ACR Meeting in San Diego
Masaoki and Daiki presented a poster at the 2017 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California: "The role of interferon in autoimmune-susceptible Ro60 knockout mice."
ABRCMS in Phoenix
Masaoki attended the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona and served as a poster judge for the undergraduate poster competition.
Dr. Mayumi Fujita Visited the Kawasumi Lab
Mayumi Fujita, MD, PhD (Professor of Dermatology, University of Colorado) gave a talk at the University of Washington Dermatology Grand Rounds: “Treatment of melanoma and tumor heterogeneity.”
Dr. Masaru Takabatake Visited the Kawasumi Lab
Masaru Takabatake, PhD (a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Japan) gave a talk at UW Medicine South Lake Union: "Radiation-induced mammary carcinogenesis."
Congratulations, Lavanya!
Lavanya Samraj (a master's student in oral biology) defended her Master's Thesis entitled "Molecular mechanisms of DNA replication across UV-induced DNA lesions and novel approaches to suppress UV mutagenesis."
Skin Cancer Prevention by Caffeine
Masaoki is quoted in the article: “Can Your Coffee Habit Help Protect You From Skin Cancer?” in UW Medicine Right as Rain.
University of Washington Dermatology Retreat
Masaoki and Daiki joined the Annual Dermatology Retreat at the Center for Urban Horticulture and presented posters on skin cancer prevention by caffeine.
MCC Dinner Meeting
Dr. Nghiem's Laboratory hosted the 2017 Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) Dinner Meeting for patients and families. Over 260 patients, family members, clinicians, scientists, and trainees gathered. Masaoki and Daiki presented posters at the Meeting.
