THE LATEST

Dec 2024:

-Maya graduates from a tech to a PhD candidate in the lab!

Oct 2024:

-James and Maya share their views on hydrogen sulfide signaling in cancer cell survival in this issue of Molecular Cell: https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/abstract/S1097-2765(24)00783-4

June 2024:

- Geena wins the Columbia CCE award to support her summer research!

- Liam wins the Laidlaw Scholarship! https://laidlawscholars.network/users/liam-stiles/following

- Christine is selected as the 2024 Schaefer Scholar! https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/research/researchers/funding/internal-funding-opportunities/schaefer-research-scholars-program-awards

May 2024:

- Our study with the Jovanovic lab on proteome turnover is published in Cell Reports Methods: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-methods/fulltext/S2667-2375(24)00091-2

April 2024:

- James receives the “Best oral pressentation” award at the IHN annual research symposium!

January 2024:

- Sean is into Georgetown medical school! Congratulations!!

Lab Awards and Publications (2018-2023)

- Our lab receives the Hirschl Trust Research Award! https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/two-columbia-scientists-receive-hirschl-trust-research-awards-0

- Our work on methionine oxidation in pancreatic cancer metastasis is published in Molecular Cell! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109727652200541X?dgcid=author

- Our lab is awarded the AACR MPM transformative cancer research grant! (April 2022) https://www.aacr.org/professionals/research-funding/grantees/aacr-mpm-oncology-charitable-foundation-transformative-cancer-research-grants-help-fund-the-unconventional/

- Justin’s article is published in Nature Cell Biology! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-022-00845-8

- Our lab receives the 2021 Velocity Award! https://www.cancer.columbia.edu/news/velocity-fellows-win-early-stage-grants-advance-critical-cancer-research

- We receive the 2021 Pershing Square Sohn Award for innovative cancer research! https://psscra.org/prize/2021-winners/

- Christine receives the Ruth Leff Siegel Award for Excellence in Pancreatic Cancer Research (June 2020) https://columbiasurgery.org/news/ruth-leff-siegel-award-excellence-pancreatic-cancer-research-2021-call-nominations#:~:text=The%20recipient%20of%20the%20%2425%2C000,successful%20nominee%20in%20the%20Fall.

- We receive our first NCI-funded R01! (Feb 2020), GO TEAM!

- We are featured on the Trial site (Feb 2020) https://www.trialsitenews.com/a/christine-chio-phd-discusses-recent-pancreatic-cancer-pre-clinical-research-breakthrough-podcast-s2-e3

- Our lab’s first paper is published in Nature Communications! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13086-5

- We are awarded the National Pancreas Foundation grant (2019) https://pancreasfoundation.org/2019-grant-awardees/

- We receive a Research Initiatives in Science & Engineering (RISE) grant with the Jovanovic lab! (2019)

- Our lab’s first Purple Stride NYC (2019) http://support.pancan.org/site/TR?fr_id=1682&pg=team&team_id=18848

- We are awarded the V Foundation Scholar Grant (2018) https://www.jimmyv.org/grants-awarded/to/iok-in-christine-chio-ph-d/

- We are awarded the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Catalysis Grant (2018) https://www.pancan.org/news/meet-our-2018-research-grantees-early-career-awards/

- Christine is selected as a CUMC Paul Marks Scholar (2018) https://www.ps.columbia.edu/research/funding/funding-opportunities/paul-marks-scholars-program