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Phong Nguyen

@ptnguyen.bsky.social

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A structural cell biologist.

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Ubellacker Lab @ubellackerlab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Excited to share our work @nature.com! Postdoc @mariopalma.bsky.social, with major contributions from @retickerflynn.bsky.social and collaborators, discovered melanoma cells in lymph nodes gain a targetable FSP1 dependency that limits progression. #TeamFSP1 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Lymph node environment drives FSP1 targetability in metastasizing melanoma | Nature

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Children's Research Institute at UT Southwestern @cri-utsw.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

ONLINE NOW in @science.org: @haozhulab.bsky.social discovers location matters for liver cancer's origins. 🧪 Read more ⬇️ cri.utsw.edu/zhu-lab-show... 🔖 @haozhulab.bsky.social's breakdown ➡️ x.com/Zhu_Lab/stat... #relentlessdiscovery

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Zhu Lab shows location matters for liver cancer’s origins - Children's Medical Center Research Institute (CRI) | Dallas Texas

Hepatocellular carcinoma arises primarily in zone 3 due to glutathione transferase genes that help mutated cells avoid dying Scientists have discovered liver cancers arise in specific metabolic zones,...

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Phong Nguyen @ptnguyen.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Exciting news from the @rjdlab.bsky.social (with co-first author @zhengwu1.bsky.social)! We've uncovered a crucial new mechanism that controls the supply of purine nucleotides—a pathway essential for cancer growth.

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Zheng Wu @zhengwu1.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Super excited to share that my second project in the @rjdlab.bsky.social is now published in Science! Many thanks to all co-authors, especially @ptnguyen.bsky.social for his expertise in structural biology and enzymology! And big thanks to Ralph for his incredible mentorship and support!

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