Nancy C. Allen, MSN

Instructor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Publications

  • Published 3/27/2026

    Allen NC, Ringler C, Woo SH, Phipps S, Lee JY, Reyes N, Biswas R, Neyton L, Willmore A, Caryotakis S, Roginsky J, Guo L, Magnen M, Ruivo P, Langelier C, Looney M, Ma A, Auyeung V, Calfee C, Molofsky AB, Peng T. NF-?B-activated fibroblasts orchestrate inflammaging and emergence of pro-inflammatory granzyme K+ T cells. Immunity. 2026 Mar 27. PMID: 41903549.

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  • Published 11/3/2025

    Lee JY, Reyes N, Woo SH, Allen NC, Kadota T, Lechner A, Biswas R, Goel S, Stratton F, Kuang C, Tsukui T, Auyeung V, Mansfield AS, LaFave LM, Peng T. Senolytic-sensitive p16Ink4a+ fibroblasts in the tumor stroma rewire lung cancer metabolism and plasticity. Cell Stem Cell. 2025 Dec 04; 32(12):1869-1885.e8. PMID: 41187746.

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  • Published 10/1/2025

    Allen NC, Ringler C, Lee JY, Reyes N, Biswas R, Caryotakis S, Magnen M, Ruivo P, Auyeung V, Looney M, Ma A, Molofsky AB, Peng T. Fibroblast orchestration of inflammaging via NF-kB activation. bioRxiv. 2025 Oct 01. PMID: 41256682.

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  • Published 2/22/2023

    Wang C, Hyams B, Allen NC, Cautivo K, Monahan K, Zhou M, Dahlgren MW, Lizama CO, Matthay M, Wolters P, Molofsky AB, Peng T. Dysregulated lung stroma drives emphysema exacerbation by potentiating resident lymphocytes to suppress an epithelial stem cell reservoir. Immunity. 2023 Mar 14; 56(3):576-591.e10. PMID: 36822205.

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  • Published 10/13/2022

    Reyes NS, Krasilnikov M, Allen NC, Lee JY, Hyams B, Zhou M, Ravishankar S, Cassandras M, Wang C, Khan I, Matatia P, Johmura Y, Molofsky A, Matthay M, Nakanishi M, Sheppard D, Campisi J, Peng T. Sentinel p16INK4a+ cells in the basement membrane form a reparative niche in the lung. Science. 2022 Oct 14; 378(6616):192-201. PMID: 36227993.

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Education

  • Yale University, MSN
  • Boston College, BS