Lili Yang Engineering Immunity Lab

Our research centers on deciphering the mechanisms controlling antitumor immunity and employ this knowledge to devise the next-generation cancer immunotherapies

[Lili Yang Engineering Immunity Lab @LiliYangLab]

Can serotonin and SSRIs help T cells kill cancer?
Our @CellCellPress article by Dr. Bo Li, doctoral candidate James Elsten-Brown and their team reports "Serotonin transporter inhibits antitumor immunity through regulating the intratumoral serotonin axis!"
https://t.co/iWXyD8T7hK

[Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy @parkerici]

A new protocol from PICI Investigator Lili Yang, PhD, (@UCLA) published in @CellPressNews, lets scientists track cancer-fighting cells in real time as they move through the body — offering insight for safer, more effective therapies that combine precision targeting with immune power.

Read the full paper from @LiliYangLab: https://t.co/WVvJj5YUlM

#CancerResearch #CellTherapy #Immunotherapy #NKTcells #PICI

[Lili Yang Engineering Immunity Lab @LiliYangLab]

Another week, another #TylerTuesday! This Tuesday, Tyler is knocking out mesothelin in his tumor models. Good luck, Tyler!

[Lili Yang Engineering Immunity Lab @LiliYangLab]

Congrats to PhD CANDIDATE John Zhu for passing his oral qualifying exams today! Proud of you, John!

[Lili Yang Engineering Immunity Lab @LiliYangLab]

Guess What Day It Is #TylerTuesday

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@Fake_JimBrown

[Lili Yang Engineering Immunity Lab @LiliYangLab]

Happy #TylerTuesday everyone! Hope you're all having a great week🫀

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It's #TylerTuesday!!

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@Fake_JimBrown @SeanS1755

[Lili Yang Engineering Immunity Lab @LiliYangLab]

Congratulations to Sean Shen for passing his oral qualifying exams and becoming a PhD Candidate! We're proud of you, @SeanS1755 !

[Cancer Survivors Club 📙 @Cancer_Buzz]

Could your antidepressant be moonlighting as a cancer fighter? 🧠🛡️ New UCLA research suggests SSRIs might help supercharge the immune system against cancer. Mood-lifting and life-saving? #TCSC #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #SSRI #UCLA #MentalHealth https://t.co/rlRqkd1ATA

[The Doctor @TheDoctorNews]

A Boost for Cancer Treatments
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, long used as antidepressants, appear to help fight cancer by stimulating immune cell response.https://t.co/d5j4zPjKUW @UCLA #prozac #fluoxetine #antidepressants #cancertreatment #serotonin @CellCellPress

[Lili Yang Engineering Immunity Lab @LiliYangLab]

@Fake_JimBrown @SeanS1755 We're excited for him to continue producing exciting, quality research like other high-achieving PhD candidates in our lab such as Kuangyi

[Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News @GENbio]

SSRI Antidepressants May Also Be Anticancer

“It turns out SSRIs don’t just make our brains happier; they also make our T cells happier—even while they’re fighting tumors,” say researchers led by Lili Yang, PhD, at @UCLA.

#antidepressants #cancer
https://t.co/0SQKvNINzl

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@Fake_JimBrown

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It's #TylerTuesday!
Last week PhD Candidate Tyler Halladay shared his research on Engineering iPSC-derived gdT cells for solid tumor therapy with his UCLA Pharmacology community. Thanks for representing our lab, Tyler!

[Inside Precision Medicine @Inside_PM]

Could SSRI Antidepressants Help Fight Cancer?

These drugs have been widely and safely used to treat depression for decades, repurposing them for cancer would be easier than developing an entirely new therapy.

@UCLA @LiliYangLab #cancer #DrugRepurposing
https://t.co/1jTVFQneLD

[OncoDaily @oncodaily]

Common Antidepressants Could Help the Immune System Fight Cancer, @UCLA Study Finds
@LiliYangLab @UCLAstemcell

https://t.co/I90WuMyrfg

#OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedTwitter #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #Antidepressant #Prozac #Celexa #SSRIs #UCLA @CancerWorldmag

[Rio Sugimura @rio_sugimura]

Hematology & Immunology Symposium at HK, June 10 held at @CUHKMedicine

@kathyolui @LiliYangLab @CellReproLab @LLizhong @MingxiaGu discuss blood origin, human embryo model, CAR-NKT, reprogramming immunotherapy, vascular organoid. Free register from QR

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@Fake_JimBrown @UCLATDG

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Congrats to Dr. Bo Li and James Elsten-Brown on earning second place in
@UCLATDG's #LABEST conference poster competition for their work on SERT regulation of serotonin-dependent antitumor immunity, based on their research in https://t.co/PbwOecZ5kv Way to go, boys!