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National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2026

September 24, 2026 leukemia, muscular dystrophy, Neurodegeneration, Postdoc appreciation week, Research, RSV, tissue regeneration, triple-negative breast cancer, tubulin

From the Labs celebrates National Postdoc Appreciation Week with a sample of the work conducted by Baylor postdocs.

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Turning the tables on chemotherapy resistance: LIG1 loss exposes a therapeutic vulnerability in triple-negative breast cancer

July 21, 2026 ATR inhibitor, cancer therapy, LIG1, PARP inhibitor, Research, TNBC, TP53, triple-negative breast cancer

The team identified underlying molecular mechanisms of platinum resistance that they neutralized with combinations of available drugs to reduce tumor growth in animal models.

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How neutrophils help triple-negative breast cancer cells spread to other organs

June 30, 2026 epithelial-like, ICAM1-high, macrophages, mesenchymal-like, Metastasis, neutrophils, Research, triple-negative breast cancer

The researchers found that the interaction between neutrophils and epithelial-like cancer cells helps both types of cells survive.

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There is more than one way for triple-negative breast cancer to become resistant to therapy

March 3, 2026 cancer resistance to therapy, macrophages, neutrophils, Research, triple-negative breast cancer, tumor cell composition

The findings point out a potential new approach to treatment in which physicians could take actions to prevent resistance, increasing the chances of patient survival.

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A ‘sticky situation’ boosts triple negative breast cancer’s ability to metastasize

February 17, 2026 CD44, circulating tumor cells, extracellular matrix, hyaluronan, Research, triple-negative breast cancer, tumor cell cluster

These finding highlight new possibilities for developing clinical interventions to treat metastatic TNBC patients for whom there are no specific therapies.