Schafer Lab
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Zach Schafer's Lab @NotreDame. Studying #metabolism, #celldeath, #ECMdetachment, #metastasis, & #cancer. Account maintained by Zach. Views are mine.
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Congratulations to my student Robbi Ross on her award from NIH! Robbi will be working on the host-pathogen interactions between the environmental fungus Cryptococcus and human microglia. Looking forward to all of what you will accomplish Robbi! Congrats! fungilab.nd.edu/news/robbi-w...
Robbi was awarded a Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Robbi competes sucessfully for the prestigious F31 fellowship from NIH Figure 1. The potential interactions between microglia…
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August 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Congratulations to my student Robbi Ross on her award from NIH! Robbi will be working on the host-pathogen interactions between the environmental fungus Cryptococcus and human microglia. Looking forward to all of what you will accomplish Robbi! Congrats! fungilab.nd.edu/news/robbi-w...
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Hot off the presses! Was an honor to team up with Scott Dixon @stanforduniversity.bsky.social on this Nature Cancer review. We reflect on hurdles that have slowed translation of ferroptosis-directed therapies and share ideas on what it will take to bring these therapies to the clinic. rdcu.be/eBbqV
August 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hot off the presses! Was an honor to team up with Scott Dixon @stanforduniversity.bsky.social on this Nature Cancer review. We reflect on hurdles that have slowed translation of ferroptosis-directed therapies and share ideas on what it will take to bring these therapies to the clinic. rdcu.be/eBbqV
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Huge thank you to @olzmannlab.bsky.social and Scott Dixon for a phenomenal 1st FASEB Ferroptosis conference! I’m grateful to be part of such a collaborative community and it was especially great to meet all the brilliant trainees whose insights are clearly shaping the exciting future of the field! 🎉
The first FASEB Ferroptosis conference! ✔️ Thank you to my co-organizer Scott Dixon, our sponsors, and the whole #Ferroptosis community for showing up and making this such a wonderful meeting! 🤩 ❤️
August 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Huge thank you to @olzmannlab.bsky.social and Scott Dixon for a phenomenal 1st FASEB Ferroptosis conference! I’m grateful to be part of such a collaborative community and it was especially great to meet all the brilliant trainees whose insights are clearly shaping the exciting future of the field! 🎉
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Thanks to James Olzmann and Scott Dixon for organizing a fantastic #faseb #ferroptosis meeting in Scottsdale AZ! Lots of great science as ferroptosis continues to impact diverse biology and diseases. Can’t wait for the next one! @olzmannlab.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thanks to James Olzmann and Scott Dixon for organizing a fantastic #faseb #ferroptosis meeting in Scottsdale AZ! Lots of great science as ferroptosis continues to impact diverse biology and diseases. Can’t wait for the next one! @olzmannlab.bsky.social
Currently enjoying being in sunny (and WARM) Arizona for the @faseborg.bsky.social meeting on #ferroptosis. Thanks to @olzmannlab.bsky.social and Scott Dixon for the opportunity to share our work and for promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment for scientific discussion.
July 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Currently enjoying being in sunny (and WARM) Arizona for the @faseborg.bsky.social meeting on #ferroptosis. Thanks to @olzmannlab.bsky.social and Scott Dixon for the opportunity to share our work and for promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment for scientific discussion.
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Hot science and hot temperatures at the FASEB Ferroptosis conference start tonight. Seriously the highs are 110F here 🥵 but it's beautiful!
July 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hot science and hot temperatures at the FASEB Ferroptosis conference start tonight. Seriously the highs are 110F here 🥵 but it's beautiful!
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The count down has begun! 1-week until the 1st FASEB Ferroptosis conference! Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting. Get excited!! 🤩
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July 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The count down has begun! 1-week until the 1st FASEB Ferroptosis conference! Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting. Get excited!! 🤩
events.faseb.org/event/11797f...
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Happy to welcome summer students Juliana Blazek (@notredame.bsky.social), Yessenia Rodriguez (Stockton University), Ava Lightburn (Penn HS), Kris Shah (Penn HS), and Ranveer Verma (Penn HS) to the #SchaferLab!
June 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy to welcome summer students Juliana Blazek (@notredame.bsky.social), Yessenia Rodriguez (Stockton University), Ava Lightburn (Penn HS), Kris Shah (Penn HS), and Ranveer Verma (Penn HS) to the #SchaferLab!
"Federal research funding isn’t a handout to higher education; it’s a strategic investment. The government doesn’t fund university labs to help the schools’ bottom lines — it funds the best ideas and people to meet national priorities."
Fantastic piece from @labonnelab.bsky.social!
Fantastic piece from @labonnelab.bsky.social!
Universities are not passive beneficiaries of government largesse. It is the federal government that depends on universities to conduct the research that keeps our nation healthy, safe and economically competitive.I discuss in the Washington Post.
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Opinion | Universities and the government: Which needs the other more?
From public health to high-tech innovation, universities are the workhorses of national progress.
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June 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Federal research funding isn’t a handout to higher education; it’s a strategic investment. The government doesn’t fund university labs to help the schools’ bottom lines — it funds the best ideas and people to meet national priorities."
Fantastic piece from @labonnelab.bsky.social!
Fantastic piece from @labonnelab.bsky.social!
Congrats on this exciting paper @rushika-perera.bsky.social lab!
PCSK9 drives sterol-dependent metastatic organ choice in pancreatic cancer
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Massive congratulations to @rushika-perera.bsky.social Lab!!
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Massive congratulations to @rushika-perera.bsky.social Lab!!
PCSK9 drives sterol-dependent metastatic organ choice in pancreatic cancer - Nature
PCSK9 regulates low density lipoprotein-cholesterol import and determines organ preference of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, with PCSK9-low cells metastasizing to the liver and PCSK9-hig...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Congrats on this exciting paper @rushika-perera.bsky.social lab!
Congrats to four #SchaferLab members who graduated from @notredame.bsky.social last weekend. Mackenzie will start her Ph.D studies @harvard.edu. Connor, Frances, and Paulina are all off to med school at @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social, @uchicagomedicine.bsky.social, and @uofwa.bsky.social respectively.
May 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Congrats to four #SchaferLab members who graduated from @notredame.bsky.social last weekend. Mackenzie will start her Ph.D studies @harvard.edu. Connor, Frances, and Paulina are all off to med school at @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social, @uchicagomedicine.bsky.social, and @uofwa.bsky.social respectively.
Excited to be part of this meeting this summer! Great opportunity for us to learn from #ferroptosis experts. Looking forward to meeting friends/colleagues old and new.
Reminder: The 1st FASEB #Ferroptosis Meeting is this summer! Spectacular speaker lineup + short talks selected from submitted abstracts. It is going to be awesome! Trainees, newcomers & all interested are welcome!
📅 Abstract deadline: June 1, 2025.
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📅 Abstract deadline: June 1, 2025.
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May 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Excited to be part of this meeting this summer! Great opportunity for us to learn from #ferroptosis experts. Looking forward to meeting friends/colleagues old and new.
A privilege to host my friend @dacolon.bsky.social from @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social for a #NieuwlandLecture in @notredamescience.bsky.social here @notredame.bsky.social. Proud of my former #KornbluthLab lab mate for all he has accomplished as a scientist, mentor, and person.
April 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A privilege to host my friend @dacolon.bsky.social from @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social for a #NieuwlandLecture in @notredamescience.bsky.social here @notredame.bsky.social. Proud of my former #KornbluthLab lab mate for all he has accomplished as a scientist, mentor, and person.
Friends and colleagues in #Chicago for #AACR25, check out some of the latest #SchaferLab work from @notredame.bsky.social graduate students @hannahtanczos.bsky.social and Matthew Fink on Monday and Tuesday.
April 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Friends and colleagues in #Chicago for #AACR25, check out some of the latest #SchaferLab work from @notredame.bsky.social graduate students @hannahtanczos.bsky.social and Matthew Fink on Monday and Tuesday.
Thrilled to be in Chicago with #SchaferLab member Jianping He, who gave a dynamite talk this evening at the @asbmb.bsky.social ferroptosis meeting.
April 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Thrilled to be in Chicago with #SchaferLab member Jianping He, who gave a dynamite talk this evening at the @asbmb.bsky.social ferroptosis meeting.
Really beautiful and thoughtful piece by @holdenthorp.bsky.social on his personal experience with autism diagnosis and the harms of the misguided notion that there remains legitimate "debate" about whether vaccines cause autism. Thanks for this Holden.
March 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Really beautiful and thoughtful piece by @holdenthorp.bsky.social on his personal experience with autism diagnosis and the harms of the misguided notion that there remains legitimate "debate" about whether vaccines cause autism. Thanks for this Holden.
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Thrilled to welcome Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD, as the new Chair of the Ben May Department for Cancer Research and Director of the Ludwig Center for Metastatic Cancer at the University of Chicago. We look forward to his leadership and impactful contributions on our research community.
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UChicago names Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD, as Chair of the Ben May Department for Cancer Research
Rathmell, a pioneer in immune and cancer cell metabolism research, has been named Chair of the Ben May Department for Cancer Research and Director of the Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research at the University of Chicago, effective July 1, 2025.
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March 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thrilled to welcome Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD, as the new Chair of the Ben May Department for Cancer Research and Director of the Ludwig Center for Metastatic Cancer at the University of Chicago. We look forward to his leadership and impactful contributions on our research community.
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Fantastic perspective here on the importance of NIH funding.
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America’s Innovation Engine Under Threat: Why Protecting NIH Funding Matters Now More Than Ever
There are few institutions that exemplify our nation’s commitment to progress and shared prosperity like the National Institutes of Health…
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March 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Fantastic perspective here on the importance of NIH funding.
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#SouthBend is standing up for science! Here with #SchaferLab members @hannahtanczos.bsky.social and Michael Douglas!
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March 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
#SouthBend is standing up for science! Here with #SchaferLab members @hannahtanczos.bsky.social and Michael Douglas!
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Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events
Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration
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March 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
Awesome to see the #SouthBend community coming together to stand up for science!
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March 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Awesome to see the #SouthBend community coming together to stand up for science!
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Did you register for THE conference that covers breast cancer AND normal mammary gland development yet? The GRC Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia abstracts will be evaluated for short talks from trainees soon, so get your abstract in!
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2025 Mammary Gland Biology Conference GRC
The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Mammary Gland Biology will be held in Newry, Maine. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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February 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Did you register for THE conference that covers breast cancer AND normal mammary gland development yet? The GRC Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia abstracts will be evaluated for short talks from trainees soon, so get your abstract in!
www.grc.org/mammary-glan...
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Biochemistry major, Emma Powers, has been awarded the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship!
During her undergraduate studies, Emma interned with leading research institutes. Next, she plans to pursue a Master of Philosophy degree in oncology.
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During her undergraduate studies, Emma interned with leading research institutes. Next, she plans to pursue a Master of Philosophy degree in oncology.
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February 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Biochemistry major, Emma Powers, has been awarded the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship!
During her undergraduate studies, Emma interned with leading research institutes. Next, she plans to pursue a Master of Philosophy degree in oncology.
science.nd.edu/news-and-med...
During her undergraduate studies, Emma interned with leading research institutes. Next, she plans to pursue a Master of Philosophy degree in oncology.
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Inspiring write-up on Prof Zeribe Nwosu. Way to go Zeribe!
“Around the Globe and Back: Cornell Professor Approaches Cancer Research with an International Perspective”
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“Around the Globe and Back: Cornell Professor Approaches Cancer Research with an International Perspective”
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Around the Globe and Back: Cornell Professor Approaches Cancer Research with an International Perspective - The Cornell Daily Sun
The Nwosu Lab at Cornell leads groundbreaking research on cancer metabolism.
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February 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Inspiring write-up on Prof Zeribe Nwosu. Way to go Zeribe!
“Around the Globe and Back: Cornell Professor Approaches Cancer Research with an International Perspective”
cornellsun.com/2025/02/20/a...
“Around the Globe and Back: Cornell Professor Approaches Cancer Research with an International Perspective”
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