04/26/24 - Dillon presented at the Pharmacology Annual Retreat and was awarded a poster prize. Congratulations, Dillon!

03/22/24 - Raymundo is elected President of the SACNAS chapter at Anschutz. Congratulations, Raymundo!

12/04/23 - Ceci was awarded a Research Service award for her work in Occupational Wellness at the Department of Pharmacology awards ceremony.

11/20/23 - Selena Martinez (BSP) joins the lab for her second rotation. Welcome, Selena!

11/1/23 - Dillon & Ceci won 1st prizes on the Pharmacology Art contest on the digital and original non-digital categories respectively. Of course both represent our favorite organelle: mitochondria!

10/31/23 - The Pharmacology Department held a Fall Fest and Raymundo won on the Funniest Costume category. Yay Raymundo!

10/24/23 - The Super Mito Group seminar held its 1st meeting. Thanks to participants, organizers (Ceci Caino & Maria Amaya) and sponsors (the Cancer Center and the Nutrition and Obesity Research Center) for making this event a success.

10/13/23 - Ceci participated in a career panel with Wistar Alumni—it was a great way to catch up with colleagues and trainees to discuss challenges and rewards of establishing an independent research lab in academia and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

9/25/23 - Dillon received a best talk award at the Pharmacology Student Research day. Congratulations Dillon!

9/19/23 - Upasana Shrestha (Biochemistry major at CU Denver) joins the lab. Welcome, Upasana!

9/7/23 - Raymundo received one of the MOLB T32 awards. Congrats Raymundo!

8/28/23 - Heidi Solis (BSP) joins the lab for her first rotation. Welcome, Heidi!

8/21/23 - Our collaborative paper with the Reyland lab examining metabolic reprogramming by PKCdelta is out. Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105186.

7/12/23 - Ceci participated on a DEI panel for the CREU program, along Drs. Del Pino-Jones and Cittelly.

7/1/23 - We are very excited, Raymundo (MOLB) officially joined the lab for his thesis work. Welcome Raymundo! :)

7/1/23 - Ceci is promoted to Associate Professor of Pharmacology. A big thanks to all trainees, mentors and collaborators who helped us build the lab and did not give up when times were tough.

6/5/23 - Mia Vigil starts her summer Cancer Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU) program in our lab. Mia will be working with Masoom on her summer research project. Welcome, Mia!

6/1/23 - Ceci joins the Editorial Board of The Journal of Biological Chemistry for a 5 year term (2023-2028). Looking forward to contributing to the mission of JBC.

5/2/23 - Our collaborative paper with the Altieri lab uncovering a Parkin-Kindlin 2 signaling axis in metastasis suppression is out. Read it here: https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(23)01802-1/fulltext.

4/24/23 - Ceci speaks at the 4th International Cell and Experimental Biology Conference.

4/21/23 - The CANB DEI committee piloted the Upstander/Ally training for graduate students. Dr. Amira Del Pino-Jones delivered a great training session!

12/20/22 – Dillon receives a best poster award at the 37th Annual Student Research Forum. Congratulations Dillon!

12/12/22 - Raymundo Lerma (MOLB) joins the lab for his second rotation. Welcome Raymundo!

11/15/22 - Dillon presents his research at the AACR Cancer Metastasis Special Conference in Portland OR.

11/4/22 - Ceci joins the Molecular Biology (MOLB) Graduate Program as training faculty.

10/31/22 - The Pharmacology Department hosts a Halloween costume contest and lunch. :)

9/29/22 - Dillon presents a poster at the EMBO Mitochondria in life, death and disease course in Montenegro.

9/8/22 - Ceci becomes a standing member on the MRAD NIH study section, which focuses on the mechanisms and regulation of cellular function, signaling and communication, and developmental genetics.

9/2/22 - Dillon receives a best poster award at the Pharmacology Student Research Day. Congratulations Dillon for your 4th poster prize!

8/29/22 - Chase M. Barker (PHCL program) joins the lab for her first rotation. Welcome, Chase!

8/22/22 - Dr. John Meshki joins the lab as a Research Associate. Welcome John!

8/4/22 - Jessica presents her poster at the CREU poster session and completes her program. We wish you good luck in your next adventure!

8/1/22 - Our lab turns 5 years old!

7/21/22 - Our collaborative paper with the Richer lab on how cholesterol transport influences breast cancer metabolism is published. You can read it here: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/14/3543.

7/15/22 - Dr. Masoom Raza joins the lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Welcome Masoom!

6/1/22 - Jessica Garofalo starts her summer Cancer Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU) program in our lab. Welcome, Jessica!

5/27/22 - Madison receives her PhD degree at the University of Colorado Convocation ceremony. Congratulations Dr. Furnish, we will miss you and wish you well on your next adventures!

5/10/22 - Our recent MCR publication is featured on the University of Colorado’s Cancer Center: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/tumor-cells-use-mitochondria-to-keep-growing.

5/3/22 - Ceci gives a seminar for the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Colorado.

4/19/22 - Denisa defends her poster, completing her Masters of Human Modern Anatomy Capstone project. She also got a poster award for her presentation! Congratulations, Denisa!

4/19/22 - Ceci speaks at the Cell and Experimental Biology conference in Boston, MA.

4/13/22 - Channel 7 airs a note on how the pandemic affected our lab and research. You can watch it here:  https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/urgency-of-covid-19-research-put-research-for-other-diseases-on-hold .

4/12/22 - Madison presents her work IN PERSON! at the AACR annual meeting in New Orleans, LA.

4/1/22 - Madison’s paper on how the MIRO2/GCN1 signaling axis supports metastatic prostate cancer growth was selected for the Highlights section of the April issue of Molecular Cancer Research. https://aacrjournals.org/mcr/article/20/4/499/682304/Selected-Articles-from-This-Issue. Congrats!

3/31/22 - Madison’s review on the role of mitochondrial trafficking in metastasis was one of the Top Cited papers from Cancer Reports (Wiley).

3/29/22 - Dillon’s F31 predoctoral application from NCI is funded! This fellowship will support his work on the mechanisms by which mitochondria enable metastatic dissemination. Congratulations, Dillon!

3/16/22 - Ceci joins the DEI taskforce and the Steering Committee of the CANB program.

3/7/22 - Madison successfully defends her thesis, becoming the 1st graduated student from the lab. Congratulations, Dr. Furnish!

2/28/22 - Bridget Hoag (CANB) joins the lab for her 3rd rotation. Welcome, Bridget!

2/24/22 – Dillon’s review on the importance of mitochondrial fission and fusion in metastasis is accepted for publication in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. You can read it here: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2022.849962. Congratulations Dillon on this fantastic contribution for the field!

 2/22/22 – Our collaborative manuscript with the Altieri lab showing that tumors with deficient mitochondria can be targeted with GCN2/AKT inhibitors is out. You can read more here: https://www.pnas.org/content/119/8/e2115624119.long

1/28/22 – Ceci becomes a trained facilitator of the Entering Mentoring curriculum from CIMER. Looking forward to developing Mentorship tools and workshops to enhance mentoring relationships in campus!

 1/17/22 – Ceci joins Frontiers in Oncology, Molecular and Cellular Oncology Section, as Associate Editor.

 12/26/21 – Dillon receives a best poster award at the 36th Annual Student Research Forum. Congratulations Dillon for your 3rd poster prize!

12/22/21 – Madison’s paper is accepted in Molecular Cancer Research. You can read it at: https://mcr.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2022/01/06/1541-7786.MCR-21-0374. Congratulations Madison et al!

 12/3/21 – Ceci speaks at the Hillman Cancer Center seminar series.

 7/26/21 – Ceci is promoted to Full Member of the Molecular and Cellular Oncology Program of the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

 7/15/21 – The lab is looking to expand! Postdoc applicants and rotation students welcome!

 7/1/21 – The lab is awarded a DoD CDMRP Idea Development award to study a novel mitochondrial signaling axis for therapeutic gain in prostate cancer.

 6/15/21 – The lab is awarded a NIGMS Maximizing Research Investigator Award to study mitochondrial dynamics in mammalian cells.