Hana Takei & Mina Takegami

Hana Takei (student)

"The Claudin-LILRB2 axis: Hijacking Myeloid Immunity in Cancer"

Liu, X., Huang, R., Ku, Z., Xie, J., Chen, H., et al. (2026). Claudins interact with LILRB immune inhibitory receptors to promote myeloid immunosuppression in cancer. Science Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.adt7832

Coaches: Oscar Aguilar, PhD and Jonathan Chou, MD, PhD

Mina Takegami (student)

TBD

Huang X, Feng D, Mitra S, et al. Opposing functions of distinct regulatory T cell subsets in colorectal cancer. Immunity, 2025; 59, 145-160.e9

Coaches: Karin Pelka, PhD and Matt Spitzer, PhD

Moderators: Charles Crain & Zimo Zhang