ssikandar.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, UC - Santa Cruz Cancer and stem cell biologist! www.sikandarlab.com
👤 Joined on 08 February 2025
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@ssikandar.bsky.socialBreast cancer subtypes harbor distinct tumor immune microenvironments: • HR+: relatively immune-cold • HER2+: mixed immune features • TNBC: highly immune-infiltrated, yet also enriched in immunosuppressive features 📊 Table 1 compares these subtype-specific TIME landscapes.
Show Post📘 CHP Archive Spotlight #18 Review (2026) | Das et al. 🏛️ UC Santa Cruz How does breast cancer evade immunity? HR+, HER2+ & TNBC have distinct immune ecosystems—yet converge on shared mechanisms of immune escape. 🔗 doi.org/10.47248/chp2603010001 #BreastCancer #CancerImmunology
Show Post🚨 New preprint from the Feigin Lab! 🚨 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Opioids have profound effects on the pancreatic cancer microenvironment! An FDA-approved opioid antagonist that doesn't cross the blood brain barrier decreases tumor aggressiveness in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer!
Show Post“If students note that you are ‘arrogant’ (as in being knowledgeable in your field, as your Ph.D. might suggest), drink.”
Show PostTo commemorate the lab’s 25 th, lab gifted me a lovely photo montage (man I look young in the older ones) and an awesome personalized guitar strap!
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