Lu Wang_Northwestern U
@LuWangLab
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Assistant Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Joined September 2017
The @LurieCancer (LCC) went thru competing renewal of NCI designation. For a 2nd time we got "exceptional" ranking. The NCI site visit team gave a "perfect exceptional" (equivalent to 10). LCC is one of few in the nation and the only one in IL to ever achieve exceptional status.
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Read about some of our faculty’s effort at Northwestern Medicine Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics in developing targeted therapeutics towards human disease! @NUFeinbergMed @NU_BMG_SQE
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Have you ever wondered why we have testis specific genes & what happens if their mechanism of silencing is misregulated in other cell types. Well, superb study by Bin Zhang in collaboration with @LuWangLab showed that such ectopic expression can drive cancer & can be targeted for
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Excited to share our latest work, showing GATA6 is a critical regulator in colorectal cancer and 3D genome organization. Led by Huijue, Zoe and thanks to our wonderful collaborators @LuWangLab and Dr. Guanyu Yang. @LurieCancer @NUFeinbergMed
https://t.co/j7yRlf0Kn1
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GATA6 regulates target oncogene expression and tumor progression by mediating oncogene enhancer-promoter interactions in CRC.
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Nominations for Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics for 2025 is now open! https://t.co/wW771rkEoi
@NU_BMG_SQE @NUFeinbergMed @NorthwesternU @ASBMB @GeneticsGSA @aaas @the_asci
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Northwestern University is accepting nominations for its $250,000 Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. The annual prize will be awarded in 2025.
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Join us today for the BMG Seminar Speaker Dr. Kapil Bhalla! Hosted by Dr. Lu Wang. @LuWangLab #epigenetics #research #AML @NUFeinbergMed @MDAndersonNews
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that inhibiting a chromatin remodeling complex associated with a particular gene in small-cell #LungCancer cells may decrease cancer cell differentiation and tumor growth, per @NatureComms. https://t.co/pB4OBEoUnW
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that inhibiting a chromatin remodeling complex associated with a particular gene in small-cell lung cancer cells may decrease cancer cell differe...
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Very excited to share our latest work on the function of POU2F3/POU2AF2 in mediating SWI/SNF-dependent transcription in small cell lung cancer https://t.co/CjghVPl6N0
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Nature Communications - POU2AF2 is a co-activator of POU2F3 in normal and neoplastic tuft cells, such as small cell lung cancer. Here, the authors report that POU2AF2 dictates opposing...
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A wonderful Shilatifard's lab reunion dinner at @KeystoneSymp on Epigenetics and Cancer in Santa Fe! We missed our current and former colleagues whom were not at the meeting @NU_BMG_SQE @NUFeinbergMed @il_Piunti @ShimaaH_Soliman @bkcenik @LuWangLab @b_monz2 #KSCancerEpi24
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Delighted to announce, for his fundamental discoveries with broad impact on biochemistry, biology & medicine, Dr. Craig Crews @CraigMCrews is the 2024 recipient of the #KimberlyPrize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics awarded by SQE @NUFeinbergMed
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics announced today that renowned biochemist Craig M. Crews, PhD, who pioneered the pharmaceutical...
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Northwestern University is now accepting nominations for its $250,000 Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. The annual prize will be awarded in 2024. Click the link for more information and where to nominate! #KimberlyPrize2024
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Online Now: Distinct layers of BRD4-PTEFb reveal bromodomain-independent function in transcriptional regulation
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Investigators used #CRISPR to unravel the genes' role in tumor growth. Findings revealed that MLL3 and MLL4 knockout cells increased purine production, a crucial component for DNA and RNA. ➡️ https://t.co/m5IbhT2ysE
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Happy to share Dr. Zibo Zhao’s @zhao_zibo fantastic work in @jclinicalinvest demonstrating a link between epigenetics & metabolism for cancer therapy! This was a superb collaboration w/ Drs. Cao, Hashizume, Chandel and @bensahralab
https://t.co/cMxhZpcoBJ
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Join us today for the BMG Seminar Series Speaker Jian Jin! Hosted by Lu Wang. @LuWangLab #Discovery #protein #epigenetics #medicalresearch @NUFeinbergMed @IcahnMountSinai @TischCancer
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Four Feinberg Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Four Feinberg faculty have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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Congratulations to our new members! Just announced! We are honoring the excellence of extraordinary leaders in an array of disciplines and professions. The first members were elected in 1781. Learn who was elected in 2023: https://t.co/e62hH0mCYK
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2023 US News World Report ranking Best Medical Schools: 1. Johns Hopkins 2. Penn 3. Harvard 4. UCSF (tie) 4. Wash. U St Louis (tie)
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Very very sad news.
Just sharing another sad news with the scientific community. The Pioneering molecular biologist Dr. Michael Green, M.D. Ph.D., HHMI and NAS member from Umass Med. School, passed away today with a stroke. Dr. Green revolutionized our understanding of transcription factors. RIP
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved colleague and friend, C. David Allis. Aside from his groundbreaking contributions to biomedical science, David will be remembered for his warmth, humility, and relentless optimism.
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