In the de la Puente Lab, we are fully committed to having fun while doing cool science. See below what we have been up to lately.
2023
December
Winter Holiday Party: The de la Puente Lab and the flow core celebrated our winter holiday party with a bakeoff competition and stress-relief coloring activities. I am surrounded by very talented people, not just in science. The lab loved their Spanish abanicos gift #ProudPI #Bakeoff
SR Winter Holiday Event: The de la Puente Lab enjoyed a wonderful winter holiday party! the DEI committe got to share some great info about other holidays to celebrate during this season and I got the BEST gift in the white elephant exchange: a 3D printed science cookie cutter set!! #DEI #Science&Cookies
PhD Defense Alert: Congratulations Dr. Jorgensen for a successful thesis defense. Megan is the first student to defend a thesis from the lab. So proud of you! #WomenInSTEM # MDPhD
November
Dr. de la Puente gave an invited talk at UIC College of Pharmacy. It was so exciting sharing the latest research in @delapuente_lab, find new collaborations and meet with faculty and students. Thanks @JBurdetteLab for inviting me and being the best host! #newPI #SanfordResearch #helixStairs
We have the honor to host the one and only Dr. Cynthia Reinhart-King @creinhartking at our Cancer CoBRE Symposium. Amazing talk about “Fueling cell migration”. We even squeeze a visit to the Sioux Falls #migration #leadervsfollower #metabolism @SanfordResearch #womenInSTEM #RoleModel
October
Dr. de la Puente received the Dani and Eric Zander Junior Faculty Scholar Award at her first ASIP and ASMB meeting. Thank you to the American Society for Investigative Pathology for the support.
ASMB2023. Hailey Axemaker and Dr. de la Puente represented the de la Puente Lab at ASMB2023 with 1 oral presentation and 4 posters. Pilar also participated in a career development roundtable and co-chaired the Trailblazer Young Investigator session. We also did a great hike and enjoyed amazing views of the Salt Lake city.
BMES2023. Amrita Bhagia and Dr. de la Puente represented the de la Puente Lab at BMES2023. We were extremely busy with 4 oral presentation and 1 poster.
Pilar was a panelist at the Communities of Color Luncheon organized by BMESociety and BMESDiversity. Amazing crowd
Dr. de la Puente attended her 1st LatinXin BME Symposium, she networked a lot and gave an oral about the research in the lab.
September
Hispanic Heritage Month: NCI Center to reduce Cancer health Disparities CRCHD launched a campaign that recognizes Hispanic cancer scientists. Dr. de la Puente was featured, if you want to learn more, watch her videos. “Be a cancer wars hero”
Embe Tribute to Women: Dr. de la Puente was nominated in the category of Healthcare & STEM, which recognizes leaders in the fields of healthcare, science, technology, engineering or math. You can learn more here.
Summer
The de la Puente Lab hosted two undergraduate SPUR students. Emma and Lydia did an amazing job in their final presentations. So proud of all your achievements this summer and looking forward to seeing all your future achievements! #NewPI #proud #futureleaders #womeninSTEM
The de la Puente lab hosted 17 teachers in the lab for a Professional Development Day organized by @SanfordPROMISE. Everyone shared their projects and devices, we had a blast. #outreach #ProfesionalDevelopment #NewPI #excitingQ&A
Summer fun with a Escape Room organized by the @SanfordResearch Safety committee! So proud of all them, they did great! #NewPI #FunAndResearch #SomeEscapeSomeDont
DelaPuenteLab Summer Party, the lab joined to celebrate all the hard work. So grateful for this amazing team everyday!! We celebrated our summer research party and we got to share some time together out of the lab! #sanfordresearch #mentoring #summervibes #foodbringustogether #DEI
Summer fun and pride month celebration with a tye-dye activity. Love the results! I am so grateful for this team! #DEI #inclusiveresearch #sanfordresearch #mentoring
Spring
Congrats Megan Jorgensen, MDPhD student in the @delapuentelab for winning best poster in the basic science division at the National American College of Physicians (ACP) #ProudPI
Welcome Amrita, a MD/PhD Candidate through the University of South Dakota, we are so excited to have you here!
Dr. de la Puente was selected as an NCI Early Investigator Advancement Program (EIAP) Scholar, learn more about this initiative below:
cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2023/eiap-scholars-23?s=03
