Patrick Exconde
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Patrick Exconde
@PatrickExconde
PhD Candidate | Filipino 🇵🇭 | he/him -- Taabazuing Lab @BMBGGUPENN @JoungLab @harvardmed Mills Lab @holy_cross


LISTEN NOW We’re gearing up for the American Brain Tumor Association’s 2025 NY BT5K💙 CBS News highlighted how this inspiring event brings survivors, families, and supporters together to fuel brain tumor research and hope. Ahead of the race, organizer Drew Flugstad-Clarke and survivor Matthew Zachary shared why this community matters so deeply. 🔗 Watch the story: cbsnews.com/newyork/video/… #BreakthroughForBrainTumors #BrainTumorAwareness #BrainTumorStrong









I am excited to share my first first-author preprint with @taabaman! biorxiv.org/content/10.110… We created chemical tools based on the cleavage motif of IL-18. Although only inflammatory caspases cleave IL-18, the cleavage motif was recognized by extrinsic initiator caspases.



























