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We had a blast at the PhCB Annual Halloween Event today!
Check out our award-winning pumpkin :D
As the research director of Glenn Family Breast Center, Dr. Wan participated in organizing the Emory Breast Cancer SPORE Preparation Meeting with Kevin Kalinsky and other colleagues on June 20. Twelve principal investigators from Emory, Georgia Tech and GSU presented their SPORE projects, including (1) Novel targets and therapeutics, (2) Development of prognostic and predictive markers, (3) Immunotherapy and cancer vaccines, (4) Nanotherapeutics and bioengineering in cancer therapy.
Congratulations to Kevin! Undergraduate student Kevin Li from Dr. Yong Wan’s lab was awarded a 2023 Marion B. Sewer Distinguished Scholarship for Undergraduates by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. This award was extended based on academic merit, demonstration of need and overcoming barriers, as well as making significant contributions to the diversity and advancement of the scientific enterprise. Kevin’s research focuses on breast cancer immunotherapy and tumor immunology. Kevin was 1 of 10 recipients nationally.
July 31st, 2023
Congratulations to Jack! Jack was honored with 2023 UGA-Winship Research Summit Poster Award and the 2023 BDCI Trainee Seed Grant. Jack’s research project focuses on the exploration of unique immune evasion mechanisms in breast cancer and the development of small molecule inhibitors that target crucial glycosyltransferases to augment immunotherapy. With the support of the BDCI Trainee Seed Grant, Jack will collaborate with Mario Rivera from Dr. Ming Ji Dai’s lab to improve the putative glycosyltransferase inhibitors identified through computational and laboratory screenings, potentially providing a novel strategy to sensitize breast cancer patients to immunotherapy.
November 4th, 2022Congratulations to Jack and Qiao! Graduate students Jack Chi and Qiao Jiao were awarded the 2022 Winship Scientific Symposium Poster Prizes. Jack’s research project focuses on breast tumor immunology and immunotherapy, while Qiao’s project centers on the transformation between benign breast tumor to malignant invasion. Over 200 trainees, researchers, faculty, and staff gathered to participate in podium talks, panel discussions, and poster competitions, highlighting science from Winship and institutions around Georgia.
November 6th, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Mingji Dai and Dr. Yong Wan on developing new faculty collaboration and receiving a seed grant from the BDCI!
Congratulations to Dr. Mingji Dai and Dr. Yong Wan on developing new faculty collaboration and receiving a seed grant from the BDCI!
OCTOBER 28TH, 2022
Congratulations to Kevin for being selected as a finalist for the highly competitive Robert W. Woodruff Dean’s Achievement Scholarship. Kevin’s research studies the impact of glycosylation in regulating breast tumor progression and tumor immunogenicity.
JANUARY 15TH, 2022
Congratulations to Qiao for receiving the 100 Senior Honorary Award in 2022.
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