Justin
Perry

Justin Perry, PhD, MA, is an Associate Member in the Immunology Program of the Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and an Assistant Professor in the Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis program at Weill Cornell Medical Center. Justin first obtained a M.A. in Clinical Psychology, followed by a Ph.D. in Immunology from Washington University in St. Louis. He then went on to complete a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Dr. Kodi Ravichandran at the University of Virginia. Research in the Perry Lab broadly focuses on understanding mechanisms underlying ‘healthy’ clearance of dying cells, known as efferocytosis. The Perry Lab combines techniques from immunology, cell biology, metabolism, and informatics to address how phagocytes, such as macrophages, handle the immense burden of efferocytosis. In particular, the lab studies how a phagocyte manages the massive influx of biological material in extreme tissue environments, how this relates to host immune function and homeostasis, and how these processes are exploited or go awry in disease. For his work at SKI, Justin has received various awards, including a V Foundation Scholar Award, a Pew Foundation Biomedical Scholars award, and the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award (DP2).