July 2026

📰 Our JITC paper has been published

Our paper,

“Chemotherapeutic induction of cytosolic single-stranded DNA accumulation sensitizes triple-negative breast cancer to immunotherapy,”

has been published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (JITC).

JITC graphical abstract

This work reveals that chemotherapeutic induction of cytosolic single-stranded DNA activates nucleic acid sensing and type I interferon signaling, thereby sensitizing triple-negative breast cancer to immune checkpoint blockade.

Read the paper: https://jitc.bmj.com/content/14/6/e014722

June 2026

👨‍🔬 Welcome Dr. Yafei Xu

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Yafei Xu to Du Lab as a Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI).

June 2026

🎓 Welcome Yifan Xing

We warmly welcome Yifan Xing to Du Lab as a Ph.D. student.