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Prof. Cabral Promoted to Full Professor
We are pleased to share the exciting news that Prof. Cabral has been promoted to Full Professor. This promotion is a testament to his sustained excellence in scientific research, mentorship, and academic leadership. Under his guidance, our lab has continued to grow and make impactful contributions to the research field. We warmly congratulate Prof. Cabral…
Best Poster Presentation Award
Nakashima-san received the Best Poster Presentation Award in the 9th Nanomachine Symposium. Congratulations!
Glycoliposomes target lymphatic dendritic cells in a size-dependent manner to activate natural killer T cells against breast tumors
Taehun Hong, Keita Masuda, Yuki Nakashima, Shangwei Li, Pengwen Chen, Guanghao Hu, Kazunori Igarashi, Ayumi Kimura, Koji Fujita, Tomohiro Umezu, Masahiko Kuroda, Horacio Cabral JCR. 2025 Abstract Glycolipids have high potential for activating natural killer T (NKT) cells to mediate robust antitumor responses. However, critical challenges, such as low baseline NKT cell counts and the risk of unintentionally engaging immunosuppressive NKT subsets that dampen immune activation, have limited their clinical efficacy. Because antitumor NKT cells are functionalized by…
Early Career Editorial Board Member
We are honoured to announce that Dr. Pengwen Chen has been selected to serve on the Early Career Editorial Board of Pharmaceutics. Congratulations!
Best Presentation Award
Dr. Chen Pengwen was awarded the Best Presentation Award in The 41st Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Drug Delivery System. Congratulations!
