led by a study first author and postdoctoral fellow Yong Long Zhao, a PH. D and co senior author Eng Fu Hai, a professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the UC San Diego