Dr. Golnaz Morad is an NIH/NCI Ruth Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and a member of the AACR Associate Member Council. Through basic and translational research, she aims to understand the early mechanisms underlying tumor metastasis, in particular the spread of tumor cells to the brain. She conducted her PhD studies at Harvard University under the supervision of Dr. Marsha Moses, where she studied the role of extracellular vesicles in breast cancer brain metastasis development. Currently, in the laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Wargo, she is studying the role of the microbiome in brain metastasis formation, with the goal of translating her findings into minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.