by Anneke_e | Jul 31, 2026 | Publication
Kupffer cells (KCs), the liver’s yolk sac-derived resident macrophages, acquire tissue-specific functions early in embryogenesis and remain essential throughout life for liver metabolism and homeostasis. Huang, Balzer et al. show that maternal obesity in mice...
by Anneke_e | Jul 31, 2026 | Publication
This review by Geoffrey Brown (University of Birmingham) revisits the long-standing question of when hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) become lineage-affiliated during hematopoiesis. The classical model posits that lineage commitment occurs late and proceeds stepwise,...
by Anneke_e | Jul 31, 2026 | Publication
The transcription factors STAT3, STAT5A, and STAT5B are essential regulators of hematopoiesis and immunity, yet their aberrant activation drives acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (NKCL). Current therapeutic approaches largely target...
by Anneke_e | Jul 31, 2026 | Publication
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, and IL6ST/STAT3 signaling has been implicated in the progression of several tumor types, yet its specific role in prostate cancer had remained poorly defined. Sternberg et al. addressed this by...
by Anneke_e | Jun 23, 2026 | Award, Uncategorized
Carmen Colin has been awarded a EUR 1,500 travel grant from the Austrian Science Fund (ÖFG) under the International Communication programme. This funding represents an important recognition of her work and will support her research stay in Australia from July to...