Breadcrumb Home Research & Labs Research & Labs Research & Labs FDA approves Gene Therapy for Severe Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency-I All children treated in a clinical trial are living with restored immune function March 27, 2026 1 min read Research & Labs Glutamine Sensing licenses Cholesterol Synthesis This study demonstrates that glutamine is directly sensed by and required for activation of the mevalonate pathway. October 24, 2024 1 min read Research & Labs Headspace Invaders: How Mosquito-Borne Viruses Breach the Brain’s Defenses This study demonstrates the power of a stem cell-based human blood-brain barrier model. September 30, 2025 1 min read Research & Labs Immune-based Treatment gets a Boost to its Cancer-Fighting Superpowers UCLA-developed platform mimics nature to enhance T cell-based therapies in collaborative study between Dr. Lili Yang and UCLA Researchers. October 15, 2024 1 min read Research & Labs In Vivo CAR-T Cell Therapy for Cancer Treatment Researchers are now using in vivo gene therapy to make T cells with receptors (red) that target cancer cells. December 12, 2025 1 min read Research & Labs Lili Yang lab licenses cell-therapy tech to start-up, receives CIRM TRAN1 award, and publishes two papers in Science Immunology and Nature Communications. The Yang lab recently published two papers back-in-back on Science Immunology and Nature Communications. June 16, 2021 1 min read Research & Labs Manish Butte Lab ‘SymphNode’ Device Featured in Nature Biomedical Engineering An interdisciplinary UCLA research team, which includes Dr. Manish Butte’s lab, reports encouraging results in laboratory studies January 25, 2023 1 min read Research & Labs Mitochondria protect against an Intracellular Pathogen by Restricting Access to Folate ATF4 rewires mitochondrial metabolism to mount a folate-based metabolic defense against Toxoplasma. August 14, 2025 1 min read Research & Labs One-Size-Fits-All Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer Developed Dr. Yang & Team With all preclinical studies now complete, the team is preparing to submit applications to the Food and Drug Administration to begin clinical trials. November 25, 2025 1 min read Research & Labs Overcoming Ovarian Cancer Resistance and Evasion to CAR-T Cell Therapy by Harnessing Allogeneic CAR-NKT Cells The team will now seek FDA approval to open a clinical trial for the CAR-NKT cell therapy. October 10, 2025 1 min read Research & Labs Scientists develop roadmap to create new treatment strategies for ovarian cancer Interdisciplinary collaboration between the labs of Lili Yang and Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh. October 12, 2023 1 min read Research & Labs Targeted Protein Evolution in the Gut Microbiome by Diversity-Generating Retroelements This microbiome has important connections to health in your gut, brain and immune system. August 18, 2025 1 min read Research & Labs TgROP1 Forms Membrane Contacts During Toxoplasma Infection These findings indicate that targeting of host MCS tethers is a strategy exploited by pathogens during infection. December 02, 2025 1 min read Research & Labs Toward Ageless Muscles: The Stem Cell Solution A new study brings us one step closer to being able to regenerate muscle “artificially.” November 02, 2023 1 min read Research & Labs Trends in Genetics Genetic origins, regulators, and biomarkers of cellular senescence! October 17, 2024 1 min read Pagination Previous page Page 1 Current page 2
