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Geetha P Boligala

@geethapboligala.bsky.social

PhD student in Kevin Pruitt's lab. Currently untangling the mystery of Dishevelled protein in cancer biology.

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Photo of advisor and newly minted PhD recipient after a successful defense standing in front of celebratory signs.

Photo of advisor and newly minted PhD recipient after a successful defense standing in front of celebratory signs.

This month we celebrated our 2nd yr since relocating to UNC and my final TTUHSC PhD defense of the talented Dr. Geetha Boligala, a thoughtful, creative, hard working, and brilliant lab member who's finalizing one of our most notable discoveries. She is simply amazing!

@geethapboligala.bsky.social

17.10.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Dr. Pruitt! I am deeply grateful for the mentorship from such a kind, empathetic, supportive, and inspiring PI. I truly appreciate the support from our wonderful lab members and the amazing collaborations with labs across both UNC and TTUHSC. I am excited for what’s ahead!

18.10.2025 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And here it is! Our @natcomms.nature.com paper describing an exciting role of Dishevelled-1.

πŸ”—: rdcu.be/evkf4

Such an amazing team of scientists, super excited to see where we go next! ❀️

08.07.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, DaliaπŸΎπŸŽ‰I am truly honored and delighted to be a part of this incredible team and contribute to this paper.

12.07.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

After years of searching, we now describe elusive roles of Dishevelled, a potent regulator of development, co-opted in #cancer. Dalia, a talented postdoc, along w/ our amazing team describe new dimensions of DVL1 function. Please check it out soon @natcomms.nature.com ❀️

@dalimartinez.bsky.social πŸ§ͺ

03.07.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Great work, Falvia! CongratulationsπŸ‘

17.01.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Appreciate the warm welcome! Excited to share my research and connect with everyone here.

11.01.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Research scientist sitting at her research bench as she takes a break from her experiments to pose for a photo.

Research scientist sitting at her research bench as she takes a break from her experiments to pose for a photo.

Please join me in welcoming @geethapboligala.bsky.social to Bluesky! Geetha is a talented graduate student in the lab with a pioneering spirit and phenomenal work ethic. Her project explores the new roles of Dishevelled in cancer biology and the tumor microenvironment. 🌟
#Wnt #TME #immunology

11.01.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

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