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Rizzuto lab
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Studying fetomaternal tolerance since 2022 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

http://therizzutolab.com
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Using proximity labeling and a derivatized galectin-3, scientists in the lab of Professor Mia Huang mapped glycan–protein interactions that drive placental cell fusion, published in @pnas.org, offering new insight into placental development.
Scripps Research team identifies sugar molecules that trigger placental formation
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November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“Rizz-ard of Oz: there’s no place like lab”
Happy Halloween! Thanks IGO for the annual party 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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September 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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🚨Today, in #NatureCancer, we show that #CAR-T cells and #CAR-NK cells contain the seeds of their own self-destruction. Disruption of a FAS-L/FAS enhances CAR potency against liquid and solid cancers. rdcu.be/exjEy. @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @parkerici.bsky.social
CAR-engineered lymphocyte persistence is governed by a FAS ligand–FAS autoregulatory circuit
Nature Cancer - Klebanoff and colleagues report that survival and persistence of CAR-T and CAR-NK cells are regulated by a FAS ligand–FAS autoregulatory circuit, showing that disabling FAS...
rdcu.be
July 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We are so proud of Mergim for passing his quals! Definitely warrants lollipops advertising his favorite model antigen.
June 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Researchers at the Crick have found that pregnancy in mice leads to the irreversible growth of their small intestine.

www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-03...
Pregnancy irreversibly remodels the mouse intestine
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare ...
www.crick.ac.uk
March 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Exciting news! To welcome our new lab members from the past year and reaffirm our commitment to women’s health and pregnancy immunology, we’ve launched our lab website. Check it out- and if this fascinating niche in immunology speaks to you, let’s connect! www.therizzutolab.com
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February 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What determines the length of gestation? A short thread…

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January 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM