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Research updates, lab culture, media coverage, and speaking engagements from the Choi Lab and CCTCI.

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Scientists identify a potential root cause of lupus
Research News

Scientists identify a potential root cause of lupus

Research on T cell imbalance and abnormal immune signaling may help explain lupus biology.

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Choi recruited to lead new Center for Cellular Therapies and Cancer Immunology
Lab News

Choi recruited to lead new Center for Cellular Therapies and Cancer Immunology

Dr. Choi began his role leading a center focused on cellular therapies and cancer immunology.

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Cancerous T cells may reveal immunotherapy strategies
Research News

Cancerous T cells may reveal immunotherapy strategies

Lessons from malignant T cells may help guide the engineering of more powerful therapies.

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Lab Culture

Choi Lab members seated around a table with a birthday cake.
Choi Lab members seated together at a long dinner table.
Choi Lab members arriving at a rustic event venue.
A Choi Lab member holding a decorated foam cooler in the laboratory.
Two Choi Lab members posing in Halloween costumes.
Choi Lab members posing together in Halloween costumes.
Birthday cake with a photo topper during a Choi Lab celebration.
Choi Lab members playing pickleball on an indoor court.
Two Choi Lab members playing pickleball across a net.
Choi Lab members playing pickleball indoors.
Two Choi Lab members holding trophies after a pickleball outing.
Choi Lab members posing together on an indoor pickleball court.
Choi Lab members seated together during a pickleball outing.
Speaking Engagements

Upcoming Talks

Speaking Archive

Speaking Archive

International Symposium · Lille, France

CAR T Day 2026

Dr. Choi was listed on the CAR T Day program for “Harnessing Naturally Occurring T-Cell Mutations to Supercharge CAR-T Fitness.”

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Conference Agenda · Hawaii

Pan Pacific Lymphoma Conference

An Autopsy of a T-Cell Gone Bad.

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UT Southwestern · Dallas

Komen Breast Cancer Forum

Dr. Choi was listed for “Design of Next-Generation Cell Therapies” at the Komen Breast Cancer Research Forum.

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Podcasts & Media

Audio and media coverage

Selected coverage and conversations about Choi Lab research, T cell engineering, immunotherapy, and T cell lymphoma.

Nature Podcast

Cancer’s power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells

Coverage of work showing how cancer-derived mutations can be used to strengthen therapeutic T cells without making them malignant.

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Treating Blood Cancers

Exploring Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Dr. Choi discusses CTCL diagnosis, emerging therapies, symptom management, disparities, and multidisciplinary care.

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