Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology
@OhioStatePIIO
Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology. A bench-to-bedside research initiative accelerating therapeutics that use the immune system to fight cancer. #PIIO
☕🍩 Join the Team Buckeye-#PIIO Peloton for Coffee & Donuts! 📅 Wednesday, July 30 🕘 9–11 AM 📍 Outside the PRC Lobby Come refuel, connect, and kick off @Pelotonia Ride Weekend!🚲🚲🚲 Sponsored by @CytekBio #OneGoal #Pelotonia
🚨 New commentary by @OhioStatePIIO founding director @Zihai in @CR_AACR: “Catch Me If You Can: Could #YChromosomeLoss Spread in #Cancer?” A provocative look at the potential ‘contagious’ nature of #LOY in the #TME. 🧬 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40674140/ @Dan_Theodorescu #SimonKnott…
🎉 The @Pelotonia 2025 Opening Ceremony is almost here! Join us as we honor the riders, researchers, and supporters fueling the fight to #EndCancer. 📅 Friday, August 1 📍 McFerson Commons 🎤 Inspiring speakers, music, and more! 🔗 pelotonia.org/opening-ceremo… #OneGoal #Pelotonia…
Congratulations Dr. Quiroga! An outstanding accomplishment!
👏Congratulations to @quirogad on becoming a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO)!
Inspiring Keynote speech from @KimrynRathmell at @kidneycan #KCRS25: “The bottom line is we need more people going into science, and open doors to engage the public in partnership.” @OSUCCC_James @OhioStatePIIO @OhioStateMedOnc @Pelotonia @eric_facs
🔬 New @OSUCCC_James article features Drs. @Zihai and No Joon Song: #Tumors can hijack #NKcells, turning them from #cancer-fighters into #cancer-enablers. Learn how this discovery could help improve #immunotherapy outcomes. 🧬 Read more: go.osu.edu/C63a
@KimrynRathmell visiting @OSUHematology - listening rounds!! Thank you!!
Thank you, Dr. @MengzeLv Lyu, for an outstanding seminar today! Excited to see where your research on #host_microbiota interactions and their impact on #cancer and #inflammation leads next! #ImmunoOncology #Microbiome #PIIO
🧬 Special #PIIO Seminar Tomorrow! Join us for Dr. Mengze Lyu’s talk: "Deciphering Host-#Microbiota Interactions in #GutInflammation and #Cancer" 🗓️ Friday, July 11 | 🕙 10–11 AM 📍 EAIC 130 | 🥐 Breakfast provided
🚀 Congrats to #PIIO Member Dr. Xiaokui Mo, co‑author on recent article in Mol Ther Oncol. describing OncoD, a novel triple‑mutant HSV‑1 engineered for safe, #tumor‑specific #oncolytic activity in #solid_cancers. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11…
New review in @trendscancer: #NAD⁺ decline with age impairs #CAR_T cells—restoring it may boost #CAR_T response in older patients. Featuring #PIIO's @ruoning_wang 🔋🧬 📖 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40571557/ #CAR_T #NADplus #CancerResearch #Aging
ICYMI: Vaccines in cancer treatment and prevention: the time is now: jci.org/articles/view/… In this viewpoint, William Becker & @KimrynRathmell suggest that cutting‑edge mRNA neoantigen-based vaccines can train the immune system to better detect and eliminate cancer cells.
🎉 Congratulations to #PIIO Member Dr. Natarajan "Raj" Muthusamy on receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Society of American Asian Scientists in Cancer Research! A well-deserved honor recognizing his impactful contributions to #CancerResearch. 👏🔬 🔗…
Congratulations, Dr. Muthusamy! Well deserved!
Natarajan Muthusamy, PhD, was honored with the 2025 Outstanding Accomplishment Award from the Society of American Asian Scientists in Cancer Research! This award recognizes his outstanding achievements and contributions to cancer research. Congratulations! oia.osu.edu/news/2025/05/1…
🎆 Happy Fourth of July from all of us at the @OhioStatePIIO! Wishing everyone a safe and joyful Independence Day! 🇺🇸 #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #PIIO @OSUWexMed
📢 We're hiring! The Department of #BiologicalChemistry & #Pharmacology and #PIIO at @OhioState are seeking a #tenure_track_faculty member in #StructuralBiology & #ImmunoOncology. Research focus: #MolecularMechanisms of #ImmuneRegulation in #Cancer. 🔬🧬 🔗…
Dr. Jacob Kaufman shares how clinical trials can offer groundbreaking options when nothing else is left. Today’s research is tomorrow’s treatment. 🎥 Click to watch the full conversation: youtu.be/FLQrcGpB350 #LungCancerResearch #ClinicalTrials #LungCancer
#LabMeeting 6/26/2025. Really proud of folks in the lab. #Passion #Purpose #Impact #CancerResearch @OhioStatePIIO @OSUCCC_James @Pelotonia
🧬 New from #PIIO researchers Drs. @GianniNigita & @AleLaFerlita90! This step-by-step protocol enables robust analysis of #tRNA_derived_fragments (tRFs) from #smRNA_seq data—shedding light on their emerging roles in human health and disease. 🔍🧠 📖 Read:…
🧪 Join us for Today’s PIIO Research-in-Progress Seminar 🔬 🎯 "Targeting CD200/CD200R1 Axis in Endometrial Cancer" by Youssef Youssef, MD, HemOnc Fellow 📍EAIC 150, 10AM
