February 2026: New Doctor in the House! + call for applications now open
The Schnoor Lab is incredibly proud to announce that Karina Hernández has successfully defended her PhD dissertation. Her research in Molecular Biomedicine has been a vital part of our lab’s mission, and seeing her reach this milestone is a moment of great celebration for all of us.
We wish Karina the absolute best as she embarks on her next chapter in the scientific community. She leaves a legacy of hard work and brilliance here at the Molecular Biomedicine department. Congratulations, Dr. Hernández!
The Schnoor Lab family gathering to celebrate our newest PhD. Success is a team effort, and we couldn’t be happier for our colleague and friend.
Applications are now open for the Molecular Biomedicine Department MSc and PhD programs. Deadline May 21 for MSc, June 29 for PhD.
Join a community dedicated to immunology research, therapeutic innovation, and translational medicine under scientific excellence.
Start your journey in biotech with the Molecular Biomedicine department. We are seeking motivated graduate students for our Master’s and PhD tracks. Apply to contribute to cutting-edge research in a collaborative environment.
APRIL 2025
Aniversario Del Departamento de Biomedicina Molecular
february & march 2024
PhD project
Víctor Correa, PhD student, talks about his project: "Understanding the high acute leukemia relapse risk in Mexican population"
HUVEC
"Collection of endothelial cells from the human umbilical cord vein"
by MSc Belén Hernández & Dr. Hilda Vargas
"La batalla diaria para curar heridas"
New article at "El Infocito", with Iliana León as first author.
Read here: https://sociedadmexicanadeinmunologia.org/revista-edicion-4/
DECEMBER 2023
NEW ARTICLE
"Cxcl1 monomer-dimer equilibrium controls neutrophil extravasation" by Iliana León
november 2023
NEWLY GRADUATED STUDENT AT SCHNOOR LAB
PhD graduation ceremony - Dr. Karina Jiménez
OCTOBER 2023
"Arpin deficiency increases actomyosin contractility and vascular permeability"
Predoctoral exam for Joseph Adomako
"Investigating the importance of cortactin and activin A for the bone marrow microenvironment and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia progression"
"Synergistic effect of antagonists to KRas4B/PDE6 molecular complex in pancreatic cancer"
"Synergistic effect of antagonists to KRas4B/PDE6 molecular complex in pancreatic cancer"
A new publication in collaboration with Dr. Miguel Vargas showing a potential novel therapeutic strategy for pancreatic cancer.
Schnoor Lab in Chiapas
Schnoor Lab in Chiapas
"Synergistic effect of antagonists to KRas4B/PDE6 molecular complex in pancreatic cancer"
Dr. Schnoor presents at Congreso Internacional y Nacional en Ciencias Experimentales y Diagnósticas in Chiapas
SLB Congress 2023
Schnoor Lab in Chiapas
SLB Congress 2023
For more information, please check out https://www.leukocytebiology.org/
SEPTIEMBRE 2023
Welcome Víctor!
Introduction to flow cytometry
Introduction to flow cytometry
Víctor Correa joins Schnoor Lab as a PhD student.
Introduction to flow cytometry
Introduction to flow cytometry
Introduction to flow cytometry
Dr. Ana Sánchez begins a month course regarding flow cytometry
AuGUST 2023
Armando Montoya's Doctorate exam
Project:
"The role of the Arp2/3 inhibitory protein arpin in the regulation of endothelial barrier functions"
Scientifc talks at Pilares Alí Chumacero
JUly 2023
Welcome Arturo
Welcome José Luis
Welcome José Luis
Arturo Valenzuela joins Schnoor lab as a Masters student
Welcome José Luis
Welcome José Luis
Welcome José Luis
José Luis Gómez joins Schnoor Lab as our Lab Technician
Welcome Monserrat
Welcome Monserrat
Welcome Monserrat
Monserrat Vallejo joins Schnoor Lab for a two month academic stay
Welcome Scarlett
Welcome Monserrat
Welcome Monserrat
Scarlett Rocha joins Schnoor Lab for a two month academic stay
june 2023
Congreso Nacional de Inmunología at Querétaro
Dr. Ana Sánchez at Congreso Nacional de Inmunología, Querétaro
Poster: "In vivo analysis of DEC-205 in Peyer's patches and mesenteric lymph nodes of BALB/c mice orally infected with Brucella abortus 2308."
Belén Hernández, MSc, at Congreso Nacional de Inmunología, Querétaro
Poster: "The Arp2/3 complex inhibitor, Arpin, regulates epithelial barrier functions during Ulcerative Colitis."
APRIL 2023
Dr. Castellanos findings on leukemic T cells
Dr. Schnoor to present at the XXV National Congress of Immnology
Dr. Schnoor to present at the XXV National Congress of Immnology
Ex alumni, Dr. Ramón Castellanos talks about his project "T cell functions and organ infiltration by leukemic T cells requiere cortactin"
Full video: https://youtu.be/SpwKAe11x18
Dr. Schnoor to present at the XXV National Congress of Immnology
Dr. Schnoor to present at the XXV National Congress of Immnology
Dr. Schnoor to present at the XXV National Congress of Immnology
Preview of the talks for Simposium 14 "Inmunología de mucosas", to be presented at the XXV National Congress of Immunology.
More information here:
FEBRUARY 2023
PhD applications open!
Don't miss your chance to work at Schnoor Lab.
If you are eligible, please send your CV & letter of motivation at mschnoor@cinvestav.mx.
YouTube Channel
Schnoor Lab joins YouTube for deeper scientific explanations. Our goal is to involve the public into the world of science. Neutrophil video is now up!
Welcome Jirehl!
"Reinvigorating the JLB experience"
"Reinvigorating the JLB experience"
Jirehl Picón joins the team for a five month academic stay.
"Reinvigorating the JLB experience"
"Reinvigorating the JLB experience"
"Reinvigorating the JLB experience"
Dr. Michael Schnoor writes about editorial changes at JLB with him as Editor-in-Chief.
Full text below:
https://academic.oup.com/jleukbio/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jleuko/qiad008/6994198
january 2023
Welcome Ana!
XXV Congreso Nacional de Inmunología, Santiago de Querétaro, from 4- 8 June, 2023
XXV Congreso Nacional de Inmunología, Santiago de Querétaro, from 4- 8 June, 2023
Dr. Ana Sánchez Argáez joins the team as a postdoc.
XXV Congreso Nacional de Inmunología, Santiago de Querétaro, from 4- 8 June, 2023
XXV Congreso Nacional de Inmunología, Santiago de Querétaro, from 4- 8 June, 2023
XXV Congreso Nacional de Inmunología, Santiago de Querétaro, from 4- 8 June, 2023
More at:
"T cell functions and organ infiltration by leukemic T cells require cortactin"
XXV Congreso Nacional de Inmunología, Santiago de Querétaro, from 4- 8 June, 2023
"T cell functions and organ infiltration by leukemic T cells require cortactin"
Ramón Castellanos Martínez pre-published accepted version.
https://academic.oup.com/jleukbio/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jleuko/qiad001/6992623
SLB Congress from 27-30, September 2023
XXV Congreso Nacional de Inmunología, Santiago de Querétaro, from 4- 8 June, 2023
"T cell functions and organ infiltration by leukemic T cells require cortactin"
Please check https://www.leukocytebiology.org/ and https://www.leukocytebiology.org/2023-meeting for further information. Registration open!
2022
Dr. Idaira Guerrero PhD ceremony
Project:
"Cortactin degredation in endothelial cells by neutrophil serine proteases: a new neutrophil-specific mechanism to transmigrate"
2nd State Congress of Biomedicine Nayarit 2022 and 6th Meeting of Immunology
55th Annual Meeting of the Society for Leukocyte Biology - Hawaii 2022
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