Dimitroff Lab

Congratulations to Dr. Dimitroff and Dr. Lau on this excellent feature in The Conversation highlighting how glycoengineering can help CAR-T cells overcome the tumor microenvironment. Special shoutout to Lulu Perez for the incredible graphics that bring the science to life!

FIU News highlights our lab’s work on glycoengineered CAR-T cells: a “sugar-coated” shield designed to help cancer-fighting immune cells survive longer and attack tumors more effectively. Read more: news.fiu.edu/2026/cancer-fi…

Congratulations to the Dimitroff Lab for participating in the Fifth Annual South Florida Translational Research Symposium at The FIU CTS! Special congratulations to our PhD candidate, Joseph Souchak, for winning first place in presenting his graduate student poster.

Proud to share that our recent PhD graduate, Dr. Lee Seng Lau, has published in Frontiers in Immunology! Our team identified galectin-3 as a suppressor of CAR-T cells, and by removing key sugar structures, restored anti-tumor activity. Read more: frontiersin.org/journals/immun…

Tricks, Treats, and Translational glycobiology 🍬🧫 Dr. Dimitroff keeping it frightfully fascinating for HWCOM medical students with a fang-tastic Halloween lecture 🧪

Happy Halloween from the Dimitroff Lab 🧪🧪🎃🎃🎃

Congratulations to our Ph.D. candidate, Rajib K. Shil M.S, for receiving the Dean's Scholarship Award! The Dean's Scholarship awards students these scholarships based on their performance and capability to become leaders in Biomedical Science Research and Translational Medicine.

Congratulations to Maria Suarez for successfully participating in FIU HWCOM’s Summer Research Fellowship Program! In this program, M1, M2, and pre-matriculants presented research they conducted over the summer and reflected on their experiences during a final presentation.

We are happy to share that Lee Seng Lau successfully defended her doctoral dissertation! 💙🎓 Lee's research focuses on improving CAR-T cell therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, opening the door to smarter and stronger glycoengineered CAR-T cells. Congratulations!!!

🧬Our latest study is now published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences! 📖 Read here: mdpi.com/1422-0067/26/1… Congrats to Dr. Norhan B. B. Mohammed, Ph.D student Rajib K. Shil, and Dr. Dimitroff! #CancerResearch #FIUMedicine #Glycobiology

Huge congratulations to our amazing PI, Dr. Charles Dimitroff, on being named a 2025 FIU Top Scholar! We're incredibly proud and grateful to have such an inspiring leader guiding our lab. #FIUTopScholars #FIUMed #DimitroffLab

🥳🥳 Congratulations to our lab members, Aiza Berdalinova and Ismaray Govea, for presenting at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR 2025)!!! 👏👏🔬🧪 #NCUR2025 #FIUMedicine #DimitroffLab

👏👏Congratulations to members of the Translational Glycobiology Institute at FIU for presenting at the 4th Annual South Florida Translational Research Symposium!! 🔬

🎉🎉Congratulations to our three lab members, Olivia Jose, Brandon Fernandez, and Aiza Berdalinova for presenting at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Conference at FIU (URFIU)!!👏👏

🎉🎉🎉Congratulations to our Ph.D. student, Joseph Souchak, on his induction into Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society! 👏👏💙💛 We’re proud to see him achieve this honor!

🎉 Congratulations to Alexandra Firek on matching at Broward Health’s Dermatology Residency Program! 🏥✨ Wishing you the best on this exciting journey! 🔬👩‍⚕️💙 #MatchDay #FutureDermatologist #BrowardHealth

🎉 Big congratulations to Beatriz Andarcio for getting accepted into Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine! 🐾 We can't wait to see you thrive as you embark on this exciting journey to become a veterinarian.💚 #FutureVet #MSUPride #VetSchoolBound 🎓

🎉 Huge congratulations to Brandon Fernandez for graduating from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences! 🎓🌟 A special shoutout to Brandon’s family, the Dimitroff Lab, and the SEA-PHAGES program for their incredible support.

Happy Holidays from the Dimitroff Lab ✨🎉🔬

Huge congratulations to Ismaray Govea for earning first place at the Office of Undergraduate Research and Internships Fall Symposium for her groundbreaking melanoma research! #FIUResearch #MelanomaResearch #CancerBiology #WomenInSTEM #UndergraduateResearch #FIUMARC