Parth wrapped up his work on multi-modality integrations across species, and the omics modalities resulted in a new method to improve cell-cell interaction analysis in spatial RNA-Seq data.
Year: 2026
Postdoc Jin Young joined the lab
Jin Young, a UIUC graduate, joined the lab to pursue cancer immunology using single-cell and spatial approaches. Welcome!
Parth and Adithyan talks at BDS/CIBM and GSTP/CGSI retreats
Single-cell and spatial analysis of myeloid-T cell interactions in Head and Neck cancers published
Using integrated bioinformatics analysis, we identified context-specific (cellular neighborhood, sender-receiver ligand-receptor) interactions between myeloid cells and T cells in Head and Neck cancer patients treated with Immune Checkpoint Blockade, suggesting potential biomarkers and informing future …
Anqi defended her PhD thesis! Congratulations, Dr. Gao!
Anqi wrapped up her work on characterizing neutrophil heterogeneity in head and neck and neuroblastoma cancers and will return to medical school to finish the MSTP training. We wish you all the best for your …