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Skip to main content Social Function and Outcomes Adolescents with Eating Disorders Inclusion Criteria: Ages 12-17 Meet DSM-5 criteria for an eating disorder, including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), or an Other Specified Eating Disorde…

Skip to main content Past Research Studies Weight Wellness Education Intervention This was an interventional study for overweight individuals interested in losing weight designed to determine whether group-based psychoeducation regarding the primitive brain and model of safety could have an impact on…

Skip to main content Photo Gallery Expression of NY-ESO-1, a cancer testis antigen, in various grades of human meningioma samples obtained from the operating room. NY-ESO-1 is a potential target of immunotherapy for meningiomas.

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Skip to main content News July 2026 We are delighted to welcome our newest lab member, Kirthika Mutthoju! March 2026 Big day at the Annual ASBMB Meeting in National Harbor! Kevin and Van are excited to present their poster, sharing their discoveries and representing the lab among an incredible commun…

Skip to main content Publications 2025 Immunotherapeutic targeting of NY-ESO-1 in malignant meningiomas with TCR-transduced T-cells. Sun MZ , Contreras E, Treger J, Imbroane M, Orpilla J, Ko M, Reynoso J, Khattab S, Lai TJ, Tsang JE, Vitte J, Giovannini M, Liau LM, Prins R, Everson RG.J Neurooncol. 2…

The Tatara Laboratory applies engineering technologies to study and treat infectious diseases. We are particularly engaged in device-related infection, orthopedic immunology, and pathogen virulence on biomaterial surfaces. 

Skip to main content Contact Us Liraz Galia-Shmuel, Ph. D. Department of Pathology Email Office: NB6.452 Phone: 214-648-1652 Lab: NB7.120 Phone: 214-648-1606 2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75235 Simmons Biomedical Research Building (NB)

Skip to main content Research Research Focus We seek to understand the tumor immune microenvironment and aim to develop novel immunotherapy for meningiomas. Positioned at the crossroads of neuroscience, neuroimmunology, and neuro-oncology, our work bridges fundamental cancer discovery with translatio…

Skip to main content Meet the PI Matthew Sun, M.D. Matthew Sun, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. He specializes in the treatment of brain tumors with a special interest in skull base pathologies. He earned his medical degree at University of California San Francisco. H…