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Friendship Forged in Community Leads to Collaborative Cancer Research

June 4, 2026 | Categories: Research, Uncategorized | Tagged: ,

ISCRM faculty member Thelma Escobar reunites with a long-time friend to map how certain cancer-causing viruses rewire a cell's genes and metabolism during infection and identify possible targets to slow or stop viral replication. Read More

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Grant for Escobar Lab Funds AML Research

July 13, 2022 | Categories: Award, Core Faculty, Research | Tagged: , , , , ,

Thelma Escobar, PhD is collaborating with the Doulatov Lab and the Stem Cell Core to study how mutations in the gene NPM1 drive AML onset. Read More

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Francisco Saavedra Cantillana is a Pew Latin American Fellow

June 30, 2022 | Categories: Award | Tagged: , ,

Francisco Saavedra Cantillana PhD, a Postoc in the Escobar Lab, has been named one of ten 2022 Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. Read More