Baker Lab Receives EXCEL-T Award from the American Cancer Society

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We are excited to announce that our lab has received an Excellence in Early-Career Translational Research (EXCEL-T) Award from the American Cancer Society! This support will enable us to investigate the immune landscape of glioblastoma brain cancer by comprehensively profiling T cell phenotypes and behavior in patient blood and tumor tissue at the OHSU Knight …

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Graduate Student Highlight: Xingjia Zhang

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We are proud to welcome Xingjia Zhang, BS as a new graduate student researcher in our lab at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute! Xingjia earned bachelor’s degrees in nutritional science and data science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2023 and brings valuable experience in T cell development and metabolism, gained through her prior research …

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Baker Lab Awarded Borchard Foundation Grant 

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We are delighted to announce that our lab has recently been awarded a pilot grant to investigate immune responses in patients with glioblastoma (GBM) brain cancer at Oregon Health & Science University! This work is supported by generous funds from the Albert & Elaine Borchard Foundation and we are deeply grateful to the patients who …

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New Postdoc Spotlight: Ian McLean, PhD

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We proudly welcome Dr. Ian McLean, PhD as a new postdoctoral fellow in our lab at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute! Ian received his PhD in biomedical engineering with Professor Laura Heiser at OHSU in 2025 and brings expertise in integrative systems biology, machine learning, and single-cell genomics. His work will focus on advancing projects …

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