Labgram

The EACR recognized the McAllister Lab paper published in Cell (Tumor Microbiome Diversity and Composition Influence Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes) as one of the Top 10 Cancer Research Publications for 2019.

The McAllister Lab joined in turning the world purple to raise awareness of Pancreatic Cancer on World Pancreatic Cancer Day on November 21, 2019. 

The McAllister Lab gathered today for lunch to welcome its newest member, Pinar Kanlikilicer (right). Pinar joined the lab as a Senior Clinical Research Scientist.
 

The McAllister Lab published a paper in the journal Cell detailing a potential link between the microbiome and pancreatic cancer patient survival.
 

The McAllister lab gathered at Argentina Cafe to celebrate Maria Montiel (middel) and her new position as a Resident at Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Dr. McAllister and Chirayu Mohindroo with a poster presented by Chirayu at the High Risk Clinic  Moonshot Meeting. Poster created by Maria Montiel.

Dr. Florencia McAllister with MD Anderson President Peter WT Pisters (left) and Andrew Sabin of the Sabin Family Foundation (right). Dr. McAllister was one of eight awardees of the Andrew Sabin Family Fellowship for 2019.

The McAllister Lab represented along with former lab member Yu Zhang at the AACR.

A farewell lunch for Yu Zhang (far left). Yu has been part of the lab since its inception in 2015.

Yu Zhang will be wearing his work wherever he goes!

The McAllister Lab members and their families celebrating the festive season.

Dr. McAllister supporting Michelle Zoltan, Lab Technician, at her graduation celebration. Michelle has been with the lab since 2015.

Graduate Student Vidhi Chandra presenting a poster on her work during the Cancer Biology Program retreat. 

Vidhi Chandra (left) and Susana Castro-Pando (right) at the lab coat ceremony, where graduate students receive their lab coats.

The McAllister Lab welcomes the summer students with Indian food.

Farewell for Pompeyo Quesada, medical student who ventured into our lab and contributed heavily to several projects related to immunological characterization of tumors.  

Celebrating Yu Zhang’s first author manuscript on the role of IL-17 in promoting stemness just published in Gastroenterology, the premier Gastroenterology journal (IF: 20.7) 

Birthday celebration after a Lab meeting 

Cancer Prevention- Research in Progress (CP-RIP) meetings were launched for our department trainees to discuss their ongoing research.

McAllister's Lab starts operations!