{"id":364,"date":"2023-07-28T18:37:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T18:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/jilab\/?page_id=364"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:36:18","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/jilab\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; content__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; content__hover=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h1>News<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Dr. Ji was Awarded the Dr. Harold and Golden Lamport Award in Clinical Research!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>June 22, 2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dr. Ji was presented with the Dr. Harold and Golden Lamport Research Award, awarded to 2-4 junior faculty annually at Mount Sinai with exceptional potential for making significant contributions over an extended period of time. This award is truly a reflection of the entire team&#8217;s hard work and success!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Paula Successfully Defends Her Thesis!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>April 30, 2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Congratulations to Paula, the lab&#8217;s first PhD student, for giving a fantastic dissertation seminar and successfully defending her thesis! Paula will be pursuing her postdoc at Mount Sinai in the Labs of Diego Chowell and Gabriele Campanella. We are excited for her future and wish her the best!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>New Paper Published!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>March 23, 2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Our latest paper that generated a large-scale organ-wide human skin MERFISH atlas is now<\/span><span> published in <a href=\"\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41588-026-02552-8%22\">Nature Genetics<\/a>. The paper outlines multicellular neighborhoods that coordinate diverse skin functions across the human body. Read Dr. Ji&#8217;s tweetorial covering the paper <a href=\"\/\/x.com\/andrewlji\/status\/2036093055615246513%22\">here<\/a>. Read the Mount Sinai Press Release <a href=\"\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/about\/newsroom\/2026\/mount-sinai-researchers-identify-unique-coordination-among-cell-types-that-support-healthy-human-skin%22\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>New Paper Alert!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><em>August 20, 2025<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Our latest paper focusing on single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (MERFISH) analyses of mouse models of skin inflammation is <\/span><span>now published in <a href=\"\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-reports\/fulltext\/S2211-1247(25)00885-X%22\">Cell Reports<\/a>. This translational effort could lead to new therapeutic strategies for atopic dermatitis. Read Dr. Ji&#8217;s tweetorial covering the paper <a href=\"\/\/x.com\/andrewlji\/status\/1954228435515265401%22\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Aubrey Receives T32 Fellowship!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>July 1, 2025<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Congratulations to our 3rd year Ph.D. student Aubrey Houser for earning an NIH T32 Fellowship Award in Systems Skin Biology. Aubrey will focus on spatial analyses of skin inflammation and cancer. Congratulations, Aubrey!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>New Funding from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>July 20, 2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dr. Ji received a Clinical Investigator Award from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation to investigate the molecular basis of skin squamous cell carcinoma aggression in organ transplant recipients. Dr. Ji also previously received a Physician-Scientist Training Award from Damon Runyon and is thrilled to be working with the foundation once again. Read more <a href=\"\/\/www.damonrunyon.org\/news\/entries\/7361\/Damon%20Runyon%20Cancer%20Research%20Foundation%20awards%20$3.6%20million%20to%20top%20clinical%20investigators%22\">here\u00a0<\/a>and <a href=\"\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/about\/newsroom\/2023\/learning-the-language-of-cells-to-beat-cancer%22\">here<\/a>.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Good Luck to Graduating Lab Members and Welcome to New Lab Members!<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>June 28, 2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We bid farewell to three lab members, Aubrey (our very first lab member!), Larry, and Arjun with a fun night of <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/andrewlji\/status\/1674776272348622848%22\">karaoke<\/a>. Aubrey will be starting her Ph.D. here at Mount Sinai, Larry is off to medical school at Tufts, and Arjun will be pursuing his Ph.D. at UC-Irvine. We welcome our new Associate Researcher Alexis, medical students Grace and Jenny! Read more about our newest team members <a href=\"\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/jilab\/team\/%22\">here<\/a>.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Raman Receives T32 Fellowship!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>June 16, 2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Congratulations to our 2nd year Ph.D. student Raman Gill for earning an NIH T32 Fellowship Award in Systems Skin Biology. Raman will focus on skin fibroblast heterogeneity and its implications on inflammatory skin diseases. Congratulations, Raman!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Arjun Successfully Defended his Master&#8217;s Thesis!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>May 30, 2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Congratulations to our MSBS student Arjun Nair for successfully defending his Master&#8217;s thesis. Arjun was our first MSBS student and will be heading to UC-Irvine to pursue his Ph.D. studies in the fall. We <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/andrewlji\/status\/1663714412107116546\/photo\/1%22\">toasted<\/a> his success after his defense. Congratulations, Arjun!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>New Publication in the JID!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>May 2, 2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Our first paper focusing on single-cell and spatial transcriptomics analyses of human skin is now published <a href=\"\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0022202X23020407?via%3Dihub%22\">online<\/a> in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Read Dr. Ji&#8217;s tweetorial covering the paper <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/andrewlji\/status\/1678068750447263744%22\">here<\/a>.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;]<\/p>\n<h1>News<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong>Dr. Ji was Awarded the Dr. Harold and Golden Lamport Award in Clinical Research!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><em>June 22, 2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Dr. Ji was presented with the Dr. Harold and Golden Lamport Research Award, awarded to 2-4 junior faculty annually at Mount Sinai with exceptional potential for making significant contributions over an extended period of time. This award is truly a reflection of the entire team&#8217;s hard work and success!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong>Paula Successfully Defends Her Thesis!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><em>April 30, 2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Congratulations to Paula, the lab&#8217;s first PhD student, for giving a fantastic dissertation seminar and successfully defending her thesis! Paula will be pursuing her postdoc at Mount Sinai in the Labs of Diego Chowell and Gabriele Campanella. We are excited for her future and wish her the best!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong>New Paper Published!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><em>March 23, 2026<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Our latest paper that generated a large-scale organ-wide human skin MERFISH atlas is now<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\"> published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41588-026-02552-8\">Nature Genetics<\/a>. The paper outlines multicellular neighborhoods that coordinate diverse skin functions across the human body. Read Dr. Ji&#8217;s tweetorial covering the paper <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrewlji\/status\/2036093055615246513\">here<\/a>. Read the Mount Sinai Press Release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/about\/newsroom\/2026\/mount-sinai-researchers-identify-unique-coordination-among-cell-types-that-support-healthy-human-skin\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong>New Paper Alert!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><em>August 20, 2025<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Our latest paper focusing on single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (MERFISH) analyses of mouse models of skin inflammation is <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large\">now published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-reports\/fulltext\/S2211-1247(25)00885-X\">Cell Reports<\/a>. This translational effort could lead to new therapeutic strategies for atopic dermatitis. Read Dr. Ji&#8217;s tweetorial covering the paper <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrewlji\/status\/1954228435515265401\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong>Aubrey Receives T32 Fellowship!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><em>July 1, 2025<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Congratulations to our 3rd year Ph.D. student Aubrey Houser for earning an NIH T32 Fellowship Award in Systems Skin Biology. Aubrey will focus on spatial analyses of skin inflammation and cancer. Congratulations, Aubrey!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong>New Funding from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><em>July 20, 2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Dr. Ji received a Clinical Investigator Award from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation to investigate the molecular basis of skin squamous cell carcinoma aggression in organ transplant recipients. Dr. Ji also previously received a Physician-Scientist Training Award from Damon Runyon and is thrilled to be working with the foundation once again. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.damonrunyon.org\/news\/entries\/7361\/Damon%20Runyon%20Cancer%20Research%20Foundation%20awards%20$3.6%20million%20to%20top%20clinical%20investigators\">here\u00a0<\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/about\/newsroom\/2023\/learning-the-language-of-cells-to-beat-cancer\">here<\/a>.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong>Good Luck to Graduating Lab Members and Welcome to New Lab Members!<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><em>June 28, 2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">We bid farewell to three lab members, Aubrey (our very first lab member!), Larry, and Arjun with a fun night of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewlji\/status\/1674776272348622848\">karaoke<\/a>. Aubrey will be starting her Ph.D. here at Mount Sinai, Larry is off to medical school at Tufts, and Arjun will be pursuing his Ph.D. at UC-Irvine. We welcome our new Associate Researcher Alexis, medical students Grace and Jenny! Read more about our newest team members <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/jilab\/team\/\">here<\/a>.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong>Raman Receives T32 Fellowship!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><em>June 16, 2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Congratulations to our 2nd year Ph.D. student Raman Gill for earning an NIH T32 Fellowship Award in Systems Skin Biology. Raman will focus on skin fibroblast heterogeneity and its implications on inflammatory skin diseases. Congratulations, Raman!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><strong>Arjun Successfully Defended his Master&#8217;s Thesis!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><em>May 30, 2023<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\">Congratulations to our MSBS student Arjun Nair for successfully defending his Master&#8217;s thesis. Arjun was our first MSBS student and will be heading to UC-Irvine to pursue his Ph.D. studies in the fall. We <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewlji\/status\/1663714412107116546\/photo\/1\">toasted<\/a> his success after his defense. 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