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French Delegation Visits Columbia Stem Cell Initiative

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CUMC Newsroom

French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation Frédérique Vidal and a delegation of French scientists and government officials visit the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative Saturday, Dec. 4.
Stavroula Kousteni to lead New Center for Myelodysplastic Syndromes

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Columbia HICCC News

The HICCC will establish a new center dedicated to the study and treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes under the leadership of Stavroula Kousteni and Azra Raza.
Diversity of human NK cell developmental pathways defined by single-cell analyses

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Current Opinion in Immunology

These studies highlight both a deeper understanding of innate lymphoid cell differentiation and homeostasis and underscore critical questions that remain outstanding in the field.
Rene Hen One of Three VP&S Faculty Members Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

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CUIMC newsroom

The National Academy of Medicine announced new members elected to the academy, including René Hen, PhD, professor of neuroscience and molecular pharmacology & therapeutics (in psychiatry).

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Meet the authors: Masayuki Yazawa and Ramsey Bekdash

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Cell Reports Methods

November 22, 2021

We talk to first author Ramsey Bekdash and corresponding author Masayuki Yazawa about their paper “GEM-IL: A highly responsive lactate fluorescent indicator.”
GEM-IL: A highly responsive fluorescent lactate indicator

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Cell Reports Methods

November 22, 2021

Here we report our development of a genetically encoded metabolic indicator specifically for probing lactate (GEM-IL) based on superfolder fluorescent proteins and mutagenesis.
Pparg signaling controls bladder cancer subtype and immune exclusion

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Nature communications

October 25, 2021

Our findings have important implications for treatment and diagnosis of bladder cancer.
Investigating Adult Stem Cells Through Lineage analyses

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Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

October 22, 2021

Discussion of appropriate general definition of adult stem cells and use of lineage methods to determine numbers, location and behavior of stem cells.
Mijo Simunovic One of Six Columbia Scientists Awarded NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Grants

October 5, 2021

NIH High-Risk, High-Reward grants given to exceptionally creative scientists proposing unconventional, but potentially high-impact, research that addresses major challenges in medicine.
Adult stem cells and niche cells segregate gradually from common precursors that build the adult Drosophila ovary during pupal development

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eLife

October 1, 2021

ECs, FSCs, and FCs develop from common pupal precursors, with different fates acquired by progressive separation of cells along the AP axis and a graded decline in anterior cell proliferation.