I'm an assistant professor in the Biochemistry Department at UPenn. The focus of my lab is on understanding mechanisms of cell death that regulate the innate immune system.https://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3ml6yyuaebc2cPlease check out our latest publication where we find that caspase-3, which mediates what is thought to be an immunologically silent form of cell death is important for protecting against bacterial infections. Congrats to the whole team for making this possible. https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.101417806 May 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6yyuaebc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3mh2m2wslk22u"Talent is universal, access must be designed, and excellence must be intentional!" Inspiration talk by Donita Brady at #ASBMB2026. Donita has worked tirelessly to bring access to Penn and beyond. Congrats on winning the Ruth Kirschtein Award!14 Mar 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2m2wslk22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3meyn3urens27If you've ever wondered if there's anybody who could be a potential mentor to you, now there is an index to help you find mentors with similar interests. http://www.wiley.com/research/index-inspiring-black-scientists/16 Feb 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyn3urens27https://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3m4qzvnjaxc25Check out our latest work led by two talented postdocs, Madhura @mkulkarni.bsky.social and Chris. We find that CASP4/5 can cleave and activate CASP3/7, acting as initiators of both pyroptosis and apoptosis. Notably, both are needed for full pathogen defense! https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685927v103 Nov 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qzvnjaxc25https://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3loqgno22zc2kI just subscribed to Making Sense of It All! https://buttondown.com/liminalcreations09 May 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqgno22zc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3lfva2reilc2zIf you're preparing for graduate school interviews, here's a resource to help you prepare. https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpheart.00123.202316 Jan 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfva2reilc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3ldult66rxk2qManuscript submitted! Kudos to the smart, hardworking trainees that made this gift possible for the holidays! I truly appreciate you all. 🎉🥂🥳22 Dec 2024 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldult66rxk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3ldc7ulrvuk2dPlease help us welcome the newest postdoc to join the Taabazuing lab. We are all immigrants in the lab, but Ashutosh is our first international student hailing from India.14 Dec 2024 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldc7ulrvuk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3ld6r6krc2s2tFeeling recharged after our department retreat in the Poconos last weekend. Huge congrats to our postdoc Madhura for winning the poster prize! We also welcomed the latest postdoc to join the lab, Ashutosh.13 Dec 2024 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6r6krc2s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3lc2pl4ohlc2eI'm SO thankful for my amazing lab! Out of over 350 global entries, my lab manager is in the finals for lab manager of the year award 2024. Help me show my appreciation by voting for Bohdana Discher for this year's award. Vote daily until December 1st. Thanks! https://www.ptglab.com/news/company-news/best-lab-manager-award/?srsltid=AfmBOoq6rpgT1xsF8ZVNNiktr8KwzbDK91WT0B9HEyudy7AIV0pE0gca29 Nov 2024 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc2pl4ohlc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3lbvkv6k5f22cAll letters of recommendations have been submitted so the only thing left to do now is write our next paper. Hoping to give the lab a submission gift for Christmas.27 Nov 2024 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbvkv6k5f22chttps://bsky.app/profile/taabaman.bsky.social/post/3lb72fjgvrj2bHi all! My name is Cornelius, and I'm an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics @pennmedicine.bsky.social @upenn.bsky.social. My lab is interested in host-pathogen interactions with a focus on how the host responds to infections. I'm passionate about mentoring, too!18 Nov 2024 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:uxt37ubnhcdfdlwr5f2csufd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb72fjgvrj2b