The DeNicola lab at the Florida State Fair

At the Central Triangle Metabolism Meeting

Lejin Sun graduates from USF holding a bouquet of sulforaphane

At the CSHL Mechanisms of Metabolic Signaling Meeting

Congratulations Dr. DeBlasi!

The DeNicola lab and friends at Miles for Moffitt 2023.

Gina and Janine at USF Commencement

January 2023

  • Gina presents the lab's research at the State of Florida Cancer Research Symposium.
  • Amanda Sherwood joins the DeNicola lab as a Research Associate. Welcome Amanda!
  • Gina is appointed Leader of the Metabolism Program. 

February 2023 

  • The DeNicola lab attends the Florida State Fair. 
  • Nate publishes collaborative work with the Gomes lab (Department of Molecular Oncology) on the role of NAD(P)H synthesis in metastasis in Redox Biology.
  • Yumi presents her work at Metabolism & Physiology Research in Progress.

March 2023 

  • Sang Jun publishes his work using in vivo stable isotope tracing to map the origin and catabolism of cysteine in murine tissues and tumor models in Cancer Research.
  • Nate, Aimee and Nicolas publish collaborative work on how the source of nicotinamide governs its metabolic fate in Cell Reports.
  • Gina organizes the Central Triangle Metabolism Meeting with Tim Osborne at Johns Hopkins All Children’s and Bret Goodpaster at Advent Health Translational Research Institute. Chang, Janine, Laura, Nate, Yumi, and Amanda present posters.
  • Gina presents the lab's research at the Vontz Center Cancer Seminar Series at the University of Cincinnati.
  • Nate presents his work at Molecular Oncology Research in Progress.
  • Cheyenne joins the clinical team as a Clinical Research Coordinator. We'll miss her but she's not too far away!
  • Sam has a baby boy! 

April 2023 

  • Gina presents the lab's research at the NIH Redox Biology Interest Group
  • Gina presents in the AACR Education session "Tumor Cell Adaptability and Stress Response" at the AACR Annual Meeting.
  • Janine receives a Scholar in Training award and presents a poster in the “Mouse Models of Human Cancer” poster session at AACR. Congrats Janine! 
  • Janine publishes her work characterizing the influence of NRF2 and KEAP1 mutations on lung tumor initiation and progression in Cancer Research.
  • Lejin is accepted into the Moffitt PhD program. Congrats Lejin!
  • Gina presents the lab's research at the EMBO Ferroptosis Meeting in Kloster Seeon, Germany.

May 2023 

  • Pritin Soni joins the lab. Welcome Pritin! 
  • Lejin graduates from USF. Congratulations Lejin!
  • Gina organizes the second annual Cancer Metabolism Showcase and Workshops. Janine is selected for an oral presentation and Yumi, Nate, Chang, Sang Jun and Amanda present posters. 
  • Chang is a speaker in the "Transition from PhD to postdoc in academia" Workshop at Cancer Metabolism Showcase and Workshops.
  • Gina, Nate, Yumi and Amanda attend the CSHL Mechanisms of Metabolic Signaling meeting. Gina presents the lab's research in a talk, and Nate, Yumi, and Amanda present posters. 
  • Chang presents her work at Molecular Oncology Research in Progress.
  • Chang is an invited speaker to present her research at the Gordon Conference Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Seminar. She is also invited as one of the speakers for the Panel Discussion on "Maximizing Success: Technology Development, Career Trajectory, and Work-Life Balance"
  • It's the DeNicola lab's 7th birthday. Happy birthday to us! 

June 2023 

  • Gina presents the lab's research at the NIH Redox Biology Interest Group Seminar Series.
  • Nate leaves the lab to start as an Assistant Member in the Department of Metabolism & Physiology, Moffitt Cancer Center. Congratulations Nate! 
  • Gina presents the lab's research at the Van Andel Institute's Seminar Series.
  • Our method for the analysis of synthesis of thiol metabolites by stable isotope tracing with NEM-derivitization was published in Methods in Molecular Biology. 

July 2023 

  • Sang Jun presents his work at Molecular Oncology Research in Progress. 
  • Gina presents the lab's work at the Fusion 2nd Mitochondria Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. 
  • Laura presents her work at Metabolism & Physiology Research in Progress. 
  • Laura leaves the lab to take a job as a Medical Science Liaison. Congratulations Laura and we will miss you!

August 2023 

  • Gina presents the lab's research at the NIH Cancer Metabolism Interest Group Seminar Series.
  • Amanda presents her work at Metabolism & Physiology Research in Progress. 
  • Asad Ullah joins the lab for a rotation in the Moffitt Cancer Biology PhD program. Welcome Asad!

September 2023 

  • Chang leaves the lab to join the Department of Molecular Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, as an Assistant Member. Congratulations Chang!
  • Gina presents the lab's research at the Duke Regulatory Networks in Health and Disease seminar series. 
  • Gina attends the Cantley lab retreat at Cape Cod, MA. 
  • Janine DeBlasi successfully defends her thesis research. Congratulations Dr. DeBlasi and thanks to Katie Politi for serving as external chair!

October 2023 

  • Janine DeBlasi leaves the lab for a postdoc position at the University of South Florida. Congratulations Janine and we will miss you!
  • Gina presents the lab's research at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore.

November 2023 

  • Gina presents the lab's research at Environmental Response VI Meeting in Sendai, Japan.
  • Le Jin Sun joins the lab for a rotation in the Moffitt Cancer Biology PhD program. Welcome back Le Jin!
  • Yumi presents her work at Molecular Oncology Research in Progress.
  • Sang Jun presents her work at Metabolism & Physiology Research in Progress.
  • The DeNicola lab participates in Miles for Moffitt 2023. 
  • Gina presents the lab's research at the NYU Pathology Department Seminar Series.

December 2023 

  • Janine receives her PhD during the USF 2023 Fall Commencement. Congratulations Janine!