Publication in Nature Cancer 2025 : Innate immunity and the NF-κB pathway control prostate stem cell plasticity, reprogramming and tumor initiation

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Innate immunity and the NF-κB pathway control prostate stem cell plasticity, reprogramming and tumor initiation.
Jiang C.,  Song Y., Rorive S., Allard J., Tika E., Zahedi, Z., Dubois C., Salmon I., Sifrim A., Blanpain C.
Nature Cancer 2025 June 23.  doi.org/10.1038/s43018-025-00994-3
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Publication in Nat Comm 2024 : Discovery of the mechanisms regulating stem cell fate

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Collagen signaling and matrix stiffness regulate multipotency in glandular epithelial stem cells in mice.
Jiang C, Centonze A, Song Y, Chrisnandy A, Tika E, Rezakhani S, Zahedi Z, Bouvencourt G, Dubois C, Van Keymeulen A, Lütolf M, Sifrim A, Blanpain C.
Nat Commun. 2024 Dec 18;15(1):10482. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-54843-5.
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Publication in Cell 2024 : Dynamic regulation of tissue fluidity controls skin repair during wound healing.

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Dynamic regulation of tissue fluidity controls skin repair during wound healing.
Sarate RM, Hochstetter J, Valet M, Hallou A, Song Y, Bansaccal N, Ligare M, Aragona M, Engelman D, Bauduin A, Campàs O, Simons BD, Blanpain C.
Cell. 2024 Aug 11:S0092-8674(24)00825-0. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.031. Online ahead of print.
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Cédric Blanpain elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Prof. Cédric Blanpain has been elected as a new member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Founded in 1780, this Academy is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. Its members are selected through a competitive process that recognizes individuals for their excellence, leadership, and their preeminent contribution to their discipline and to society.