Jeff Rathmell

@JeffRathmell

Slow but persistent runner and scientist studying immunometabolism in cancer and inflammatory diseases. Views are my own and do not represent any institution

Nashville, TN benmay.uchicago.edu/faculty/jeffre… Joined July 2019

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Jeff Rathmell @JeffRathmell Apr 7, 2023

Being in science has its real challenges to address, but also lots of good. Keep balanced and remind yourself of the great sides of this career.

The good side of science: why I tweeted 31 reasons to love your career nature.com/articles/d4158…

Jeff Rathmell @JeffRathmell Apr 1

Welcome to the Ben May and @UCCancerCenter !

Denis Mogilenko @denis_mogilenko Apr 1

I am excited to share that my lab is moving to the University of Chicago, where I will join the Ben May Department for Cancer Research as an Assistant Professor on June 1, 2026.
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Jeff Rathmell @JeffRathmell Nov 4, 2025

It was a fun update and brainstorming session on how to best tackle inflammatory drivers of the obesity-cancer connection. The science is great and the team is even better

Liza Makowski Lab @MakowskiLab Nov 4, 2025

Fantastic meeting in sunny Chicago with our trainees and investigators across sites to share recent updates in person with our @TheMarkFdn Endeavor Award team. Thanks to @JeffRathmell for hosting us at @UChicago in the beautiful Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery.

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Jeff Rathmell @JeffRathmell Oct 31, 2025

@FutureDrELF's (now actual Dr. Fisher-Gupta) thesis paper is out--We were working on Glutaminase for a while, but it looks like the opposite reaction and Glutamine Synthetase may be where the real action is to create a tumor-resilient T cell
academic.oup.com/jimmunol/advan…

academic.oup.com Glutamine synthetase deficiency enhances CD8 T cell survival and stress resilience in the tumor... Abstract. Cellular immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of hematologic malignancies yet has had limited success in the solid tumor microenvironme

Jeff Rathmell @JeffRathmell Sep 30, 2025

I've had a blast as chair of the Ben May Dept for Cancer Research @UChicagoBSD @UCCancerCenter (now 90 days in). Here at a reception with two past chairs and current faculty and friends, Drs Marsha Rosner and Geof Greene. Looking forward to what's next