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2026

Journal Article

Highlights of 2025: advancements in natural killer cell biology

Aires-Lopes, Beatriz and Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando (2026). Highlights of 2025: advancements in natural killer cell biology. Immunology and Cell Biology imcb.70121. doi: 10.1111/imcb.70121

Highlights of 2025: advancements in natural killer cell biology

2026

Journal Article

The GFI1-FOXO1 axis regulates NK cell maturation and function

Huang, Qiutong, Chaudhry, M. Zeeshan, Dight, James, Alim, Louisa, Yu, Huiyang, Denman, Renae, Man, Hiu On, Schreuder, Jaring, Garnham, Alexandra L., Tuong, Zewen K., Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando, Jacquelot, Nicolas and Belz, Gabrielle T. (2026). The GFI1-FOXO1 axis regulates NK cell maturation and function. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-72022-6

The GFI1-FOXO1 axis regulates NK cell maturation and function

2026

Journal Article

CAR-NK cell-based therapies: translational and regulatory breakthroughs

Biggi, Alison Felipe Bordini and Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando (2026). CAR-NK cell-based therapies: translational and regulatory breakthroughs. Immunology and Cell Biology imcb.70120. doi: 10.1111/imcb.70120

CAR-NK cell-based therapies: translational and regulatory breakthroughs

2026

Journal Article

Gain‐of‐function enhancers optimize CAR ‐ NK cell‐based anti‐cancer immunotherapy

Wong, Emma and Souza‐Fonseca‐Guimaraes, Fernando (2026). Gain‐of‐function enhancers optimize CAR ‐ NK cell‐based anti‐cancer immunotherapy. Immunology and Cell Biology imcb.70113. doi: 10.1111/imcb.70113

Gain‐of‐function enhancers optimize CAR ‐ NK cell‐based anti‐cancer immunotherapy

2026

Journal Article

Spatial multi-omics characterization of neuroblastoma reveals ferroptosis-associated metabolic features in high-risk tumors

Tu, Cui, Tan, Chin Wee, Monkman, James, Almeida, Ana Clara, Antonio-Carreon, Gabrielle, Omer, Natacha, Hull, Giaan, Chung, Kimberly, Mehdi, Ahmed M., Salerno, Antonietta, Vittorio, Orazio, Mayer, Aaron, Machado-Souza, Cleber, Jayabalan, Nanthini, Toh, Yi-Chin, Hon, Hui Nee, de Almeida Brehm Pinhatti, Fernanda, Elifio-Esposito, Selene, Nicholls, Wayne, de Noronha, Lucia, Kulasinghe, Arutha and Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando (2026). Spatial multi-omics characterization of neuroblastoma reveals ferroptosis-associated metabolic features in high-risk tumors. Genome Medicine, 18 (1) 35. doi: 10.1186/s13073-026-01622-0

Spatial multi-omics characterization of neuroblastoma reveals ferroptosis-associated metabolic features in high-risk tumors

2026

Journal Article

Development of a high-affinity anti-ROR1 variable region for broad anti-cancer immunotherapy

Wong, Joshua K. M., Lam, Pui Yeng, Coleborn, Elaina, Alim, Louisa, Jose, Jiya, Tu, Cui, Antczak, Magdalena, Dietmair, Bettina, Hagh, Arghavan Golbaz, Noronha, Lucia, Cheetham, Seth W., Hooper, John, Beavis, Paul A., Merino, Delphine, Berthelet, Jean, Aoude, Lauren G., McCart-Reed, Amy E., Lakhani, Sunil, Simpson, Peter T., Rossi, Gustavo R., Brooks, Andrew J., Jones, Martina L., Simpson, Fiona and Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando (2026). Development of a high-affinity anti-ROR1 variable region for broad anti-cancer immunotherapy. Molecular Therapy, 34 (3), 1382-1398. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2025.11.021

Development of a high-affinity anti-ROR1 variable region for broad anti-cancer immunotherapy

2026

Journal Article

SM3DD with segmented PCA: a comprehensive method for interpreting 3D spatial transcriptomics

Blick, Tony, Kilgallon, Aaron, Monkman, James, Cooper, Caroline, Tan, Chin Wee, Killingbeck, Emily E., Pan, Liuliu, Kim, Youngmi, Liang, Yan, Nam, Andy, Leon, Michael, Guimaraes, Paulo S. F., Nagashima, Seigo, Martins, Ana P. C., Machado-Souza, Cleber, de Noronha, Lucia, Fraser, John F., Belz, Gabrielle T., Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando and Kulasinghe, Arutha (2026). SM3DD with segmented PCA: a comprehensive method for interpreting 3D spatial transcriptomics. NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, 8 (1) lqag007, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/nargab/lqag007

SM3DD with segmented PCA: a comprehensive method for interpreting 3D spatial transcriptomics

2026

Journal Article

Cytokine routing as an overlooked determinant of immune mobilization

Zhou, Jingchen and Souza‐Fonseca‐Guimaraes, Fernando (2026). Cytokine routing as an overlooked determinant of immune mobilization. Immunology and Cell Biology, 104 (1) imcb.70069, 70-73. doi: 10.1111/imcb.70069

Cytokine routing as an overlooked determinant of immune mobilization

2025

Journal Article

Coordinated development of immune cell populations in vascularized skin organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells

Mostina, Mitchell, Sun, Jane, Sim, Seen Ling, Ahmed, Imaan A., Souza-Fonesca-Guimaraes, Fernando, Wolvetang, Ernst J., Brown, Jason, Kumari, Snehlata, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Shafiee, Abbas (2025). Coordinated development of immune cell populations in vascularized skin organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 14 (31) e02108, 1-18. doi: 10.1002/adhm.202502108

Coordinated development of immune cell populations in vascularized skin organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells

2025

Journal Article

Facilitating consumer partnerships in health research

Ghebosu, Raluca, Young, Leonie, Watson, Benedette, Williams, Merran, Dedmon, Ashley, Maxwell, Jo, Thompson, Erik W., Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando and Wolfram, Joy (2025). Facilitating consumer partnerships in health research. Journal of Translational Medicine, 23 (1) 990, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s12967-025-07035-8

Facilitating consumer partnerships in health research

2025

Journal Article

Antitumor activity of violacein in osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma and triple-negative breast cancer spheroids

Aires-Lopes, Beatriz, Coleborn, Elaina, Souza-Fonseca-Guimarães, Fernando and Ferreira-Halder, Carmen Veríssima (2025). Antitumor activity of violacein in osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma and triple-negative breast cancer spheroids. Toxicon, 265 108501. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2025.108501

Antitumor activity of violacein in osteosarcoma, neuroblastoma and triple-negative breast cancer spheroids

2025

Journal Article

Lipoprotein Association Fluorometry (LAF) as a semi‐quantitative characterization tool to assess extracellular vesicle‐lipoprotein binding

Ghebosu, Raluca, Goncalves, Jenifer Pendiuk, Fitri, Nur Indah, Iannotta, Dalila, Sharifpour, Mohammad Farouq, Coleborn, Elaina, Loukas, Alex, Souza‐Fonseca‐Guimaraes, Fernando and Wolfram, Joy (2025). Lipoprotein Association Fluorometry (LAF) as a semi‐quantitative characterization tool to assess extracellular vesicle‐lipoprotein binding. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 14 (10) e70172, e70172. doi: 10.1002/jev2.70172

Lipoprotein Association Fluorometry (LAF) as a semi‐quantitative characterization tool to assess extracellular vesicle‐lipoprotein binding

2025

Journal Article

Cancer-derived extracellular vesicles in natural killer cell immune evasion: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic insights

Coleborn, Elaina, Ghebosu, Raluca, Wolfram, Joy and Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando (2025). Cancer-derived extracellular vesicles in natural killer cell immune evasion: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic insights. Molecular Therapy, 33 (9), 4113-4129. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2025.05.038

Cancer-derived extracellular vesicles in natural killer cell immune evasion: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic insights

2025

Journal Article

Lymph-node-derived stem-like but not tumor-tissue-resident CD8+ T cells fuel anticancer immunity

Wijesinghe, Sharanya K. M., Rausch, Lisa, Gabriel, Sarah S., Galletti, Giovanni, De Luca, Marco, Qin, Lei, Wen, Lifen, Tsui, Carlson, Man, Kevin, Heyden, Leonie, Mason, Teisha, Newland, Lewis D., Kueh, Andrew, Liao, Yang, Chisanga, David, Swatler, Julian, Voulaz, Emanuele, Marulli, Giuseppe, Errico, Valentina, Losurdo, Agnese, Rossi, Gustavo R., Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando, Huntington, Nicholas D., Gebhardt, Thomas, Utzschneider, Daniel T., Herold, Marco J., Shi, Wei, Schroeder, Jan, Lugli, Enrico and Kallies, Axel (2025). Lymph-node-derived stem-like but not tumor-tissue-resident CD8+ T cells fuel anticancer immunity. Nature Immunology, 26 (8), 1367-1383. doi: 10.1038/s41590-025-02219-2

Lymph-node-derived stem-like but not tumor-tissue-resident CD8+ T cells fuel anticancer immunity

2025

Journal Article

Tumor site-directed A1R expression enhances CAR T cell function and improves efficacy against solid tumors

Sek, Kevin, Chen, Amanda X. Y., Cole, Thomas, Armitage, Jesse D., Tong, Junming, Yap, Kah Min, Munoz, Isabelle, Dunbar, Phoebe A., Wu, Shiyi, van Elsas, Marit J., Hidajat, Olivia, Scheffler, Christina, Giuffrida, Lauren, Henderson, Melissa A., Meyran, Deborah, Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando, Nguyen, Dat, Huang, Yu-Kuan, de Menezes, Maria N., Derrick, Emily B., Chan, Cheok Weng, Todd, Kirsten L., Chan, Jack D., Li, Jasmine, Lai, Junyun, Petley, Emma V., Mardiana, Sherly, Bosco, Anthony, Waithman, Jason ... Beavis, Paul A. (2025). Tumor site-directed A1R expression enhances CAR T cell function and improves efficacy against solid tumors. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 6123, 1-17. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59021-9

Tumor site-directed A1R expression enhances CAR T cell function and improves efficacy against solid tumors

2025

Journal Article

Highlights of 2024. Broadening anti‐cancer immunotherapy modalities with antibody–drug conjugates: emerging insights from clinical studies

Jose, Jiya, Hooper, John D. and Souza‐Fonseca‐Guimaraes, Fernando (2025). Highlights of 2024. Broadening anti‐cancer immunotherapy modalities with antibody–drug conjugates: emerging insights from clinical studies. Immunology and Cell Biology, 103 (6), 530-534. doi: 10.1111/imcb.70017

Highlights of 2024. Broadening anti‐cancer immunotherapy modalities with antibody–drug conjugates: emerging insights from clinical studies

2025

Journal Article

Highlights of 2024: unleashing the power of NK cells—cancer's worst nightmare

Bourel, Capucine, Souza‐Fonseca‐Guimaraes, Fernando and Lesage, Sylvie (2025). Highlights of 2024: unleashing the power of NK cells—cancer's worst nightmare. Immunology and Cell Biology, 103 (6), 526-529. doi: 10.1111/imcb.70037

Highlights of 2024: unleashing the power of NK cells—cancer's worst nightmare

2025

Journal Article

Highlights of 2024: Cytokines and ligands modulating NK cell effector functions

Shajan, Aneena Mary, Alim, Louisa and Souza‐Fonseca‐Guimaraes, Fernando (2025). Highlights of 2024: Cytokines and ligands modulating NK cell effector functions. Immunology and Cell Biology, 103 (6), 522-525. doi: 10.1111/imcb.70014

Highlights of 2024: Cytokines and ligands modulating NK cell effector functions

2025

Journal Article

Enhancement of anti-sarcoma immunity by NK cells engineered with mRNA for expression of a EphA2-targeted CAR

Lam, Pui Yeng, Omer, Natacha, Wong, Josh K. M., Tu, Cui, Alim, Louisa, Rossi, Gustavo R., Victorova, Maria, Tompkins, Hannah, Lin, Cheng-Yu, Mehdi, Ahmed M., Choo, Amos, Elliott, Melissa R., Coleborn, Elaina, Sun, Jane, Mercer, Timothy, Vittorio, Orazio, Dobson, Lachlan J., Mclellan, Alexander D., Brooks, Andrew, Tuong, Zewen Kelvin, Cheetham, Seth W., Nicholls, Wayne and Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando (2025). Enhancement of anti-sarcoma immunity by NK cells engineered with mRNA for expression of a EphA2-targeted CAR. Clinical and Translational Medicine, 15 (1) e70140, 1-21. doi: 10.1002/ctm2.70140

Enhancement of anti-sarcoma immunity by NK cells engineered with mRNA for expression of a EphA2-targeted CAR

2025

Journal Article

Engineered iPSC‐derived natural killer cells: recent innovations in translational innate anti‐cancer immunotherapy

Sun, Jane, Elliott, Melissa and Souza‐Fonseca‐Guimaraes, Fernando (2025). Engineered iPSC‐derived natural killer cells: recent innovations in translational innate anti‐cancer immunotherapy. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 14 (7) e70045, 1-15. doi: 10.1002/cti2.70045

Engineered iPSC‐derived natural killer cells: recent innovations in translational innate anti‐cancer immunotherapy