Dr. Robert Salmond is an Associate Professor at the University of Leeds. He obtained his undergraduate B.Sc. (Hons) in Medical Microbiology from the University of Edinburgh in 1998 and his Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Bristol in 2002. After his postgraduate studies, he undertook postdoctoral positions at the Babraham Institute (Dr. Denis Alexander), MRC NIMR/University of Edinburgh (Professor Rose Zamoyska) and the University of Glasgow (Professor Eddy Liew), studying various aspects of cell signalling in lymphocytes. Dr. Salmond’s research covers two main themes: (1) The basic signalling mechanisms underlying T cell development, activation and effector function and (2) Developing approaches to enhance T cell responses in cancer. He has a long-standing interest in understanding the mechanisms of T cell receptor (TCR) signalling. He is also interested in understanding how T cells undergo rapid changes in their metabolism to fuel activation. He is also a member of the British Society for Immunology.