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Prestigious ISREC TANDEM grant for Nina Cabezas-Wallscheid’s leukemia research

Source: ETH D-HEST News • Published: 08 Sept 2026, 00:00

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from ETH D-HEST News.

Leukemia research collaboration exploring how stem-cell–derived metabolites reshape the bone marrow immune niche; a preview of the project aims and experimental approach.

Prestigious ISREC TANDEM grant for Nina Cabezas-Wallscheid’s leukemia research
Key Takeaways
  • Nina Cabezas-Wallscheid and Petya Apostolova received an ISREC TANDEM grant to study leukemia stem cell immune evasion.
  • The teams will map LSC-released metabolites using sensitive metabolomics to identify immunosuppressive compounds.
  • University Hospital Basel will recruit patients and run LSC–T cell co-cultures and 3D bone marrow niche experiments.
Read the full article at ETH D-HEST News

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