January 30, 2021
Zou Lab's Cancer Cell Paper!
Congrats to the Zou lab for their new research paper, “Stanniocalcin 1 is a phagocytosis checkpoint driving tumor immune resistance " and
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January 28, 2021
CANCER BIO SPOTLIGHT: Pierre Coulombe, Ph.D.
This week we are highlighting Pierre Coulombe, Ph.D. , a faculty member of the UMich Cancer Biology Program and the Department Chair of Cellular and Developmental Biology.
Check back each week to learn about Cancer Bio at UMich as well as on our Twitter with hashtag
January 21, 2021
CANCER BIO SPOTLIGHT: Hannah Abraham (Merajver Lab)
We will be highlighting members of our program throughout the next couple months! Check back each week to learn about Cancer Bio at Umich as well as on our Twitter with hashtag
January 6, 2021
Dr. Zou's new paper in Nature Medicine!
Congrats to Dr. Weiping Zou and his lab on their new paper in Nature Medicine detailing why patients with cancer spread to the liver have worse outcomes
January 4, 2021
Congrats to Yun Zhang!
Congratulations to Yun Zhang (Kresty Lab) , for receiving $1500 in Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant funds to help defray the costs of conducting his research project. Wishing you continued success!
November 16, 2020
Triple Congrats to Dr. Caitlin O'Connor!
Congrats to Dr. Caitlin O'Connor for her many achievements this fall! Wishing you continued success!
August 27, 2020
Congrats to Dipika Mohan!
Congratulations to Dipika Mohan (Hammer Lab) for receiving $3,000 in Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant funds to help defray the costs of conducting his research project. Wishing you continued success!
June 18, 2020
Congrats to Daniel Salas-Escabillas!
Congratulations to Daniel Salas-Escabillas (Crawford Lab) , for receiving $1500 in Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant funds to help defray the costs of conducting his research project. Wishing you continued success!
June 17, 2020
Jennifer Jimenez (Lyssiotis Lab) Awarded F31 Grant
Congratulations to Jennifer Jimenez , who was awarded an F31 award, which supports promising doctoral candidates who will perform dissertation research and training for a PhD degree in a scientific health-related field.
June 4, 2020
Congratulations to Cancer Bio Faculty Receiving Promotions/Tenure!
We are proud to announce the following Cancer Biology faculty members who were recently awarded tenure/promotion effective September 1, 2020. Please join us in congratulating them on this accomplishment!
May 31, 2020
Robert M. Sellers, chief diversity officer for the University of Michigan, issues statements of support
Dr. Sellers offers statements of support for our Asian community during the COVID-19 Pandemic as well as addresses death of
May 28, 2020
President Dr. Mark Schlissel, MD, PhD, addresses death of George Floyd, racism in U.S.
President Mark Schlissel condemned the recent deaths of Floyd, Arbery and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, in a statement released Friday, May 28.
May 1, 2020
Dr. Kelsey Temprine Awarded Cancer Bio T32 Postdoc Funding
Congratulations to Dr. Kelsey Temprine, who was awarded postdoctoral funding on the Cancer Biology Training Grant!
April 27, 2020
Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in cancer research.
April 20, 2020
Stephen Carney (Castro Lab) Receives NIH Minority Supplement Award
Congratulations to Stephen Carney who was awarded an NIH Minority Supplement Award to continue working on Epigenetic reprogramming of neural developmental pathways in glioma.
March 17, 2020
Lyssiotis Lab Makes It to Sweet 16 Round of STAT Madness!
Best of luck to the Lyssiotis Lab as they proceed to compete in the second round of STAT Madness! Their research demonstrates how pancreatic tumors neutralize the effects of gemcitabine chemotherapy through the attraction and manipulation of macrophages.
March 9, 2020
Congrats to April Apfelbaum
Congratulations to April Apfelbaum (Lawlor Lab) , for receiving $1500 in Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant funds to help defray the costs of conducting her research project. Wishing you continued success!
February 20, 2020
Drs. Maria Castro and Pedro Lowenstein Featured in Michigan Medicine Video on Glioblastoma
Complex Systems Affiliated Faculty members Dr. Pedro Lowenstein and Dr. Maria Castro are featured in this very hopeful Michigan Medicine video on "Glioblastoma: Working to Turn the Tide on this Deadly Brain Cancer"
February 19, 2020
Dr. Thomas Gajewski Lunch With Trainees
The Doctoral Program in Cancer Biology welcomes Dr. Thomas Gajewski, M.D., Ph.D. , AbbVie FoundaXon Professor of Cancer Immunotherapy, Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology, and the Ben May Department for Cancer Research