September 2019 – Dr. Momen-Heravi attended the Leadership, Engagement, Action Development Program (LEAD) at the American Academy of Periodontology at Chicago.
September 2019 – Dr. Momen-Heravi visited Cell Signaling Technology (CTS) research laboratory and discussed achieving synergy in industry-academia relationship with CTS team.
May 2019 – Momen-Heravi Lab had some fun and team building activity at an escape room game at NYC!
September 2019 – 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.
June 2019 – 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.
June 2019 – 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.
June 2019 – Dr. Momen-Heravi presented our latest lab research in head and neck cancer at IADR/AADR meeting and then lead a lunch and learn session on the topic of “RNA-sequencing for periodontal research”.
May 2019 – Congratulations to Nadia for receiving the 2019 CDM Summer Research Fellowship to study tumor derived exosomes as biomarkers for immune checkpoint blockade.
March 2019 – 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.
March 2019 – 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:
- Role of EVs cross-talk of immune and non-immune cells.
- Role of EVs in signaling events in immune cells.
- Immunoregulatory effect of tumor-derived EVs.
- Role of EVs in cancer immunotherapy.
- Role of EVs in inflammation and autoimmune related conditions/diseases.
- Novel methods and concepts for studying EVs in immune regulation.
February 2019 – Congratulations to Mariam to receive the AADR Bloc Travel Grant to present her research at the IADR/AADR conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
February 2019 – Congratulations to Mariam to receive a travel award to present her research at the 2019 SCIENTISTA SYMPOSIUM in Boston.
