Melody Zeng, Associate Professor of Immunology in Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Excited to share the newest work from my lab – out in Cancer Cell by Cell Press: “Chronic stress unleashes an intratumor phage-fibroblast-B cell circuit to promote tumor growth”! This work was led led by my talented postdoc Hilal bashir, with support from many other members of my lab.
Chronic psychological stress can help tumors evade immune attack through a chain of molecular events involving gut bacteria and viruses within those bacteria, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings unveil a new layer of cancer biology along with potential therapeutic opportunities.
Activated immune cells secrete tiny capsules bearing DNA that can enter other immune and tumor cells to stimulate the body’s defense systems, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The discovery extends the scientific understanding of the immune system, identifies a new strategy for boosting immunity against cancers and potentially offers a new tool for delivering genetic payloads to other cells.
It has been announced that David Lyden, MD, PhD, will give the opening plenary lecture at the American Association of Extracellular Vesicles (AAEV) 2026 Annual Meeting (November 12-15). Dr. Lyden completed his MD at Brown University, PhD at the University of Vermont, residency at Duke University, postdoctoral fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; currently, he is the Stavros S. Niarchos Professor of Pediatrics and Cell and Developmental Biology at Weill Cornell Medicine in New...
Dr. David Lyden, the Stavros S. Niarchos Professor in Pediatric Cardiology and a pediatric neuro-oncologist, has been honored with the AACR–Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship from the American Association for Cancer Research, recognizing his transformative contributions to cancer research.
SAN DIEGO – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will honor the following cancer researchers and physician-scientists during the AACR Annual Meeting 2026, to be held April 17-22 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
Gut microbes may play a key role in training a mother’s immune system to adapt to the developing fetus during pregnancy, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Gut microbes may play a key role in training a mother’s immune system to adapt to the developing fetus during pregnancy, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Gut microbes may play a key role in training a mother’s immune system to adapt to the developing fetus during pregnancy, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Detailed mapping of CD4⁺ T cells from children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has revealed distinct immune cell subsets with likely roles in disease pathogenesis, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings are poised to redirect lupus research and open the door to more precise therapies that avoid broad immune suppression.
