CST BLOG

The official blog of Cell Signaling Technology, where we discuss what to expect from your time at the bench, share tips, tricks, and information.

Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, a principal part of the body’s immune system. Lymphoma...
Andrea Tu, PhD May 11, 2022

Pancreatic Cancer: Targeting Novel Drivers in the Tumor Microenvironment

Pancreatic cancer is devastating and difficult to diagnose early. The organ is located deep inside t...
Andrea Tu, PhD Apr 27, 2022

Melanoma: Aberrant Signaling Pathways and Therapeutic Approaches

There are three major types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melan...
Andrea Tu, PhD Mar 30, 2022

Emerging Therapeutic Approaches for Prostate Cancer

Approximately one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, making ...
Andrea Tu, PhD Feb 23, 2022

The Role of Metabolism in Disease

Metabolism plays a central role in many diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesit...
Chris Sumner Oct 27, 2021

Cancer Biomarker Antibody Selection for IHC

What are cancer biomarkers? Biomarkers are naturally occurring molecules that can be used as indicat...

The Role of Metabolism in Cancer

Alterations in the cellular metabolism of malignant cells have long been a central focus of cancer r...
Chris Sumner Mar 24, 2021

Targeting TIGIT for Cancer Immunotherapy & T Cell Exhaustion

The evolution of solid tumor cancer treatment has historically centered on a tripartite approach tha...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Feb 17, 2021

T Cell Basics: What a Disease Researcher Needs to Know

T cells are highly specialized lymphocytes that play a critical role in the cell-mediated arm of the...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Nov 11, 2020

10 Must-Have Markers for Senescence Research

Understanding when and why cell cycle arrest occurs is critical to many fields of research, includin...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD May 13, 2020

Fibrosis: When Wound Healing Turns to Disease

Fibrosis is a disease that is characterized by scarring and hardening of tissues and organs. Fibrosi...
Susan Keezer, PhD Mar 25, 2020

IMC: Endless Possibilities to Understand the Microenvironment of Disease

Understanding the microenvironment of disease is critical. Targeted cancer therapies may not be effe...

The BAFfling Complexity of the BAF Complex in Cancer

How do cells dynamically regulate access to their tightly packed DNA to control gene expression and ...
Curtis Desilets Jul 24, 2019

Pathways to Cancer: Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

The process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), whereby differentiated epithelial cells tran...
Antony Wood, PhD May 29, 2019

Hypoxia & Cancer: The role of HIF-1α in Oxygen Sensing, Metabolism, and Tumorigenesis

Molecular oxygen (O2) is an essential element for metazoan life. Among its many roles, O2 functions ...
Jianxin Xie, PhD Mar 27, 2019

More Than a Phenotype: Assessing Tumor-infiltrating Immune Cell Type & Function

Although the rise of cancer immunotherapy may seem meteoric to many, the history actually stretches ...
Emily Alonzo, PhD Feb 6, 2019

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