We went out to celebrate several events with our usual Froyo! Dan passed his QE part 2, Ruiyang’s belated QE celebration (winter is too cold for froyo!), and Mamatha and Kazu joining the lab. Our usual location (tuttifruti) was closed, since they haven’t opened for Spring yet, so we went to the eponymous Froyo location further north. Congrats everyone and welcome Mamatha and Kazu!
Dan passed his QE! Congratulations Dan. We had cake (not pictured) to celebrate!
Over the past decade, the Cancer Genome Atlas contributed greatly to understanding tumors across 33 cancer types. To further characterize tumor progression and microenvironment as it grows, The Human Tumor Atlas Network (HTAN) was initiated. WashU researchers led by Dr. Li Ding got $9 million support from the NIH to investigate breast and pancreatic cancers in HTAN. Through local collaborations with project co-leads (Dr. Ryan C. Fields, Dr. William Gillanders and Dr. Samuel Achilefu) and researchers across HTAN, this project will help us dive into tumor invasion and drug resistance in cancer. Jan 11, 2019
Fernanda and Steven represented the Ding Lab at the 2018 meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in San Diego, CA. Steven presented his work titled “Comprehensive Multi-Omics Analysis of Gene Fusions in a Large Multiple Myeloma Cohort”, while Fernanda presented twice: one invited talk titled “Germline Variants in Multiple Myeloma”, and a poster titled “Characterization of Germline Variants in Multiple Myeloma”. They enjoyed meeting new colleagues, collaborators, and exploring San Diego! Chris Yoon, representing his lab at KAIST, also presented his work with multiple myeloma samples from Korea. November 30 - December 4, 2018.
