Andres Lab News

Celebrating Decades of Gastrointestinal Research!

August 2023

Sarah traveled to New York to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dr. Anil Rustgi’s lab, where Sarah did her postdoctoratal research. Congratulations to Dr. Anil Rustgi for such an incredible achievement! 

Escape Room Fun!

August 2023

The Andres Lab celebrated the end of Jesse’s internship by going to an escape room! 

Welcome Back Jesse!

June-August 2023

We were excited to have STEMPrep intern Jesse back for her second summer! Her research this summer focused on the role of RNA binding protein Imp1 in neonatal intestinal inflammation in a mouse model of necrotizing enterocolitis.

Coast Trip!

June 2023

The Andres Lab went to the coast for the second annual Andres Lab beach retreat!

Andres Lab Attends ISEV 2023!

May 2023

The Andres Lab attended the ISEV2023 Annual Meeting in Seattle! Our apple-like image depicting human milk EV uptake in an enteroid is displayed left of the ISEV logo.

Yang Presents at APS Summit!

May 2023

Yang presented at the American Physiological Society Summit. Her poster displays our research on the protective effects of human milk extracellular vesicles.

Podcast Drops April 18!

April 2023

Sarah is featured on the EQ.IQ podcast talking about her approach to mentoring and leadership. Click here to check it out!

Postdoctoral Scholar Recognized!

March 2023

Yang received the American Physiological Society Research Recognition Award. Congratulations!

Review published online

February 2023

Our review on human milk and infant development was published online in Seminars in Perinatology!

Lab Move

February 2023

The Andres lab relocated to a larger space today! We hope to continue expanding our lab in the future!

Manuscript Receives Award!

December 2022

Kuhn et al. IMP1/IGF2BP1 in human colorectal cancer extracellular vesicles receives APS Select Award for scholarship.

Holiday Party!

December 2022

The Andres lab celebrated the holiday season with a night of board games and delicious meatball subs. Thank you to Dr. Andres for hosting!

Welcome Claire!

October 2022

The Andres lab is excited to welcome Claire Yung, a recent graduate of Lewis and Clark College with a degree in biochemistry/molecular biology. We look forward to working with them!

Paper Accepted for Publication!

September 2022

Kuhn et al. IMP1/IGF2BP1 in human colorectal cancer extracellular vesicles accepted for publication in The American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.

To the Beach!

August 2022

The Andres lab enjoyed a well-deserved break by going on their first annual beach retreat to Manzanita, OR!

FASEB Travel Award Received

August 2022

Maddy’s abstract receives a travel award and oral presentation at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Gastrointestinal Tract meeting in Steamboat Springs, CO!

Summer Intern Times

July 18, 2022

This summer we had an incredibly kind, amazing and smart high school intern Jesse Colbert from the Virgin Islands! 

Awarded K01 Grant 

May 28, 2022

The Andres Lab was awarded a K01 Grant by the Department of Health and Human Services to examine the role of the RNA binding protein IMP1 in intercellular communication and necrotizing enterocolitis.

Lab Taco Tuesday!

May 3, 2022

Fun taco break to celebrate submitting a few grants! Slightly chilly but the guacamole was great.

Welcome Yang!

October 25, 2021

Postdoctoral Scholar Yang Zhang just joined the Andres lab! She graduated from Oregon State University with a PhD in Nutrition. Welcome to the Andres lab Yang!!   

Awarded Collins Medical Trust Grant

July 1, 2021

The Andres Lab was awarded the Collins Medical Trust grant to examine the impact of human digestion on human milk extracellular vesicle RNA cargo for necrotizing enterocolitis prevention

Happy 1 Year Andres Lab!

June 15, 2021

We celebrated our 1 year with a fun work retreat with EDC. Part of the retreat we were joined by one of our amazing Administrative Assistants that provided us with this quote.

“Day to day responsibilities can erode at the passion of one’s personal motivation.  Taking the time to get to know my colleagues brought about introspection and renewed interest to serve them well and in doing that, continue to achieve my own goals.”

Andres Lab Expands

June 20, 2020

We recently just hired on a new Research Technician to the Andres lab. She just graduated from OSU with a major in Microbiology. We’re so excited to work with her!

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