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Kristian Pietras lab

@kpietraslab.bsky.social
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We are studying tumor architecture to detail the constituent cell types controlling cancer initiation, spread and treatment response. Located @lund-university.bsky.social

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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Lund University is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Experimental Cancer Immunotherapy, and we want the best in the world to apply 🫵 The position comes with a clear path to tenure and an attractive start-up package. Apply or share with outstanding candidates by 10. June. 🔗 in replies
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Huge congratulations 🥳 to @jessicapantaleo.bsky.social for defending her doctoral thesis in such a graceful and expert manner! We are very proud of Dr Pantaleo, you deserve all the praise 👏 Big thanks to Faculty opponent @momobentires.bsky.social for insightful discussions and a generous attitude.
Doctoral student Jessica Pantaleo and Faculty opponent Mohamed Bentires-Alj in discussions during the thesis defence.
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Starting 2026 in style 🕺💃! New paper out from talented PhD-student @jessicapantaleo.bsky.social who conceptualized the breast tumor microenvironment to visualize architectural structure in cancer-associated fibroblast niches. Thanks to all funders and collaborators😇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Spatial and temporal dynamics of cancer-associated fibroblast niches in breast cancer - Breast Cancer Research
Breast Cancer Research - Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the main constituents of the tumor microenvironment. Several studies have delineated CAF heterogeneity in different types of...
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Check this out👇 Our neighbors @pietraslab.bsky.social has just published a new preprint detailing high-resolution profiling of the irradiated GBM microenvironment. ❄️Cool reading for the holidays❄️ Thanks for including us!
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
New paper alert 🚨 We are delighted to present our latest paper in @natcomms.nature.com through fabulous work from co-first authors Sebastian Braun and Paulina Bolivar! Big thanks to all expert collaborators for taking this long journey with us! Tweetorial in comments 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Pericytes orchestrate a tumor-restraining microenvironment in glioblastoma - Nature Communications
Improved understanding of the tumor ecosystem in glioblastoma is critical for developing new treatment strategies for the disease. Here, the authors identify pericytes as an active paracrine signaling...
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Reflecting on the 2025 EACR Cancer Neuroscience Conference in Bilbao- what a friendly, inspiring meeting with many opportunities to increase connectivity, in that case to fight tumors. Big ‘Thank you’ to the organizers!
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Don’t miss a joint LUCC-LBIC-ZEISS-ACD seminar on visualization of gene expression and biomarker localization in 2D, 3D and 4D. 16th June, BMC, Lund.
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Alexander Pietras Lab @pietraslab.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
🚨 We’re hiring a bioinformatics-focused PhD student for our ERC-funded project on recurrent GBM! Focus: tumor-supportive microenvironment 🔬 Experience with scRNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics & Python/R a plus. Must be self-motivated & driven. DM for details! Repost=❤️ lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Doctoral Student in Tumor Biology
Description of the workplace The research group conducts experimental research on brain tumors and is led by Associate Professor Alexander Pietras. The group consists of a bioinformatician, two postdo
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund (BCF) is raising awareness and support: today it is #Fotbollströjefredagen (Football shirt Friday)
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Join us for innovative explorations of the tumor microenvironment🔬 Learn cutting-edge technologies and grow in a dynamic environment💡 The postdoc will work alongside a doctoral student from @adaptmet.bsky.social, gaining access to collaborative partners across 🇪🇺. Apply now👇 tinyurl.com/4mby45hf
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Postdoc in Experimental Oncology - Lund (Stad), Skåne (SE) job with Lund University | 12838990
Lunds universitet, 009999 LUNDS UNIVERSITET, 310000 MED Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universi...
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Journal of Clinical Investigation @jci.org · 13/03/2025
Targeting the most immune-suppressive macrophage with ALK1 inhibitors in malignant breast cancer! @kpietraslab.bsky.social & team @lund-university.bsky.social target the most immune-suppressive macrophage with ALK1 inhibitors in malignant breast cancer models! buff.ly/FXssb1x
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We are proud to share that our PI has been named Cancer Researcher of the Year by @Cancerfonden! This well-deserved recognition highlights not only his outstanding contributions to cancer research but also his creativity in tackling scientific challenges and his inspiring leadership within our team.
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Kristian Pietras – Årets cancerforskare 2025
Kristian Pietras forskar om hur celler i blodkärl och bindväv påverkar cancerns möjlighet att växa eller dö. Nu tilldelas han utmärkelsen Årets cancerforskare.
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Adaptmet @adaptmet.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
🎉 Today, we gathered online for the #AdaptMet Kick-Off Meeting! A fantastic start to this journey, bringing together top researchers & partners to train the next generation of metastasis experts. Exciting discussions & collaborations ahead—stay tuned! 🔬✨ #CancerResearch
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
At the Brain Tumor Microenvironment Symposium @institutducerveau.bsky.social, Sebastian Braun presented our comprehensive study of pericytes in GBM 🤩. Pericytes act as guardians of the peri-vascular niche to prevent malignant cell invasion, read more at www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
@jessicapantaleo.bsky.social making us proud at the @lund-university.bsky.social Cancer Centre Tumor Microenvironment retreat by presenting our latest findings on CAF subtype spatial organization across longitudinally sampled experimental breast cancers.
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Thanks @oncogenejournal for highlighting our work on cancer-associated fibroblasts that enable endocrine resistance in luminal breast cancer www.nature.com/collections/...
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Readers Choice: The best of Oncogene 2024
In this collection we highlight a selection of articles from 2024, which top the list of the journal’s most cited, downloaded and most shared (including press ...
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Last chance to apply, call closes on Jan 17th!
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
We have been waiting impatiently but can finally share our latest efforts in understanding the biology of the TGF-beta type I receptor ALK1 (gene name ACVRL1), see graphical abstract in post and the full article here: www.jci.org/articles/vie... 1/6
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The two Pietras labs @pietraslab.bsky.social @kpietraslab.bsky.social collide in a fierce game of Ping Pong. The losers fill all pipette tip boxes the next year 😜
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Adaptmet @adaptmet.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Kristian Pietras @kpietraslab.bsky.social at Lund University @lunduniversity.bsky.social will oversee DC4 who will work on the suppression of metastatic dissemination through precision targeting of cancer-associated fibroblast niches
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Come join us and @svanharanta.bsky.social @cedric-blanpain.bsky.social Roger Gomis @irbbarcelona.bsky.social @obenaufa.bsky.social Karin de Visser @nkinl.bsky.social @grauperalab.bsky.social @prat-aleix-md.bsky.social @vickysanzmoreno.bsky.social @johannajoyce.bsky.social @momobentires.bsky.social
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We love to explore unexpected findings 🤔 Check out our two latest studies detailing the unexplored expression of ALK1 in immunosuppressive macrophages and the critical role of pericytes as a paracrine signaling hub in GBM. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We are live 🕺! Recruitment for the exciting MSCA doctoral network Adaptmet is now open. Join us and great collaborators across Europe to explore fundamental mechanisms of metastatic dissemination: adaptmet.eu/recruitment/
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Recruitment
Recruitment is now open! Apply for one of the 16 positions availablein the Adaptmet network and build your futureas a researcher in metastasis! Adaptmet is offering generous three-year fellowship...
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Kristian Pietras lab @kpietraslab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Hi Bluesky 👋 Looking forward to exciting interactions with the cancer research community. We are students of tumor architecture, aiming to establish the organizational principles of the tumor microenvironment.
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