Liza Makowski Lab
@MakowskiLab
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Scientist, Mentor, Mom of 3, Wife of Cancer Center Director. All views, post, and opinions are my own.
Univ TN Health Science Center
Joined October 2018
Thrilled to announce we are awarded a U01 as part of the @NCI’s Metabolic Dysregulation and Cancer Risk Program. We will take a deep dive into how obesity driven factors alter protective immunity and contribute to breast cancer onset with expert MPIs @JeffRathmell @joePierre
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When your science babies meet at a conference ❤️❤️❤️ #SITC @SMaratheTweets @LauraSipe3 #Makowskilab alum
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Fantastic meeting in sunny Chicago with our trainees and investigators across sites to share recent updates in person with our @TheMarkFdn Endeavor Award team. Thanks to @JeffRathmell for hosting us at @UChicago in the beautiful Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery.
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💡 JAMA Insights: Combining incretin-based therapies with metabolic and bariatric surgery can further improve weight loss and metabolic outcomes in patients with obesity. https://t.co/d5tn1Jm2qf
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Congratulations to the winners of the UT Cancer Discovery Research Grants, including Cancer Center Members Dr. Choi, Dr. Perkins, Dr. Schwartz, Dr. Brett, and Dr. Fowke, among the collaborators and PIs!
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Support our UT Health Science Center family with me through our faculty and staff giving campaign. https://t.co/5MJajDeD6s
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Grateful for the recognition and support from the UTHSC Postdoctoral Office and for the invaluable mentorship of @MakowskiLab. Excited to present our work on pancreatic cancer immunotherapy at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 2025 Annual Meeting! #SITC2025
Dr. Sandesh Marathe, mentored by @makowskilab, has been awarded a Fall 2025 Travel Award by the UTHSC Postdoctoral Office to present his research on pancreatic cancer immunotherapy at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 2025 Annual Meeting! @UTHSCResearch🎉
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Congrats to my postdoc Sandesh @SMaratheTweets who won a travel award for SITC meeting this fall from the @uthsc Postdoctoral Office in the College of Graduate Health Sciences!!
Dr. Sandesh Marathe, mentored by @makowskilab, has been awarded a Fall 2025 Travel Award by the UTHSC Postdoctoral Office to present his research on pancreatic cancer immunotherapy at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 2025 Annual Meeting! @UTHSCResearch🎉
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Check out our commentary on the potential risks and benefits of GLP-1 receptor agonists in cancer risk in @NatureRevCancer
NEW content online! Are GLP-1 receptor agonists a ‘magic bullet’ for cancer?
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Congratulations to Cancer Center member, Dr. Hyo Young Choi, and UTHSC colleagues for their recent publication "Placental Gene Expression Associated With Early Childhood Growth Trajectories and Obesity Risk" https://t.co/2rrjMVXZEA
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Objective This study aimed to investigate the association of placental gene expression with early childhood growth trajectories and obesity risk. Methods We analyzed 794 children from the Conditio...
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The Hotamışligil Lab is hiring! We are looking for an Assistant Director of Strategic Alliances. More info here:
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Important history of UTHSC in the development of cervical cancer screening. https://t.co/9sCQoHjRYX
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Back in the 1950s, the cytology program at what is now the University of Tennessee Health Science Center was recruited to provide support for a mass screening project that has been critical to the...
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Dr. Brion Randolph, member of the UTHSC Center for Cancer Research adds to his list of accolades! Please see his recognition as a member of the “Best & Brightest Executive MBA” class of 2025 as recognized by the Poets&Quants social network. https://t.co/AQHHhv7DM6
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Brion Randolph, a graduate of the University of Tennessee, has been named a Poets&Quants Best & Brightest Executive MBA of 2025
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I'm speaking in the Metabolic Dysfunction and Inflammation Session! Will I see you @Focis_FCE next week in Beantown? #FOCIS #FOCIS2025 @UTHSC_Cancer @UTHSCResearch
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It’s officially out! @maggiesuebohm’s incredible work from the #Makowskilab + collaborators! It’s been a pleasure working with the editorial team at @JCI_insight! Grateful to the @theNCI for support. I’m so excited about this paper and our next steps! @UTHSCResearch @uthsc_cancer
I am so excited to announce the latest @MakowskiLab publication in @JCI_insight entitled: The gut microbiome enhances breast cancer immunotherapy following bariatric surgery. https://t.co/EN32ljjTP3. A thread.
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Come out to North Frayser Community Center now until 2pm for a big party. The WELCOM study (Weight Loss and Cancer Outcome in the Mid-South)!!! Help us study how to prevent breast cancer!!
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Glee! Happiness! Joy! Well deserved recognition for @maggiesuebohm! The NOA arrived! Her F31 awarded - which scored a 6%! Thank you @theNCI for supporting the next generation of scientists and trailblazers! @UTHSCResearch @UTHSC_Cancer #Makowskilab #workwithwinners
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Make a gift during UT Health Science Center Giving Day!
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Join me and make a gift during UT Health Science Center Giving Day!
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Join me! Please donate to the "Cancer Research Center Fund" under Campus-Wide funds! Please help support us train the next generation of researchers at the UTHSC Center for Cancer Research https://t.co/zvrcm2kq2h
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