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2025
April 7, 2025
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Cancer Cell.
April 7, 2025
Our manuscript "" is published in Current Biology.
March 4, 2025
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Nature Cell Bio.
March 3, 2025
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Molecular Cancer.
Feburary 21, 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Gan for receiving the FY25 Distinguished Research Faculty Mentor Award from the Academic Mentoring Council of MD Anderson!
2024
December 20, 2024
Our publication on GPX4 and PARP co-inhibition is highlighted in "11 new research advances from the past year" by MD Anderson Cancer Center.
November 8, 2024
Congratulations to Guang for receiving the 2024 Boot Walk Faculty Seed Award for the research project "Targeting Cuproptosis to Overcome Tumor Resistance."
November 6, 2024
Congratulations to Chao for launching his independent career at Nanjing University!
November 5, 2024
Our manuscript ¡°¡± is published in Cell Metabolism.
October 17, 2024
Congratulations to Guang for being selected as a 2024 STAT Wunderkind, an award that recognizes the work of early-career scientists and clinicians. He is the second member from our lab to receive this recognition (after Chao)!
October 7, 2024
Our manuscript ¡°¡± is published in Developmental Cell.
August 13, 2024
Our manuscript ¡°¡± is published in Cell Death
and Differentiations.
June 3, 2024
Congratulations to Yuelong for receiving the Jeffrey Lee Cousins Fellowship in Lung Cancer Research!
May 16, 2024
Our manuscript "" is published in Molecular Cell.
May 15, 2024
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Nature Communications.
May 8, 2024
Our News & Views article "" is published in Nature Chemical Biology.
April 18, 2024
Congratulations to Boyi for being elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science!
April 8, 2024
Our review article "" is published in Cancer Cell.
April 5, 2024
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in eLife.
April 1, 2024
Our article "" is published in Cancer Research.
March 28, 2024
Our manuscript "" is published in Cancer Discovery.
March 19, 2024
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Nature Communications.
March 2, 2024
Our manuscript "" is published in Protein & Cell.
March 1, 2024
Our review article "" is published in Protein & Cell.
February 29, 2024
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Nature Cell Biology.
February 15, 2024
Our preview "" is published in Molecular Cell.
January 2, 2024
Our manuscript "" is published in Nature Communications.
2023
December 21, 2023
Our publication on disulfidptosis is highlighted by MD Anderson as one of the notable MD Anderson research highlights from 2023.
Read the highlight
November 18, 2023
Our journal article "" is published in Life Metabolism.
October 30, 2023
Congratulations to Xiaoguang for launching his independent career at Zhejiang University!
October 13, 2023
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Journal of Cell Biology.
September 22, 2023
Our collaborative Letter to the Editor "" is published in Cell Research.
September 8, 2023
Congratulations to Boyi, who is one of seven Lombardi 7 Blocks of Granite Champions awardees of the Rotary Club of Houston Lombardi Committee. This award recognizes seven Houstonians who were nominated by their peers and have made significant contributions to cancer research.
August 28, 2023
Our commentary "" is published in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism.
August 17, 2023
Our commentary "" is published in Molecular Cell.
August 12, 2023
Our review "" is published in Trends in Cell Biology.
August 3, 2023
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Oncogene.
July 24, 2023
Our commentary "" is published in Cancer Communications.
June 21, 2023
Our manuscript "" is published in Nature Communications.
June 12, 2023
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Cell Metabolism.
May 15, 2023
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Cancer Research.
May 10, 2023
Our review article "" is published in Trends in Cancer.
May 1, 2023
Boyi received the N.G. and Helen T. Hawkins Distinguished Professorship for Cancer Research.
March 17, 2023
Our commentary "" is published in Nature Communications.
March 16, 2023
Our commentary "" is published in Protein & Cell.
February 6, 2023
Our manuscript "" is published in Nature Cell Biology.
Mentions in news and blogs:
- Nature:
- MD Anderson Newsroom: New cell death mechanism could offer novel cancer treatment strategies
- ScienMag: New cell death mechanism could offer novel cancer treatment strategies
- Newswise:
- Sciencenewsnet.in: New cell death mechanism could offer novel cancer treatment strategies
- Psychreg:
- The Medical News:
- Nouvelles du monde: Une ¨¦tude r¨¦v¨¨le le m¨¦canisme d¡¯un type de mort cellulaire jusque-l¨¤ inexpliqu¨¦
- Latestly:
- Devdiscourse: Study finds new cell death mechanism helps to treat cancer
- news-medical.net:
- Science Blog:
2022
December 2, 2022
Congratulations to Chao for being selected as a 2022 STAT Wunderkind, an award that recognizes the work of early-career scientists and clinicians.
Our commentary article "" is published in Cancer Research.
October 27, 2022
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Genes & Development.
September 15, 2022
Our preview article "" is published in Cell Chemical Biology.
August 8, 2022
Our commentary article "" is published in Nature Cell Biology.
July 31, 2022
Our commentary article " is published in Clinical and Translational Medicine.
June 25, 2022
Our article " is published in Methods in Cell Biology.
June 24, 2022
Our manuscript "" is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
June 8, 2022
Our commentary article "" is published in Cancer Communications.
April 22, 2022
Our commentary article "" is published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy.
April 22, 2022
Our manuscript "" is published in Nature Communications.
March 31, 2022
Congratulations to Chao for receiving the Harter Prize from MD Anderson Cancer Center and for winning the Oral Competition Award on trainee research day!
March 25, 2022
Our review article "" is published in Nature Reviews Cancer.
March 9, 2022
Our review article "" is published in Journal of Experimental Medicine.
January 27, 2022
Congratulations to Chao for receiving the 2022 Outstanding Research Publication Award from MD Anderson!
January 5, 2022
Congratulations to Chao! His Nature article is selected to be highlighted in the Wall of Science at MD Anderson.
2021
December 17, 2021
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Nature Communications.
December 8, 2021
Our manuscript "" is published in Star Protocols.
November 26, 2021
Our manuscript "" is published in Protein & Cell.
November 11, 2021
Our publication "" is selected as the cover image in the November 2021 issue of Protein & Cell.
November 6, 2021
The Gan lab participated in the annual Boot Walk to End Cancer! See lab photo
October 17, 2021
Our manuscript "" is published in Cancer Communications.
September 2, 2021
Congratulations to Pranavi on the successful defense of her thesis titled ¡°Investigating therapeutic strategies to target metabolic vulnerabilities of NSCLC tumors with mutant KEAP1 Gene¡±! See lab photo
September 1, 2021
Boyi is promoted to professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
August 27, 2021
Boyi Received The Dallas/Fort Worth Living Legend Faculty Achievement Award in Basic Research.
August 23, 2021
Our research is highlighted in the homepage of the MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Genetics & Epigenetics (G&E) Program.
July 30, 2021
Our review article "" is published in Journal of Cell Biology.
June 14, 2021
Our manuscript "" is published in BioEssays.
June 1, 2021
Our manuscript ¡°¡± is published in Journal of Genetics and Genomics.
May 25, 2021
Our manuscript ¡°¡± is published in iScience.
May 13, 2021
Congratulations to Xiaoguang! His Nature Cell Biology article is selected to be highlighted in the Wall of Science at MD Anderson.
May 12, 2021
Our manuscript ¡°¡± is published in Nature.
Mentions in news and blogs:
- MD Anderson News Release: Mitochondrial enzyme found to block cell death pathway points to new cancer treatment strategy
- Nature:
- GEN News:
- Mirage News: Mitochondrial enzyme found to block cell death pathway points to new cancer treatment strategy
- MedicalXpress:
- EurekAlert! Mitochondrial enzyme found to block cell death pathway points to new cancer treatment strategy
- ScienMag: Mitochondrial enzyme found to block cell death pathway points to new cancer treatment strategy
- Bioengineer.org: Mitochondrial enzyme found to block cell death pathway points to new cancer treatment strategy
- Infosurhoy: Mitochondrial enzyme found to block cell death pathway points to new cancer treatment strategy
- ecancer:
- Ebiotrade:
- Science 2.0 Blogs:
- Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy:
April 30, 2021
Xiaoguang Liu and Chao Mao received Jeffrey Lee Cousins Fellowship in Lung Cancer Research from MD Anderson Cancer Center.
April 29, 2021
Our manuscript "" is published in Oncogene.
April 27, 2021
Our manuscript "" is published in Molecular & Cellular Oncology.
April 23, 2021
Our review article "" is published in Protein & Cell.
March 11, 2021
Our manuscript "" is published in Nature Communications.
February 08, 2021
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Autophagy.
February 04, 2021
Our manuscript "" is published in Protein & Cell.
January 24, 2021
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Gut.
January 20, 2021
Congratulations to Yilei for his new independent position at Xi¡¯an Jiaotong University!
January 01, 2021
The Gan lab is featured in the MD Anderson Radiation Oncology Division's Annual Research and Education Newsletter. Read the article, page 7
2020
December 17, 2020
Our collaborative manuscript "" is published in Molecular Cell.
December 07, 2020
Hyemin Lee received Annual Recognition and Awards from Radiation Division, MD Anderson Cancer Center.
November 18, 2020
Our manuscript "" is published in Genes & Diseases.
October 01, 2020
Our manuscript "" is published in Protein & Cell.
August 21, 2020
Boyi received 2020 Faculty Honoree Award in Research Excellence from MD Anderson Cancer Center.
August 2020
Xiaoguang Liu received Jeffrey Lee Cousins Fellowship in Lung Cancer Research from MD Anderson Cancer Center.
July 23, 2020
Pranavi received the 2020 G&E Student Service Award from the MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
May 21, 2020
Our manuscript "" is published in Molecular and Cellular Oncology.
April 09, 2020
Our manuscript "" is published in Cancer Research.
March 30, 2020
Our manuscript "" is published in Nature Cell Biology.
Mentions in News and Blogs:
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Newswise:
MedicalXpress:
ecancer:
Gilmer Mirror:
The Medical News:
February 18, 2020
Our manuscript "" is published in Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Feb 6, 2020
Our manuscript ¡°¡± is published in Nature Cell Biology.
Jan 16, 2020
Our manuscript ¡°¡± is published in Cell Research.
2019
November 27, 2019
Our manuscript ¡°The Role of Ferroptosis in Ionizing Radiation¨CInduced Cell Death and Tumor Suppression¡± is accepted by Cell Research.
May 2, 2019
Pranavi¡¯s CPRIT Graduate Student Award is renewed.
April 15, 2019
Our manuscript ¡°¡± is published in Cancer Research.
April 5, 2019
Yilei received The Harold C. and Mary L. Daily Endowment Fellowship from MD Anderson Cancer Center.
March 24, 2019
Our manuscript ¡°¡± is published in Cell Cycle.
2018
Dec. 12, 2018
Pranavi received Steve Lasher and Janiece Longoria Graduate Student Research Award in Cancer Biology from the MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Nov. 13, 2018
Our Author¡¯s Views article ¡°BAP1 suppresses tumor development by inducing ferroptosis upon SLC7A11 repression¡± is published in Molecular & Cellular Oncology.
Oct. 18, 2018
Our manuscript "STIM2 interacts with AMPK and regulates calcium-induced AMPK activation" is published in the FASEB Journal.
Sept. 22, 2018
Pranavi awarded second-place poster at G&E Retreat.
Sept. 10, 2018
Our manuscript, "" is published in Nature Cell Biology.
Our research is highlighted in media release.
Aug. 31, 2018
Pranavi received Dr. John J. Kopchick Research Award from the MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Aug. 9, 2018
Boyi received Faculty Scholar Award at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
July 26, 2018
Our manuscript "BAP1 links metabolic regulation of ferroptosis to tumor suppression" is accepted in Nature Cell Biology.
April 25, 2018
Our review article ¡°Amino acid transporter SLC7A11/xCT at the crossroads of regulating redox homeostasis and nutrient dependency of cancer¡± is published in Cancer Communications.
April 6, 2018
Pranavi received CPRIT Graduate Student Award.
Jan. 8, 2018
Our review article ¡°FoxO transcription factors in cancer metabolism¡± is published in Seminars in Cancer Biology.
2017
Oct. 4, 2017
Our study ¡°Energy stress-induced lncRNA FILNC1 represses c-Myc-mediated energy metabolism and inhibits renal tumor development¡± is published in Nature Communications.
Sept. 21, 2017
Boyi talked about his research to fight cancer in the Research Spotlight of the Center for Energy Balance at MD Anderson newsletter. Read the spotlight story
Sept. 18, 2017
Pranavi Koppula, a second-year graduate student from MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, was selected as the Center of Cancer Epigenetics (CCE) Scholar at MD Anderson. Pravani recently published a first-author paper from our lab that discovered that glutamate/cystine antiporter SLC7A11/xCT regulates nutrient dependency in cancer cells.
June 19, 2017
Our publication ¡°The glutamate/cystine antiporter SLC7A11/xCT enhances cancer cell dependency on glucose by exporting glutamate¡± is published in J. Biol. Chem.
June 1, 2017
Boyi is promoted to Associate Professor at MD Anderson.
May 8, 2017
Boyi was selected as the Andrew Sabin Family Fellow at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
March 8, 2017
Our study ¡°BAP1 inhibits the ER stress gene regulatory network and modulates metabolic stress response¡± is published in Proc Natl Acad Sci.
2016
Dec. 16, 2016
Our study ¡°lncRNA NBR2 modulates cancer cell sensitivity to phenformin through GLUT1¡± is published in Cell Cycle.
Nov. 29, 2016
Boyi received Anna Fuller Award to support our research in long non-coding RNA in cancer metabolism.
Aug. 1, 2016
Read our reviews to discuss long non-coding RNAs in cancer metabolism:
May 2, 2016
Yilei Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow from our lab, was selected as the Center of Cancer Epigenetics (CCE) Scholar at MD Anderson.
April 13, 2016
Our research is highlighted in Cancer Frontline. Read the story
April 12, 2016
Our study ¡°BAF180 regulates cellular senescence and hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis through p21¡± was published in Oncotarget.
March 31, 2016
Our research is highlighted by Department of Defense-Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.
March 21, 2016
Our manuscript ¡°lncRNA NBR2 engages a metabolic checkpoint by regulating AMPK under energy stress¡± is published in Nature Cell Biology.