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.
2024
November
The de la Puente lab attended the Ovarian Cancer Midwest Forum Conference. Dr. de la Puente gave an invited oral, Simona Plesselova was selected for a flash talk and the lab presented 5 posters. We also had fun during the casino night event, an amazing smaller conference, highly recommended.
Extremely proud of our summer SPUR student Karla, she received a well deserved Best Presentation Award at ABRCMS 2024 for her work performed in the lab. Looking forward to seeing many more achievements!
The @delapuente_lab attended the @AmericanCancer Hope Gala last weekend. An amazing event where the lab efforts where highlighted with a tribute video to our ScholarGrant, 1st of this kind given to SD. Our research efforts align with their mission to end cancer as we know it.
October
Happy Halloween from the de la Puente Lab. Simona won best custome as Biohazard!!
Dr. de la Puente received a prestigious Cellular and Bioengineering Young Innovator Award. Congratulations!!
The de la Puente lab attended BMES2024 a we want to highlight the amazing work done by @delapuente_lab members giving 7 killer talks, we also have fun visiting Baltimore, and connecting with old and new colleagues.
Amrita Bhagia and Hailey Axemaker gave their 1st oral presentations of their work in the lab at a national conference and did amazing. Proud mentor!
Simona Plesselova gave 2 killer orals with full attendance. Great job!
Pilar presented 2 orals from the amazing work performed by Kristin Calar, who was not able to attend.
Wohoooo!
Pilar co-chaired the women’s health track with seven sessions with incredible attendance and hosted a special session to discuss about innovations in women’s health with over 90 attendees!
September
Publication Alert! Work led by Simona Plesselova was published in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, check out our multicomparmentalized tumor-on-a-chip!
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12195-024-00817-y
August
An honor to be selected as a 2024 Young Innovator by CMBE- BMES
Our SPUR and PROMISE summer students Karla, Kyle and Makarie rocked their poster presentations at the SD EPSCOR conference. So proud of them, we will miss them deeply #besttrainees
July
Publication Alert! Work led by Hailey Axemaker was published in BBA Molecular Cell Research, check out our translational protocol to reprogram normal fibroblasts into CAFs and the functional characterization of the developed lines
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167488924001447
De la Puente Lab 2024 summer Lab party was a success! Extremely grateful to be surrounded by a talented, smart and fun team #summervibes #fun&science #proudMentor
June
So proud of all the de la Puente lab trainees. Lab members presented their projects at the Eastern SD Symposium and summer students defended their summer projects at SPUR and PROMISE programs. #ProudMentor #CoolScience #BestTrainees
Getting out of her comfort zone, Dr. de la Puente gave the welcome speech at the Festival of Cultures, where Sanford is a proud sponsor of the LatinSeries. Had a great time celebrating our diverse community #DEI #Hispanic # community
The de la Puente lab celebrated PrideMonth with @SanfordResearch! Look at our summer students making into the news coverpage! “Different lives, different stories…same hope, same love” #PrideMonth #DEI #LoveIsLove
Happy National Donut day from the de la Puente lab 🙂
The de la Puente Lab welcomes 5 trainees this summer. Karla and Kyle are SPUR undergraduates, Betty is a MRSP medical student, Jess is doing a rotation and Makarie is a PROMISE high school student. So excited to witness your achievements this summer #mentoring #summer
May
Dr. de la Puente gave an invited talk at the 14th Annual Great Plains Rare Disease Summit focus on Rare Cancers. Excited for all the talks and networking opportunities.
May is Women in Pathology Month. The American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) highlighted several members including Dr. de la Puente. Read her bio and learn more about Women in Path and ASIP
May 8, on World Ovarian Cancer Day the de la Puente Lab stands together to raise awareness, spread knowledge, as we work towards a future without this silent killer. ChatGPT provided OC-ECM themed verses. #worldOvarianCancerDay #Awareness #teal #WomensHealth #ECM #delapuentelab
April
Thanks KELO-TV for lifting up the recent accomplishments from the lab. I am inspired daily by the de la Puente Lab ladies! #ACS #ResearcHERS #womenInSTEM –
Dr. de la Puente was selected as the American Cancer Society’s newest ResearcHERS Scholar, a distinguished honor recognizing trailblazing women researchers based on their innovation and potential for impact. #delapuentelab #womenInSTEM #researcHERS
Dr. de la Puente was selected as Track Chair of the Women’s Health track at Biomedical Engineering Society for BMES2024. Exciting achievement and looking forward to seeing everyone in BMES2024 in Baltimore.
March
The DEI committee organized a tour of the “Women a Century of Change” exhibit from @natgeophotos_ exhibit in honor of #WomensHistoryMonth. An amazing experience I shared with @SanfordResearch colleagues and @delapuente_lab ladies
Amrita visited Dr. Brisa Pena, Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anshutz School of Medicine to establish a collaboration in measuring cellular stiffness. Thank you for the hospitality and looking forward to exciting collaborations and data.
Dr. Simona Plesselova and Dr. Pilar de la Puente had a great time at the Women in Science event this week at Southeast Technical College. We talked to over 500 eighth grade girls about careers in research. #internationalwomensday
February
The de la Puente lab joined Sanford Research and Sanford CoRDS for the first RareDisease Social at Falls Overlook Café. We enjoyed hot chocolate, rare-themed cupcakes and falls lighted-up for rare disease colors.
On #InternationalWomenAndGirlsInScienceDay, we celebrate the trailblazers who pave the way for a future without limits. I am grateful for the fearless ladies in the lab #mentoring #delapuenteLabLadies
Dr. de la Puente is an active member of the American Association for Matrix Biology (ASMB) and was recognized during International Day of Women and Girls and Science as a WomenInASMB helping and advancing other women and girls in STEM
SR DEI committee hosted a Black History Event celebrating Black History Month at Sanford Research. This event included open discussion about an article about Central Park Five, a black library, several relevant exhibits and southern soul food. Extremely grateful to Alicia Simmons for her inspiring insights and dedication.
January
The research DEI team observed Poverty Awareness Month through acts of volunteerism in local communities and donating non-perishable goods to the Children’s Home Society.
Dr. de la Puente attended the 2024 BMES CMBE Conference in Puerto Rico and presented two projects from the lab focused on cancer-immune interactions and ECM engineering. Pilar connected with old BMES friends and enjoyed the wonderful views and weather.
Grant Alert!! The lab has been awarded a 4 year American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant. We will work on a novel biomarker panel for early detection of ovarian cancer and markers associated with chemoresistance. #Excited #ACS #OvarianCancer #SanfordResearch
