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Lily Ling

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

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Cancer Biology· 1 Immunology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Cosimo CommissoiD· 2 shared Swetha MagantiiD· 2 shared Yijuan ZhangiD· 2 shared Ashley B. PaleteiD· 1 shared Beatrice Silvestri· 1 shared Brianna J. Smith· 1 shared Cheska Marie GalapateiD· 1 shared Cong Chen· 1 shared

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2023-2025 · peak 2/yr

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10 top collaborators · 31 mutual co-author links

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Disabling PSGL-1 abrogates immune suppression and resistance to PD-1 blockade in pancreatic cancer

Jennifer L. Hope, Yijuan Zhang, Hannah A. Faso, Evelyn S. Sanchez-Hernández, Beatrice Silvestri, Brianna J. Smith, Sanmati H. Nakil, Sreeja Biswas Roy, Michelle P. Lin, Ashley B. Palete, Swetha Maganti, Lily Ling, Dennis C. Otero, Katelyn T. Byrne, Gabriele Romano, , Linda M. Bradley

This study shows that disabling PSGL-1 enhances anti-tumor immunity in pancreatic cancer by improving CD8+ T cell function and response to PD-1 blockade.

bioRxiv · May 22, 2025 · PreprintImmunology

The Aging Microenvironment as a Determinant of Immune Exclusion and Metastatic Fate in Pancreatic Cancer

Priyanka Gupta, Rabi Murad, Lily Ling, Yijuan Zhang, Karen Duong‐Polk, Swetha Maganti, Cheska Marie Galapate, Cosimo Commisso

This study shows that aging stromal cells in pancreatic cancer promote immune exclusion and metastasis, and that rejuvenating these cells can reverse these effects.

bioRxiv · May 8, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology

Generalized fear following acute stress is caused by change in co-transmitter identity of serotonergic neurons

Hui-quan Li, Wuji Jiang, Lily Ling, Vaidehi Gupta, Cong Chen, Marta Pratelli, Swetha K. Godavarthi, Nicholas C. Spitzer

Acute stress causes generalized fear by switching serotonergic neuron co-transmitter from glutamate to GABA in mice, as observed in PTSD patients.

bioRxiv · May 10, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience