Mario Palma

@mariopalma.bsky.social

Research Associate in the Ubellacker Lab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Focused on studying ferroptosis, cancer signaling, and lymph metastasis.

Melanoma cells that spread to lymph nodes depend on FSP1 to survive, revealing a new metabolic vulnerability. New study in Nature by @mariopalma.bsky.social @ubellackerlab.bsky.social and colleagues shows that blocking FSP1 triggers ferroptosis and suppresses tumor growth in lymph node metastases.

Lymph node environment drives FSP1 targetability in metastasizing melanoma - Nature

Targeting FSP1 in lymph nodes has considerable potential for blocking melanoma progression.

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Short on time wrangling research hurdles or just life in general? @mariopalma.bsky.social and @mariesabatier.bsky.social have you covered with this focused spotlight on Ueda et al.’s work in Nature Cell Biology on oxidative niches and cancer cell dissemination. Spotlight article here: rb.gy/zi8wj9

Hotspots of escape: Oxidative niches prime tumor cell dissemination

Abstract. The balance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant defenses plays a critical role in tumor development, progression, and response to therapy. However, the detection of ROS in ...

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Marie Sabatier@mariesabatier.bsky.social · last yr.

🌟 Excited to share our latest spotlight! 🌟 Co-wrote with @mariopalma.bsky.social and Jessalyn @ubellackerlab.bsky.social, highlighting Ueda et al.'s study on oxidative niches driving immune evasion in tumors. Check out our spotlight article here: rb.gy/zi8wj9 Ueda et al., 2025: rb.gy/674im7

Great news for AKT inhibitors! Capivasertib in combo with abiraterone and ADT improves progression free survival in PTEN deficient prostate cancer! Anticipating approval for this combo, coming off the approval of capi in ER+be breast cancer. Good work AZ! www.onclive.com/view/capivas...

Capivasertib Plus Abiraterone/ADT Improves rPFS in PTEN-Deficient mHSPC

Capivasertib plus abiraterone and ADT improved rPFS in PTEN-deficient metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

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