News

Our lab awarded the Translational Therapeutics Accelerator program from Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center to develop novel gene editing methods and biological therapeutics for treatment of lung cancer with KRAS mutations.

Dr. Momen-Heravi presented in Origin of cancer symposium in Van Andel Institute.

Our lab awarded NIH/NIDCR grant to study role of innate immunity in pathogenesis of periodontal disease and type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Momen-Heravi Awarded the 2020 Anne D. Haffajee Fellowship from American Association for Dental Research (AADR). Read the full news here.

Austin and Kathie joined our team! welcome!

Dr. Momen-Heravi attended Leadership, Engagement, Action Development Program (LEAD) at American Academy of Periodontology at Chicago.

Dr. Momen-Heravi visited Cell Signaling Technology (CTS) research laboratory and discussed achieving synergy in industry-academia relationship with CTS team.

Our lab awarded the Collaborative and Multi Disciplinary CAMPR Award to develop Exosomes/extracellular vesicles based biomarkers for lung cancer and head and neck cancer for patients undergoing immunotherapy. This a collaborative effort between department of our lab, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pathology, Systems Biology, Department of Biostatistics in CUIMC.

Our lab had some fun and team building activity at an escape room game at NYC!

Dr. Momen-Heravi attended the American Association of Immunologists meeting at UCLA and shared and discussed our recent lab findings regarding the role of immune system in the tumor microenvironment in head and neck cancer with leaders in the field.

Congratulations to Abdul for receiving the Tenenbaum Award for Research Excellence from the Division of Periodontics (Columbia University) for his accomplishments during his Master’s research project in the lab.

Dr. Momen-Heravi and Dean Christian Stohler, hosted a dinner at the IADR/AADR meeting in Vancouver to celebrate the success of the participating Columbia University students and faculty. Mariam Zade ’20, a dental student working in Dr. Momen-Heravi’s lab, received the AADR Bloc Travel Grant to present her poster at the conference.

Dr. Momen-Heravi presented our latest lab research in head and neck cancer at IADR/AADR (June 2019) meeting and lead a lunch and learn session on the topic of “RNA-sequencing for periodontal research”.

Congratulations to Nadia for receiving the 2019 CDM Summer Research Fellowship to study tumor derived exosomes as biomarkers for immune checkpoint blockade.

Dr. Momen-Heravi is a guest associate editor of Frontiers in Immunology for a special issue on Extracellular Vesicles and Their Role in Immunomodulation and Cancer. Submissions can be made through the following link:

https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/9978/extracellular-vesicles-and-their-role-in-immunomodulation-and-cancer

The aim of this Research Topic is to provide a comprehensive overview of the novel discovery in the emerging field of EVs in immunity. We seek submission of Original Research articles, Reviews, Mini-Reviews, Methods, Protocols, Perspective, and Technology Report that address, but not limited to, the following topics:

1. Role of EVs cross-talk of immune and non-immune cells.
2. Role of EVs in signaling events in immune cells.
3. Immunoregulatory effect of tumor-derived EVs.
4. Role of EVs in cancer immunotherapy.
5. Role of EVs in inflammation and autoimmune related conditions/diseases.
6. Novel methods and concepts for studying EVs in immune regulation.

Congratulations to Mariam to receive a travel award to present her research at the 2019 SCIENTISTA SYMPOSIUM in Boston.

Congratulations to Mariam to receive the AADR Bloc Travel Grant to present her research at the IADR/AADR conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.