Postdoc fellow @ MIT. Researching the role of glycans in cancer immunology 🦠
Boston, MA
Joined October 2020
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My PhD work is now published in Science Signaling! And it made the cover! @scisignal 🎉
Here’s what we found 🧵⬇️
science.org/doi/10.1126/scis…
I had such a great time attending and presenting at the AACR Immuno-oncology conference a few weeks ago! And so cool to be featured on the AACR blog - you can watch my interview below!
On the #AACRBlog: Read about three studies from #AACRio26 that leverage innovative science to give the immune system a better chance against cancer. brnw.ch/21x0BVo @idibaps @Stanford @MIT @ScienceWansang @MegTriesScience
Under one month left to submit your abstracts! Deadline 22nd March - don’t miss out 🤝
Happy new year Proteoglycans lovers! 🦠
We’re calling all early-career scientists diving into the dynamic world of PGs to register for the 2026 GRS on Proteoglycans – you won’t want to miss it! 🧪
#glycotime
Happy new year Proteoglycans lovers! 🦠
We’re calling all early-career scientists diving into the dynamic world of PGs to register for the 2026 GRS on Proteoglycans – you won’t want to miss it! 🧪
#glycotime
The Gordon’s Research Seminar (GRS) is a 2-day symposium which takes place before the larger Gordon’s conference (GRC), and is designed specifically for PhDs, postdocs to share their research in a laid-back but supportive environment. 🎤👩🔬
If you are a graduate student or postdoc focusing on pioneering research regarding our favourite molecules - Proteoglycans - we would love to have you! In fact, we’re giving the first 20 sign-ups a bursary towards their travel ✈️🚂⛵️
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What a way to close the year!!! An amazing webinar dedicated on Glycobiology full of research highlights, advancements, new tools and inspiration!!!! Such a great group of people. Go follow them 🥳
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🔬Be sure not to miss our last seminar of the year!
Featuring short talks by @MegTriesScience and members of the Nottis GlycoAnalytics Hub, followed by keynote speaker @MerryLabNotts with an exciting talk on glycosaminoglycan!
📅 December 9 ⏲️2pm (GMT), 3pm (CET), 9am (EST).
Really looking forward to speaking about my PhD work at this webinar with @MerryLabNotts @THEmeshwork2020 ! 🦠🎄
🔬 Glycobiology geeks — this one’s for you!
“Beyond Proteins: Exploring the Hidden World of Glycans” With @MerryLabNotts + @MegTriesScience 📅 December 9 ⏲️ 2pm (GMT), 3pm (CET), 9am (EST) Don't miss out!! @BSMB1 @amsocmatbio @IntSocMatBio
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New findings show that leukocytes have a surface “coating” that can be modified during inflammatory conditions, such as #psoriasis, revealing how these immune cells are recruited to sites of inflammation. @MegTriesScience @LydiaBeckerIII @douglaspdyer scim.ag/4nLDNnj
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New @SciSignal findings show that cells called leukocytes have a surface “coating” that can be modified during inflammatory conditions, such as #psoriasis, revealing how immune cells are recruited to sites of inflammation. scim.ag/43fjlDV
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New findings show that leukocytes have a surface “coating” that can be modified during inflammatory conditions, such as #psoriasis, revealing how these immune cells are recruited to sites of inflammation. @MegTriesScience @LydiaBeckerIII @douglaspdyer scim.ag/4nLDNnj
Megan Priestley retweeted
New @SciSignal findings show that cells called leukocytes have a surface “coating” that can be modified during inflammatory conditions, such as #psoriasis, revealing how immune cells are recruited to sites of inflammation. scim.ag/43fjlDV
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Excited to see the peer reviewed version of @MegTriesScience PhD work on the cover of Science Signaling, great explanation thread below science.org/doi/10.1126/scis…
Excited to share that my first first-author paper is now on @biorxivpreprint !
Here we’ve shown that leukocytes have a heparan sulfate glycocalyx that regulates their recruitment into skin during inflammation 🦠 🏃🏻♀️🩸
@douglaspdyer @SaundersLab1
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Leukocytes accumulate in the skin during psoriatic-like inflammation upon cleavage of surface heparan sulfate
science.org/doi/10.1126/scis… @scisignal @MegTriesScience @douglaspdyer 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Putting all of this together, we propose that immune cells have a heparan sulfate glycocaylx which must be shed to enable migration into tissues. A new mechanism regulating immune cell migration!
