Our lab focuses on genetic changes in cancer and how they contribute to tumorigenesis in the hope of finding therapeutic targets. Tweets from Scott signed -SWL.
Out in
@Nature
today, our latest work shows how tissue injury and Kras mutation cooperate to induce an epigenetic program that initiates pancreatic tumorigenesis. (1/3)
Out in
@Nature
today, our latest work provides a proof of concept for the utility of
#CART
cells as
#senolytics
. This study was an exciting collaboration with the
#SadelainLab
... (1/3)
To mark 25 years (!!) since my first faculty appointment, I will be highlighting some of the fantastic Lowe lab trainees over the years, from its origins
@CSHL
to evolution
@MSKCancerCenter
. These are the people that made the Lowe lab what it is today. Stay tuned! –SWL
#LoweLab25
New Preprint! Led by
#DynamicDuo
@BarrigaFM
&
@KTsanov
, this study set out to understand how somatic copy number alterations (CNAs) promote cancer. CNAs are prevalent across cancer types & correlate w/ clinical outcomes but remain difficult to study. 1/n
My 2nd postdoc Marisol Soengas
@msmelanoma
helped establish a culture of drive & excellence in the lab
@CSHL
. After a successful tenure
@UMich
, she returned home to
@CNIOStopCancer
, where she is Head/Melanoma Group & VP
@ASEICAnews
. Check out her inspiring work! –SWL
#LoweLab25
Join us as we congratulate our own Dr. Scott W. Lowe, who was just elected to the
@theNAMedicine
!
Want to know more about Dr. Lowe's award-winning research? Follow us behind the scenes in his lab.
@LoweLabMSKCC
#NAMmtg
What an incredible Reunion! It was wonderful to see all former lab members who traveled to NYC from all over the world & to experience the joy that we all shared in getting together. THANK YOU & stay in touch!
#LoweLab25
Out in
@PNASNews
today, we report new flexible mouse models of
#OvarianCancer
, and use them to gain insights into the role of
#Senescence
in chemo- & immunotherapy responses: .
New Preprint! Led by
#DynamicDuo
@BarrigaFM
&
@KTsanov
, this study set out to understand how somatic copy number alterations (CNAs) promote cancer. CNAs are prevalent across cancer types & correlate w/ clinical outcomes but remain difficult to study. 1/n
Now out in
@ScienceMagazine
, the final version of our fantastic collaboration with
@dana_peer
led by
@CassBurdziak
&
@DirenaAC
, uncovering how epigenetic plasticity cooperates with cell-cell interactions to drive pancreatic cancer: .
At
@MSKCancerCenter
today for a seminar,
@Johannes_Zuber
was one of the prominent “German MDs” to elevate science in the Lowe lab. Now a tenured group leader
@IMPvienna
, Hannes’ rigor and creativity produced tools & concepts that still guide our work. –SWL
#LoweLab25
New pre-print! Today we report that
#Senescence
remodels the
#CellSurface
to enhance sensing of environmental factors, as exemplified by
#IFNgamma
. Thus, senescence boosts the cell's ability to both 📤 & 📥signals.
New pre-print! Today we report that
#Senescence
remodels the
#CellSurface
to enhance sensing of environmental factors, as exemplified by
#IFNgamma
. Thus, senescence boosts the cell's ability to both 📤 & 📥signals.
Happy to share our latest work
@CD_AACR
developing fast & flexible method to model
#ProstateCancer
that led us to uncover an actionable role for
#WNT
signaling in driving
#metastasis
in this cancer. (1/2)
While striving to do great research, the Lowe lab believes that science should be fun.
@CSHL
the lab sponsored parties during the cancer-related
@cshlmeetings
that led to new friendships, interactions & new collaborations – not to mention some sleepy participants.
#LoweLab25
1/3
Congratulations to Evangelia Loizou from Dr. Scott Lowe's lab for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation entitled "In vivo Modelling of Myeloid Hematological
Malignancies with Complex Karyotypes."
Congratulations to former student Chi-Chao Chen, whose paper was just published
@Cancer_Cell
. The study was a fantastic collaboration with
@Lingbo_Zhang
@CSHL
and identifies the
#vitamin
B6 pathway as important for
#leukemia
maintenance.
Awesome MD/PhD student Prem Premsrirut
@CSHL
founded
@Mirimus
based on her thesis research. As CEO, she oversaw the dev't of award-winning & cost-effective
#COVID19
test used across the region . So proud of her leadership & accomplishments! –SWL
#LoweLab25
After a 3-year hiatus, the Lowe Lab Retreat was back on last week, incl. team-based science idea competition, lab-related discussions & Halloween costume party. As always, that entailed a lot of fun & the making of great memories!
Out now in
@NatureBiotech
, a powerful toolbox for using
#BaseEditing
to functionally interrogate genetic variants in cancer and beyond. Terrific collaboration with
@dow_lab
:
Early
@CSHL
postdoc Elisa de Stanchina made a big splash studying the ARF tumor suppressor. She now runs the world’s best preclinical modeling core
@MSKCancerCenter
, where she continues to work with our lab on a daily basis. -SWL
#LoweLab25
T-10 days to the '25 Years of Lowe Lab' Reunion! Looking forward to welcoming back 80+ alumni for two days of science, memories, and catching up. Will continue to highlight lab alums over the coming days.
#LoweLab25
Congratulations to postdoc Pancho Barriga
@barrigafm
on being awarded an
@ERC_Research
Starting Grant AND on accepting a faculty position
@VHIO
! The Barriga lab opens next month & is hiring. 🍾🎉🚀
I’m delighted to announce two major developments for my career:
First, I will be joining the amazing
@VHIO
as a Group Leader!
Second, I have been awarded an
#ERCStG
(MACHETE!) to start my lab
@ERC_Research
.
I look forward to join the vibrant Barcelona research community!
Clemens Schmitt was my 1st "German MD"
@CSHL
& inspired 15 others to join. He had 4(!) first-author papers, incl. the 1st to show real senescence biology in vivo: . He continues to be a thought leader
@MDC_Berlin
@ChariteBerlin
@BSIO_Berlin
. –SWL
#LoweLab25
Several Lowe lab
#powercouples
have had major impact on its science & culture. 1st Masako & Masashi Narita
@CSHL
raised the bar for experimental precision and established why senescent cells stably arrest. Check out their enormously successful
@narita_lab
@CR_UK
! -SWL
#LoweLab25
Former postdoc Ross Dickins
@CSHL
developed a powerful gene regulation system that continues to produce impactful science. Back down under,
@DickinsLab
@ACBDresearch
@MonashUni
studies leukemia & immune checkpoints. He just visited us and presented amazing work! –SWL
#LoweLab25
One of the highlights for the Lowe lab are the
@CSHLMeetings
, where many of us have presented our work. These meetings have also served as lab reunions - here the Lowe lab family ca 2010. See you at Mechanisms & Models this week!
#LoweLab25
Pancho
@BarrigaFM
is an innovative molecular biologist & mouse modeler who is currently looking for faculty positions. He will be a great colleague & collaborator at any institute lucky enough to get him! –SWL 9/9
Congratulations to postdoc
@Marcus_Ruscetti
on accepting a faculty position at
@UMassMedical
! The Ruscetti Lab opens September 1 and is already hiring.
Now out in
@eLife
, the final version of our manuscript that uncovers mutation of the chromatin modifier
#MLL3
as a new way to disrupt the major tumor-suppressor gene
#CDKN2A
in liver cancer: .
Another year, another Lowe Lab retreat! The lab headed to the Jersey Shore for some fun, sharing of scientific ideas, and, being so close to Halloween, a costume contest!
Congratulations to postdoc
@TimourBaslan
on being awarded the 2023 Tri-Institutional Breakout Prize for Junior Investigators AND on his faculty position at
@PennCancer
! The Baslan Lab opens in September & is hiring. 👏🎉🚀
Congratulations to
@TimourBaslan
, the O'Neil Charitable Trust Fellow and a postdoc in the
@LoweLabMSKCC
, on receiving this year's Tri-Institutional Breakout Prize for Junior Investigators for his research on cancer genome evolution.
Former student Katie McJunkin was a dominating force in our
#RNAi
efforts with Greg Hannon ca. 2010s. She had a great postdoc with
@RNAmbros
@UMassChan
and now runs her own
@mcjunkin_lab
@NIH
studying microRNA regulation. Katie is scary smart & tons of fun! –SWL
#LoweLab25
Shermlab goes east! A new chapter begins
@MSKCancerCenter
@CpcrMsk
in Jan 2023. Forever grateful to my amazing OHSU mentors and colleagues, and excited for the scientific interactions, NYC adventures, and
#feiginworthy
bagels ahead! 1/2
BREAKING NEWS: today we announce 11 teams selected to compete for our awards! Winners receive up to £20m each and the freedom to unleash their scientific creativity, conducting research that transcends geography and discipline -
#CancerGrandChallenges
We’re thrilled to announce our newest cohort of Damon Runyon Fellows! This Fellowship provides promising young scientists with funding to work on innovative projects. We can't wait to see how our Fellows will contribute to cancer research! Learn more:
Congratulations to
#GSK
student, Corina Armor Vegas, MD, who has been awarded the NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Fellowship. Corina is a 4th year PhD candidate in the lab of Dr. Scott Lowe.
@LoweLabMSKCC
Lowe lab has always embraced principles of collaboration & mutual support – over the years its camaraderie has created many ties that bind. Here, former student Katie McJunkin & postdoc Luke Dow collaborate during lab party in Summer 2011.
@mcjunkin_lab
@dow_lab
–SWL
#LoweLab25
New pre-print! In our latest study, we show that
#MLL3
acts as a tumor suppressor in
#LiverCancer
by co-activating the
#CDKN2A
locus. Hence, MLL3 mutation/loss is a new mechanism for disrupting CDKN2A activity during cancer development. .
Congratulations to postdoc
@TimourBaslan
on being recognized as an
#AACR2023
NextGen Star!
Don’t miss his talk on genome evolution following p53 loss today 👇
Lars Zender single-handedly initiated carcinoma research in the Lowe lab. He has been enormously successful as scientist & leader, winning a Leibniz Prize & serving as Director of Med Oncology
@uni_tue
and leader of a German Center of Excellence
@CoE_iFIT
. -SWL
#LoweLab25
(1/2)
Congratulations to
#CarolineBroderick
on receiving the
@NIH
F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship! 👏🎉🍾
Many of these parties were at Scott’s house and produced good times and great stories – the ‘boat incident’ is now
@CSHL
lore. And the parties featured the Lowe lab band, which was so successful that Greg Hannon
@CRUK_CI
had to copy (and improved upon) the concept.
#LoweLab25
2/3
The Lowe lab’s last party
@CSHL
was its ‘Woodstock,’ with multiple bands & events. And Scott made a guest appearance with Greg. BTW, Scott is co-organizer of the Cancer Biology meeting
@cshlmeetings
in October 2023. Great science and fun!
#LoweLab25
3/3
SKI’s
@ZedaZhang
of
@LoweLabMSKCC
has received the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging Research by
@AFARorg
& the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research! Please join us in congratulating Dr. Zhang. For more on this and other staff accomplishments, click here.
Looking forward to presenting our work on senolytic CAR T cells this morning @
#cshlcancer20
! Watch out as well for the incredible talk by
@DirenaAC
this afternoon on the role of epigenetics on pancreatic carcinogenesis.
@LoweLabMSKCC
Congratulations to Margaret
@m_c_kennedy
on receiving the
@NIH
F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship! 👏🎉🍾
Cells that lose p53 undergo a deterministic pattern of genome evolution with the following order: p53 Loss Of Heterozygosity -> accumulation of Chromosomal Deletions -> Genome Doubling -> Gains & Amplifications. 4/n
Happening this afternoon, postdoc
@KTsanov
presents brand-new work uncovering surprising roles for the SMAD4 tumor suppressor gene in metastatic pancreatic cancer. Check it out!
#AACR23
Congratulations to postdoc
@Clemens2Hinterl
on being awarded the Silver Medal of the Walter Siegenthaler Society, a prize that recognizes exceptionally innovative research projects! 👏🎉🍾
The Lowe lab has had one previous reunion, 10 years after the lab’s founding. Looking forward to those of you who can make
#LoweLab25
. For those who could not, we will be thinking of you!
@Corina_Amor_MD
graduated ~20 years after Andy and gained acclaim for developing “senolytic” CAR T cells (). She was recently appointed
@CSHL_Fellows
(my 1st position!) & has become interested in aging as well
@amor_lab
. Stay tuned! –SWL
#LoweLab25
(3/3)
Another power couple that were dominant in the mid-2010s were Ana Banito (
@SoftSarcoma
) & Darjus
@Tschaharganeh
, who met working late nights in the lab. Now both are group leaders at
@DKFZ
in Heidelberg! -SWL
#LoweLab25