Julia Ugras
@juliaugras.bsky.social
Cancer Biology PhD Candidate in the Lyssiotis Lab at the University of Michigan | Uridine & Pancreatic Cancer
Thanks for the highlight @frezzalab.bsky.social ! Check out our highlight on Uridine as the Metabolite of the Month in @cellpress.bsky.social ! @lyssiotislab.bsky.social 🧬
Uridine: Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism www.cell.com/trends/endoc...
a great not-to-miss piece from the @lyssiotislab.bsky.social
a great not-to-miss piece from the @lyssiotislab.bsky.social
Uridine
Uridine is a pyrimidine nucleoside composed of an uracil base and a ribose sugar.
In cells, uridine is predominantly present in RNA (as uridine monophosphate, UMP).
Uridine can be produced through de ...
www.cell.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Thanks for the highlight @frezzalab.bsky.social ! Check out our highlight on Uridine as the Metabolite of the Month in @cellpress.bsky.social ! @lyssiotislab.bsky.social 🧬
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Beyond grateful to share that my main PhD thesis project, Targeting PIKfyve-driven lipid metabolism in pancreatic cancer (@lyssiotislab.bsky.social + Arul Chinnaiyan lab), has just been published in @nature.com!
April 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Beyond grateful to share that my main PhD thesis project, Targeting PIKfyve-driven lipid metabolism in pancreatic cancer (@lyssiotislab.bsky.social + Arul Chinnaiyan lab), has just been published in @nature.com!
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Proud to be a part of this important NIH funded work with @mckinnonwalsh.bsky.social, @bailey-bye.bsky.social and other colleagues from the @vansaunlab.bsky.social!
New Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (JITC) article: Depletion of tumor-derived CXCL5 improves T cell infiltration and anti-PD-1 therapy response in an obese model of pancreatic cancer bit.ly/4bZUKWM
@bailey-bye.bsky.social @mruckert.bsky.social
#JITC #MedSky #OncSky #pancreatic #therapy
@bailey-bye.bsky.social @mruckert.bsky.social
#JITC #MedSky #OncSky #pancreatic #therapy
March 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Proud to be a part of this important NIH funded work with @mckinnonwalsh.bsky.social, @bailey-bye.bsky.social and other colleagues from the @vansaunlab.bsky.social!
The @lyssiotislab.bsky.social and the Cancer Biology Program were out in full force at the One Day Closer to a Cure event. Annually, we host activities for high school students to learn about careers in cancer research and patient care. Special shoutout to Katie for an amazing patient story!
March 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The @lyssiotislab.bsky.social and the Cancer Biology Program were out in full force at the One Day Closer to a Cure event. Annually, we host activities for high school students to learn about careers in cancer research and patient care. Special shoutout to Katie for an amazing patient story!
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Yesterday, the House passed an FY25 budget bill that slashes funding to the Pancreatic Cancer Research Program by 57%.
Research for pancreatic cancer is already woefully underfunded, and now the only program exclusively funding pancreatic cancer research is one step closer to devastating cuts.
Research for pancreatic cancer is already woefully underfunded, and now the only program exclusively funding pancreatic cancer research is one step closer to devastating cuts.
March 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Yesterday, the House passed an FY25 budget bill that slashes funding to the Pancreatic Cancer Research Program by 57%.
Research for pancreatic cancer is already woefully underfunded, and now the only program exclusively funding pancreatic cancer research is one step closer to devastating cuts.
Research for pancreatic cancer is already woefully underfunded, and now the only program exclusively funding pancreatic cancer research is one step closer to devastating cuts.
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Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
March 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...
FLY EAGLES FLY 🦅🦅🦅
February 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
FLY EAGLES FLY 🦅🦅🦅
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Crazy that I defended on Friday! Really appreciate everything I learned from Yatrik and @lyssiotislab.bsky.social over the years! Can't ask for better mentors, labs, colleagues, friends, and support over the years!
Next step, postdoc with Kivanc Birsoy at Rockefeller University !🧿🗽
Next step, postdoc with Kivanc Birsoy at Rockefeller University !🧿🗽
January 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Crazy that I defended on Friday! Really appreciate everything I learned from Yatrik and @lyssiotislab.bsky.social over the years! Can't ask for better mentors, labs, colleagues, friends, and support over the years!
Next step, postdoc with Kivanc Birsoy at Rockefeller University !🧿🗽
Next step, postdoc with Kivanc Birsoy at Rockefeller University !🧿🗽
Super excited for @brandontwchen.bsky.social ‘s defense, but equally as sad to see him go 🫶🥲
The end of an era. @brandontwchen.bsky.social brought us kicking & screaming into cell biology, and what an exciting journey it’s been. We are so very proud of everything he’s accomplished! Join us 1/17 for his defense. Thereafter… watch out NYC, here he comes!!
January 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Super excited for @brandontwchen.bsky.social ‘s defense, but equally as sad to see him go 🫶🥲
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Undergrads, looking for a summer research opportunity in cancer biology? Consider applying for a CARSIP position! Details below 👇🏼
Please [re] circulate widely 🔁!
Please [re] circulate widely 🔁!
November 25, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Undergrads, looking for a summer research opportunity in cancer biology? Consider applying for a CARSIP position! Details below 👇🏼
Please [re] circulate widely 🔁!
Please [re] circulate widely 🔁!
Getting some pretty IF images done with @mruckert.bsky.social on the @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social Stellaris before Thanksgiving break 🤩🍂
November 26, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Getting some pretty IF images done with @mruckert.bsky.social on the @leicamicrosystems.bsky.social Stellaris before Thanksgiving break 🤩🍂