Understanding Immune Hubs to Improve Immunotherapy
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Our Research
Our lab studies the cellular interactions that shape immune responses in human tumors, focusing on how these responses are regulated. Using a combination of large-scale genomic analyses and tissue imaging approaches, we have identified hubs in tumor tissues where tumor cells come into close contact with immune cells. By characterizing the cells in these hubs, and the gene networks that are turned on in these cells, our lab aims to uncover novel ways to harness the immune system in the fight against cancer.
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Our People
We are a brand new lab located at the Gladstone Institutes in sunny Mission Bay looking for passionate students and postdoctoral fellows to join us in our mission to decode the cellular interaction networks that shape immune responses in human tumors. We are excited to grow into a cross-disciplinary, collaborative and diverse lab that includes clinicians, immunologists, geneticists, cancer researchers, and computational biologists.
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Recent Lab News
As we enter the last month of 2024, we can't help but remember all that we've accomplished in previous months: publishing our work, submitting our grants, collaborating with several other labs, and, best of all, celebrating our big and small wins.
It's safe to say that our goal of ending this year on a good note was successfully accomplished (especially after attending the Gladstone Holiday Party this month). Happy Holidays to all - here's to achieving even more next year!
Happy January to all! To begin with, Getiara was selected as Genomic Immunology’s Award of Excellence 2024 recipient — big congrats to Geti!
We also resumed our monthly seminars and biweekly supergroup meetings, and Karin virtually attended the SU2C retreat while balancing her several other responsibilities (busy as usual but thriving nonetheless). Starting the year off pretty strong!
The best way to start the month off is with a lab lunch (obviously)! We enjoyed a nice outing at Base Camp early in February, and shortly after, we cheered Anderson on during his ImmunoTEX presentation - nailed it, as expected!
The rest of the month consisted of lab meetings, grant writing, more meetings, and more writing - AKA being as productive as ever 🙌
