News
Catch up on the latest updates from Dr. Ji's lab, including our recent achievements, awards, and honors!
Announcements
Congratulations to Dr. Kehan Ren and Dr. Ermin Li
11/12/2024
We are thrilled to share our newly published article on the development of iPSC-derived human bone marrow organoids for autonomous hematopoiesis and patient-derived HSPC engraftment. Congratulations to our lead authors, Dr. Kehan Ren and Dr. Ermin Li!
Congratulations to Dr. Honghao Bi
10/18/2024
Our study identifies DDX41 as a G4 resolver, critical for maintaining erythroid genome stability and suppressing the cGAS-STING pathway. Excellent work by Dr. Honghao Bi and the team!
Congratulations to Dr. Xu Han
08/05/2024
Dr. Xu Han and colleagues demonstrate that pleckstrin-2, a proto-oncoprotein involved in AKT activation and stabilization, links the PI3K-AKT and androgen receptor pathways in prostate cancer.
Congratulations to Dr. Kehan Ren
07/01/2024
Dr. Kehan Ren is greatly honored to receive the prestigious 2024 EvansMDS Young Investigator Award, which includes $450,000 in funding to support his future independent research.
Congratulations to Dr. Xu Han, Dr. Honghao Bi, Dr. Kehan Ren and Dr. Pan Wang
12/07/2023
Ji Lab is headed to ASH23! Congratulations to Dr. Honghao Bi and Dr. Xuhan for their oral presentations, as well as Dr. Kehan Ren and Dr. Pan Wang for showcasing our recent work through their posters.
Congratulations to Dr. Honghao Bi
09/30/2023
Dr. Honghao Bi has been awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32).
Welcome Ji Lab members
05/01/2023
Welcome to our newest lab members: Inci Aydemir
Congratulations to Dr. Kehan Ren
04/06/2023
Dr. Kehan Ren has been awarded the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Career Development Program (CDP) Special Fellow Award, receiving $153,600 for a two-year period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025.
Congratulations to Dr. Peng Ji
03/07/2023
Dr. Peng Ji is honored to serve as the Vice Chair of Research for Pathology, where he will oversee and advance the department's diverse and extensive research portfolio.
Congratulations to Dr. Mei Yang and Dr. Kehan Ren
09/01/2022
It's great to see Dr. Mei Yang and Dr. Kehan Ren's paper, titled "Bone marrow–confined IL-6 signaling mediates the progression of myelodysplastic syndromes to acute myeloid leukemia," featured on the cover of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Congratulations to Dr. Peng Ji
03/20/2022
Dr. Peng Ji has been awarded the prestigious Ramzi S. Cotran Young Investigator Award, recognizing his significant contributions to the diagnosis and understanding of human disease through his investigative work.
Congratulations to Dr. Kehan Ren
07/20/2022
Congratulations to Dr. Kehan Ren on receiving a prestigious Translational Bridge Program Award from the Lurie Cancer Center at Northwestern University.
Congratulations to Dr. Yang Mei
07/23/21
We are incredibly proud that our former lab member, Dr. Yang Mei, has been selected to receive an American Society of Hematology (ASH) Global Research Award.
Congratulations to Dr. Yijie Liu
1/21/21