Sfanos lab Master’s student Andy Chia recently gave a wonderful presentation of his Master’s thesis “The biological characterization and molecular engineering of Clostridium scindens“. Andy was a student in the Biomedical Engineering graduate program at Johns Hopkins University. Congratulations Andy!
Dr. Carli Jones recently completed her doctoral dissertation in the Sfanos lab. She is now off to California for a postdoctoral fellowship at City of Hope. Congratulations and we will miss you Carli!!
Dr. Lauren Peiffer, who graduated after completing her thesis work in the Sfanos lab in January 2022, recently attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine commencement ceremony to receive her diploma and to be hooded. Dr. Peiffer is currently an Anatomic Veterinary Pathologist with StageBio. Congratulations Lauren, we are so proud of you!
Check out our new study that characterized the gastrointestinal microbiota as individuals with metastatic CRPC who are progressing on enzalutamide initiate treatment with pembrolizumab. The study, headed by former Sfanos Lab graduate student Dr. Lauren Peiffer was recently published in Neoplasia. Congratulations Lauren!
Congratulations to Carli Jones for being awarded a Johns Hopkins Pathology Young Investigators’ Day Translational Research Award for her work entitled “The microbial metabolite equol as a radiosensitizer and therapeutic agent in prostate cancer”. Strong work Carli!
Check out our recent publication in PNAS that identifies a potential relationship between bacterial infections and prostate cancer initiation. This study was championed by former Sfanos Lab graduate student Dr. Eva Shrestha. Congratulations Eva!
Congratulations to Sfanos lab undergraduate student Rebecca Sosa on being awarded the 3rd place Margaret Foti Foundation Undergraduate Prize for Cancer Research for her recent participation in the AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition! Becca presented her research “Verification of Subclonal CDKN1B mRNA Loss in Primary Prostate Cancer Tissues using RNA in situ Hybridization”. Great work Becca!
Carli was chosen for the P.E.O. Scholar Award based on her scholarly excellence, academic achievement, and career goals. Carli is studying the relationship between radiation exposure and radiotherapy and the gastrointestinal microbiome. She currently aspires to work for NASA and to study the effects of spaceflight on the human body, and particularly in the areas of immunology and the gut-brain axis.
Check out our new study published in Journal of Pathology examining mast cell subtypes in the prostate tumor microenvironment and in relation to prostate cancer oncologic outcomes!
As evidence for the interconnectedness between the gastrointestinal tract and the nervous system gains traction, Sfanos Lab graduate student Carli Jones reviews the potential effects of radiation (for cancer treatment and otherwise!) on the gut-brain axis. Check out the new review article here. Congratulations Carli!
