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Sariya Banday: Optimizing BCMA CAR-T Cells to Improve Persistence and Reduce Exhaustion

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Nov 11, 2026, 13:52

Sariya Banday: Optimizing BCMA CAR-T Cells to Improve Persistence and Reduce Exhaustion

Sariya Banday, Executive Board Member at University of Minnesota Rural Health Advocacy Network, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“I’m excited to share that my first-author abstract, ‘Nicotinamide and Vitamin C conditioning preserves an early-memory phenotype and limits exhaustion in BCMA CAR-T cells,’ has been accepted for poster presentation at the 2026 ASH Annual Meeting in New Orleans and received an ASH Abstract Achievement Award!

Over the summer I conducted research at the Medical College of Wisconsin Center for Cancer Discovery where I looked for ways to help BCMA CAR-T cells persist and resist exhaustion in multiple myeloma.

Through much determination, trial and error, and hard work, we successfully found that conditioning the cells with Vitamin C and Nicotinamide helped preserve an early-memory phenotype while limiting cell exhaustion.

I would like to extend my gratitude towards Sun, Rai, and everyone in lab for their guidance throughout this project.

Their mentorship made this possible.

I will be presenting on Sunday, December 13 in Hall F and if you are attending ASH, please stop by and say hello!”

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