Liza Makowski Lab

@MakowskiLab

Scientist, Mentor, Mom of 3, Wife of Cancer Center Director. All views, post, and opinions are my own.

Univ TN Health Science Center makowskilab.lab.uthsc.edu Joined October 2018

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Latest posts 5

A special reunion with my mentor, @ghotamis Gökhan Hotamisligil at the Immunometabolism @GordonConf. Thrilled to congratulate him in person on his election to the @theNASciences. His scientific vision and mentorship have had a lasting impact on my career.

Liza Makowski Lab @MakowskiLab Apr 28

So proud to be an OG mentee of this titan of science, my hocam, @ghotamis who has been elected into the National Academy of Sciences. Here is us as babies in '03. The best. @HarvardChanSPH @theNASciences

Hotamışlıgil Lab @gshlab Apr 28

We are extremely proud and thrilled to announce our very own Dr. Hotamışlıgil @ghotamis has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences!! Congratulations on this outstanding achievement and recognition 👏👏👏😊nasonline.org/news/2026-nas-…
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Liza Makowski Lab @MakowskiLab Apr 22

Amazing opportunity @AACR to share our experience in building the @MeDOCResearch Consortium to fill the gaps in understanding the obesity-cancer risk connection during the @theNCI - @NIH session today! Read more about this innovative transdisciplinary approach-Lam et al @JNCI_Now

Liza Makowski Lab @MakowskiLab Apr 22

Excellent showing of Memphians from @UTHSC_Cancer - Center for Cancer Research from faculty to trainees at #AACR26 with many posters and speakers! Congrats to @RachelSPerkins1 Rachel Perkins for her @AACR Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Award! 🎉

Liza Makowski Lab @MakowskiLab Apr 21

So happy to catch up on the successes of my former doctoral student Mehdi @ChaibImmune at #AACR26 now a postdoc at MD Anderson. It was amazing to see his work highlighted during Jim Allison’s lifetime achievement award! Congrats Mehdi! So proud!