Ashkar Lab

Investigating the role of NK cells in cancer and viral infection. Account run by lab members. @McMasterU @MacImmunology

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

Interested in supporting #cancer #immunotherapy #research? Learn more about our projects and #donate to our research today! https://t.co/SUKsynYU92

[McMaster Health Sciences @machealthsci]

More people are turning to cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis strains to help with the side-effects of pregnancy.

A new study from @McMasterU has uncovered the potential risks, which includes impaired fetal growth. @MGD_CMCR @CIHR_IRSC @InnovationCA

https://t.co/LA9MxtO7vF

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

You can check out the paper here: https://t.co/Oc43v2tFEI

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

We are thrilled to announce that our study investigating the impact of oral cannabis consumption on pregnancy outcomes and fetal development is now published at @eBioMedicine part of Lancet Discovery Science ! This work was led by our talented previous student, Tyrah Ritchie!✨

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

We found that oral consumption of cannabis during pregnancy led to impaired maternal artery remodelling and restricted fetal growth development in mice. Further, detrimental consequences were long-lasting as offspring showed behavioural changes later in life.

[Dept of Immunology @ UofM @UM_Immu]

Join us next Thursday for visiting speaker Dr. Ali Ashkar from @McMasterU. Interferon Types and Time Matter is the discussion topic.
@Ashkar_Lab @UM_RadyFHS @um_research

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

Another year, another victory! Ashkar lab wins best Halloween costume for the fifth year in a row 🎃🎃

[Waggoner Lab @LabWaggoner]

While CD56 expression could be used to indicate a hyper-functional state of NK cells, it does not directly influence the anti-tumor functions of expanded NK cells @jlb_journal Congrats, @Ana_LPortillo! @Ashkar_Lab
https://t.co/LixOTjJYU1

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

Enjoying #Cytokines2024 and explore the beautiful city of Seoul! @LizBalint @Emily_YF_Feng @Ana_LPortillo

[Anthony Rullo: chemically modulating proximity @LabRullo]

Why does covalency matter? Here we develop a new covalent #inducedproximity system that activates T cell tumoricidal function through stabilized ternary complexes. Covalency is observed to uniquely enforce immune receptor activation signaling events! https://t.co/N3Y3CgTD7D

[Joseph Sun Lab @SunLab_Official]

Check out the latest issue of Immunological Reviews on innate immunity (with an adaptive twist!) where @JosefowiczLab and I convinced a bunch of talented colleagues to contribute.
https://t.co/jCJfk0ib3Y

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

Our PhD students were awarded @machealthsci Plenary Awards! Congratulations to @Emily_YF_Feng for an Outstanding Achievement Award and to @LizBalint and @Ana_LPortillo for Publication Awards!

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

Congrats to our PhD candidates for their poster awards at this years #CSI2024 @Ana_LPortillo @Emily_YF_Feng and @LizBalint for her first place poster award! @MacImmunology

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

Enjoying the slopes before some science! See you at #CSI2024 @CdnImmunol

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

We are super proud to announce that three of our students have been awarded external awards! 👏 Congrats to Amelia and Alexa for winning CGS-M awards! Congrats to Misaal for wining an OGS award to support the second year of her MSc!

[Mina Sadeghi @minasadeghii]

Excited to share my very first publication! Thanks Maz for giving me the chance to write about innate immune memory- a new concept to us, but an ancient phenomenon.

[McMaster MedSci Student Association @mcmaster_medsci]

Long Presentation Winners:
1st place: @LiamERondeau
2nd place: Ana Portillo
3rd place: Ann Kuganathan

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

https://t.co/2Eyu1xF69p

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

Our latest review is now available at Immunological Reviews! We discuss how "Metabolic adaptations determine whether natural killer cells fail or thrive within the tumor microenvironment". Congrats to co-first authors Adnan Moinuddin, Sophie Poznanski, and @Ana_LPortillo!

[Ashkar Lab @Ashkar_Lab]

Congratulations to our PhD student for their recents awards! 🥳 @Emily_YF_Feng was awarded a CSI Travel Award and the MIRC Travel Award! @Ana_LPortillo was awarded the W.E. Rawls Memorial Scholarship and the Alyssa Vito Scholarship in Cancer Research! 👏