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Welcome Amanda!

Apr. 18, 2024—Amanda, welcome to our lab!  I bet you’re going to be an amazing addition. Welcome aboard!

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A new paper in 2024!

Jan. 29, 2024—Our new paper entitled “Oncogenic fatty acid metabolism rewires energy supply chain in gastric carcinogenesis” has been published in Gastroenterology! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38272100/  

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Eunyoung received a AACR-Debbie’s Dream Foundation Innovation and Discovery Grant!

Jan. 9, 2024—We have identified a unique monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) which fuels dysplastic cell hyperproliferation and survival. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1), a catalytic enzyme in the synthesis of unsaturated fatty acids, is specifically upregulated in the transitioning area from metaplasia to dysplasia and strongly expressed in human gastric patient tissues with dysplasia and adenocarcinoma. In this...

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Welcome Anavi!

Oct. 17, 2023—We welcome Anavi, a new undergraduate in the lab! She is becoming a molecular biology expert!

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Congrats to Halee!

Oct. 17, 2023—Halee successfully passed her oral qualifying exam! Great Job!

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We welcome Suyeon!

Apr. 21, 2023—We welcome Suyeon, a new postdoc in the lab! She will study SPEM cell plasticity and evolution with cell biology concepts.

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The new website of Vanderbilt EBC center!

Mar. 23, 2023—epithelialbiology.org  

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Eunyoung is a recipient of the Gastric Cancer Foundation Award!

Nov. 2, 2022—Foundation Awards Two $100,000 Grants to Advance Gastric Cancer Research  

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We welcome Hannah!

Nov. 2, 2022—Hannah is a new research assistant in our lab.  She will work on our transgenic animals!

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