Life in the Mani Lab

The lab went as lab mice for Halloween! Claire and Breanna were Knock Out mice with their boxing gloves and black eyes. Others were GEMMs with gems on their faces. Nick was a Black 6 mouse. It was a ton of fun!

Mani took the lab out to CAV for lunch to welcome Divya and Pradheep to the lab. Divya joins us as an Assistant Professor to spearhead the lab’s Pancreatic Cancer efforts, while Pradheep is joining the lab as a visiting scientist. Welcome aboard, Divya and Pradheep!

Mani organized an amazing conference titled “The Ins and Outs of Cancer.” We had excellent speakers who gave some amazing talks! Thanks to all of those who helped make this symposium happen!

Multiple Mani lab trainees presented their research as posters or presentations. Ege gave an excellent presentation for his research program. Meanwhile, Mercy, Yumi, and Lily presented their posters at a summer undergraduate research symposium. Great job all around, everyone!

The Mani lab began a monthly Cancer Awareness Walk at Lincon Woods State Park. Each month, we select a new location in Rhode Island and walk together to promote cancer awareness. It is great to get out and connect with others in the lab as well as people who are involved with Leadership Rhode Island.

We celebrated Ege’s birthday! Ege is an MD/Ph.D. student in the Mani lab. We hope you have a great year, Ege!

SERIOUSLY?! The Mani lab researchers surprised Mani with a party celebrating that his 2008 Cell paper passed 10,000 citations! Wow, what a milestone and achievement! Congratulations Mani!

Joanna passed her qualifying exam to become a Ph.D. Candidate. Congrats Joanna! 

Diana, Madison, and Daniela presented their research from their rotation in the lab. You all did an excellent job during your rotations and presented very well!

While part of the lab was at AACR 2024, Petra and others stayed in the lab at Brown. They were rewarded with an awesome solar eclipse, which others didn’t see very well in San Diego. 

Nick presented his recent publication in Cell Reports and additional projects he worked on at the LCC symposium. Great job, Nick!

Mani lab rotating graduate students from the Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry (MCB) presented their research. These students are: Andrew Karam, Vasundhara “V” Singh, and Brianna Pendergrass. Everyone did a great job and thanks for your hard work during your rotation!

Claire was selected to present at the Lightening Talks by Students at the annual cancer biology retreat. She did a great job presenting and showcasing the work at the Mani lab. Great job Claire!

Claire invited the Mani lab and their significant others over to her place for a party. It was a great time and we played some really fun board games and video games! Thanks for hosting us Claire!

The Mani lab celebrated the holidays at the Hope Club. It was a wonderful time with a lot of excellent conversations. The crowd was much larger than our previous holiday party. It is amazing how much the Mani lab has grown over the past year. Happy Holidays everyone!

Several Mani lab trainees went to Cheesecake Factory to send Kitti off for her 6-month internship. Good luck, Kitti, and we look forward to you coming back to the lab!

We celebrated Julie and Petra’s birthday party. Happy Birthday, you two!

Nick, Joanna, and their significant others came out to the West Place Animal Sanctuary visitor weekend. Petra volunteers weekly at the shelter and gave us a tour of the animals. Thanks for your volunteer work and showing us around, Petra!

The lab attended the Tumor Plasticity in Diagnosis and Treatment Symposium organized by Mani and the Legorreta Cancer Center. This two-day conference was full of wonderful presentations and excellent discussions all around.

We welcomed Mani back from his trip to Europe and India with a surprise party and lunch at CAV. We are glad you and your family had a great time and a safe trip!

We celebrated Thiru’s birthday in the lab with cake and brownies.

The Animal Sanctuary that Petra volunteers at had a visitor weekend and Joanna stopped by to support this great cause. Thanks for your volunteer work, Petra!

We celebrated Lisa and Adam’s birthday hosted by Nick. We have a lot of Spring birthdays in the lab, but that just means more cake! Happy birthday you two!

We celebrated Dr. Mani’s birthday with a great chocolate cake. Happy birthday Mani and have a great year!

Mani lab members, amazing colleagues, and friends, including the Cancer Center director Dr. El Deiry, had a holiday celebration at The Hope Club. The Mani lab wishes everyone Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!