Francesca Luca

Professor, Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

Really excited to share our new review paper on GxE! Team work with three graduate students: Carly Boye, Shreya Nirmalan, Ali Ranjbaran https://t.co/16GMjxQa9Z

[Jeremy J. Berg @JeremyJBerg]

The abstract deadline for Midwest Popgen 2026 has been extended to June 12! https://t.co/xlfaEaCGXn

[Biomedicina BCN @the_prbb]

📣 New PRBB-CRG conference

📋 Genetic and social factors in gene regulation and health
🗣️ @fluca2406 - @UChicago

📆 May 18 - ⏰ 12:00
hosted by: Silvia Pérez-Lluch - @CRGenomica

📍 #PRBB Maria Skłodowska-Curie room

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

UChicago DNA Days teach hundreds of Chicago schoolchildren what it’s like to be a scientist | Biological Sciences Division | The University of Chicago https://t.co/1eIQEdJaJm

[Ran Blekhman @blekhman]

AI has huge promise for genomics -- but it has consistently failed at microbiome-based prediction.

My new post on why simple models keep winning, where deep learning actually earns its place, and where the field is headed.

https://t.co/n4cPvXObRr

[Ran Blekhman @blekhman]

Our new paper, where we use metabolic modeling to show Fusobacterium grows faster in colorectal tumor microenvironments, and use computational + experimental approach to find specific metabolic pathways driving host-microbiome interactions in cancer
https://t.co/O5ZRyz9QZk

[Ran Blekhman @blekhman]

🧬 🦠 🏙️ Urban vs rural lifestyles create dramatically different gut microbiomes. But how do these different gut microbiomes affect the host?
Excited to share our new paper: https://t.co/n5fr6x584T

[Ran Blekhman @blekhman]

This project was brilliantly led by Sabrina Arif (@microsabz), and is a close collaboration with @fluca2406's lab, and the Global Microbiome Conservancy (@mgroussi and @mathildpoyet)

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

https://t.co/C6pfz7WhFr

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

New preprint: Psychological stress and social support are associated with opposing single-cell pro-inflammatory gene regulatory mechanisms in adults

[ASHG @GeneticsSociety]

"Single-cell genomics of peripheral immune cells reveals that social support is associated w/ anti-inflammatory gene regulatory mechanisms in older adults" —Francesca Luca, PhD

To learn more about Dr. Luca's work, check out these posters and session below ⤵️#ASHG25

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

@NeBanovich @JKropski @sucre_jen Yes! See you in Denver

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

The Luca Lab is ready for Halloween!

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

Ready, set, go! First experiment in the new lab is underway. Thanks to Shreya Nirmalan and Gabrielle Garlicki the Luca Lab is up and running at UChicago!

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

@be_stranger @CUAnschutz @CUBiomedInfo @LudemanCenter Congratulations, Barbara!

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

It’s time for the official announcement: the Luca Lab is moving to UChicago ⁦⁦⁦@HGEN_UChicago⁩ - get in touch if you are interested in studying GxE in the Windy City!

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

Looking forward to participating and presenting our work w/ @rogerpique on "Gene expression changes in immune cells during the peripubertal period" https://t.co/yyZz1M1xon

[Francesca Luca @fluca2406]

@alexisjbattle @JHUBME @JohnsHopkins @HopkinsEngineer Congratulations!!!

[Nicole Arnold @NiSyArnold]

I am super excited to be presenting today at #ASHG23 PB3452