Apr 1Future MD Jessica Ortega is headed to UCSFCongratulations to Jessica who will be starting at UCSF Medical School this summer. We are so proud of you!
Apr 1Lechner lab takes Pasadena triathlon by stormCongratulations to our brave competitors who completed the Pasadena triathlon and 5K.
Dec 15, 2023Happy Winter Break!Our students and staff work incredibly hard and make all of the science possible (and fun). We celebrated with our amazing Su lab...
Nov 28, 2023Mice + Science + Pumpkins = Halloween fun!We celebrated a great fall and collaboration with the Su lab and our friends. Great fun and science all around.
Nov 28, 2023Poster highlights at UCLA Research SymposiumCongratulations to our lab members Nicole Huang, Sarah Wang, Jaden Nguyen and Kyleigh Kimbrell who presented their original research at...
Sep 20, 2023Dr. Melissa Lechner receives grant from Doris Duke FoundationSeptember 8, 2023 - Dr. Melissa Lechner, assistant professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the...
Sep 7, 2023Nicole was awarded UCLA Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP)August 7th, 2023 - Nicole was awarded with the URSP scholarship program for her work on the role of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI) on...
Sep 7, 2023Nicole receives UCLA Honors Research StipendApril 11th, 2023 - Nicole received the UCLA Honors Research Stipend for her work on T Cell Receptor engineering in ICI-associated...
May 25, 2023Jessica wins UCLA Dean's Science PrizeMay 25th, 2023 - Undergraduate researcher Jessica Ortega won the UCLA Dean's prize for her work on the cause of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
May 19, 2023Researchers identify potential new strategy to prevent side effects from immunotherapy Study sheds a light on the cause of endocrine autoimmune diseases (IRAEs) that occur in about 20% of patients treated with checkpoint...
May 16, 2023Is immunotherapy safe in patients with HIV?Just published: CATCH-IT Consortium joint effort published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Evaluated the Safety and Efficacy of...