News & Updates

We made it to the cover of the January 2026 edition of Cancer Discovery ! This paper highlights work completed during Alyssa's PhD dissertation project, with significant contributions from our postdoc, Dan. This also solidifies the Kissil Lab as leaders in naked mole rat in vivo cancer models. In Shepard et al. , 2026, we show that naked mole rats do indeed get cancer. However, the mechanism of cancer development differs from other rodent models. While mice and rats only need

To wrap up 2025, the Kissil Lab enjoyed lunch at local Italian restaurant, Via Italia!

Always a bittersweet moment when someone leaves the lab..... Best of luck on your new adventure :-)

Recent work from the lab identifies BET proteins as potential therapeutic targets in NF2. Follow this link to read more about this.

Not everything you heard about the Naked Mole Rat is true. For example, did you know that Rufus is not the most highly-paid NMR on TV?...

This works expands our understanding of how YAP functions in Schwann cells. To read more about this please visit the link in "Publications"

Looking for a highly motivated post-doctoral fellow to join the team. For More details please see our ad: https://jobrxiv.org/job/moffitt...

We recently moved to the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida and are looking for post-doctoral fellows to join our team. Please see...