Month: September 2022

We can’t wait to work with NCI’s Metabolic Dysregulation and Cancer Risk Program: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Obesity-Associated Cancer Research program.

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Very excited to conduct this work on my project entitled Determining the Contribution of Microbial-Derived Metabolites to Protective Immunity in Obesity-Driven Cancer Risk with MPIs Jeff Rathmell and Joseph Pierre, and many other collaborators. This is a dream project! These studies will increase understanding of obesity-associated cancer risk and point to potential interventions to alleviate… Read More

Check out our new paper led by Dr. Laura Sipe, PhD in eLife on immunotherapy response in pre-clinical models of breast cancer after bariatric surgery

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Response to immune checkpoint blockade improved in pre-clinical model of breast cancer after bariatric surgery. Link HERE

Happy Graduation to Dr. Mehdi Chaib, PhD – Commencement 2022

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Mehdi Chaib, PhD (@ChaibImmune) has completed his doctoral studies in the Makowski lab and has joined the lab of Jim Allison, PhD at MD Anderson to complete his post-doctoral studies.

UTHSC-led team receives $5.2 million for study of link between obesity – Press release from UTHSC for our new U01 grant!

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