Shawn has been very busy at the AACR meeting presenting his findings on the local and systemic effects of DKK1 in modulating breast cancer progression via suppression of NK cells! Nice job Shawn! WashU Ortho Research WUSTL Immunology Siteman Cancer Center @WUSTLdbbs

So excited to announce that Giulia Furesi, a postdoc in our group, has been awarded the Cancer Research Institute fellowship! Congratulations Giulia! Soooo happy for you!!!! Siteman Cancer Center WashU Ortho Research WashU MRC

A novel molecular mechanism of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and IL-1β secretion in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis/cytokine storm syndrome In Arthritis & Rheumatology acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar… by Faccio Lab, Kunjan Khanna et al

Congratulations to Kunjan Khanna and the team for the publication in Arthritis & Rheumatology. NLRP3 inflammasome activation and IL1b production in sJIA and Cytokine Storm Syndrome are exacerbated by loss of Tmem178 in macrophages Shriners Children's Test Account @WUSTLortho WashU MRC

Celebrating achievements, team work and planning new experiments! Bonus bellini for creativity 🥂

Happy birthday Giulia Futesi!Celebrating another successful year and more to come!!! And could not resist posting the “do not dare….” bday picture 😉

Congratulations to Shawn Lee for receiving the Young Investigator award and for the beautiful presentation ASBMB Conference 2023 on the immune suppressive effects of Dkk1 in breast cancer! WashU Ortho Research WUSTL Immunology @WUSTLdbbs

Congratulations to Emily Eul for the #ASBMR2023 Young Investigator Award for her work on Hematopoietic changes during breast cancer progression. @WUSTLortho @WUSTLdbbs Test Account ASBMR

Big shoes to fill but #ASBMR2024 Program Committee Faccio Lab Noriaki Ono Drs Patricia Ducy and Carola Zillikens is up for the challenge! See u in Toronto!!

Congratulations Sheila Stewart for receiving the Gerty T Cori Professorship! I don’t know anyone more deserving than you!!! @WUSTLCellBio Siteman Cancer Center Test Account

Applications due NOV 15 for this new program providing leadership training, personalized mentoring and networking for under-represented individuals interested in bone-related research.

Great talk from DeludedFruitcakesAnonymous at the combined MCB/CBP retreat where she presented very exiting findings about the role of Osterix in CAF biology! So proud of her work and growing confidence 💪

Fantastic international Thanksgiving celebration with all members of Faccio Lab and Sheila Stewart. Lots of food, drinks, games and laughs. We also welcomed Naomi Naomi Dirckx and her husband Remco Bastiaannet who will start their own labs at washu early next year!

Fantastic presentation #AACR24 by Shawn Lee from our lab on the ability of CAF-derived DKK1 to suppress NK cells in breast cancer. Shawn is also the recipient of the AACR student in training award! WUSTL Immunology WashU Ortho Research Siteman Cancer Center

Participating to the Health Fair in North Saint Louis to talk about what’s cancer and the importance of early screening to reduce cancer related deaths!

ASBMR late-breaking abstract submission closes tomorrow! Do not miss the opportunity to share your latest findings! We are working on an outstanding program and hope to see you in Toronto!

ASBMR Toronto 2024 program is coming together, add your late-breaking results! Just 24 more hours till the submission closes!!

Good news! My work has received over 500 views since publication! Read it here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar… #ViewsMilestone Faccio Lab Mbalaviele Lab

!!New Publication Alert!! Excited to share my latest research on Cytokine Storm Syndrome (CSS) and the role of macrophages in this severe inflammatory condition. Read the article online at journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.338… Faccio Lab Emily Eul Frontiers

Happy Halloween 🎃