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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🌟 IICD’s Lorenza Favrot is featured in INet NYC’s Scientists of New York series! Lorenza shares her journey from France to NYC, her transition from the bench to science outreach, and how mentorship, networking, and community have shaped her career. Read more: www.inetnyc.com/blogs.html

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to IICD’s Dr. Sanja Vicković on receiving a three-year grant from the Mathers Foundation! 🎉 Her team will investigate how aging reshapes spatial interactions between the microbiome and host tissues in the colon. 🔗 cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/sanja-v...

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🧬 Registration is now open for our next From Theory to Practice IICD Workshop! Join @khanhndinh.bsky.social on Oct. 28 for a hands-on workshop on inferring cancer clonality from DNA. Open to Columbia researchers. Limited to 15 participants. Register: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...

Graphic for "From Theory to Practice: IICD Workshop Series" on October 28. This workshop's title is "Inferring Cancer Clonality from DNA."

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🎉 It’s National Postdoc Appreciation Week! We’re celebrating IICD postdoc @lingting-shi.bsky.social, whose research uses computational approaches to better understand complex biological systems. Meet Linting and learn more about her research: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/postdoc... #NPAW2026

Graphic of Lingting Shi for Postdoc Appreciation Week with the quote: "one of the most exciting moments is when something that initially appears as noise suddenly reveals a clear biological story. It is in these moments that computational modeling and biology truly come together."

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🎉 For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, meet IICD postdoc Ren-Yi Wang, PhD! Ren-Yi uses mathematical models to investigate extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) dynamics and better understand tumor evolution. #NPAW #postdocs #postdocappreciationweek @columbiacancer.bsky.social

Postdoc Appreciation Week graphic featuring Ren-Yi Wang, PhD with the quote, "The most exciting moments occur when a mathematical model predicts a feature of a biological process that is later confirmed by biological evidence."

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🔬 New research from IICD and @columbiamed.bsky.social! Published in @natimmunol.nature.com, the study tracks T-cell clones across time and tissue to reveal how they evolve and contribute to damage in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Learn more: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/trackin...

Figure illustrating “Spatiotemporal single-cell profiling reveals T cell clonal dynamics and phenotypic plasticity in human graft-versus-host disease,” including computational methods

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🎉 For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, meet IICD postdoc Juliane Schröter, PhD! Juliane uses mathematical and computational approaches to study the immune system, with a particular interest in how immunity develops early in life. Read more: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/postdoc... #NPAW2026

Postdoc appreciation week flyer featuring Juliane Schröter, PhD. A photo of Dr. Schröter with a text bubble containing the text:“Completing my PhD was a major milestone, both professionally and personally. It reinforced that persistence through difficult periods can lead to meaningful success.”

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It’s #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek! 🎉🔬 #NPAW2026 Throughout the week, we’ll be spotlighting IICD postdocs and sharing more about their research, interests, and contributions to our community. Follow along as we celebrate our postdoctoral researchers! 👏

Collage of Postdoctoral Research Scientists at IICD with the text "postdoc appreciate week 2026"

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Have you seen Dr. Genevera Allen’s Faces of IICD feature? 🎥 A Professor of Statistics, @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social affiliate, & IICD core member, Dr. Allen develops machine learning and statistical methods to turn complex data into scientific insight. Watch the full feature: youtu.be/ReVQT3MAjuw

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Lingting Shi @lingting-shi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

How do T-cell responses evolve across time, state, and tissue space in human GVHD? 🩸🧬📍 In our new @natimmunol.nature.com study @elhamazizi.bsky.social @RanReshef, we build a spatiotemporal atlas and connect clonal dynamics with tissue adaptation and localized injury. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

From IICD summer researcher to NSF Graduate Research Fellow! 🎉 Hadassah Mayerfeld is now pursuing an MS/PhD at Columbia under Michael L. Lipton, where she’s developing MRI methods to better understand mild traumatic brain injury. Read about her journey: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/where-r...

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New research from IICD’s Kevin Hoffer-Hawlik and @elhamazizi.bsky.social! 📄 Published in Bioinformatics, ARCADIA integrates single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial proteomics to reveal how tissue environments shape cellular states. academic.oup.com/bioinformati...

Screenshot of "ARCADIA reveals spatially dependent transcriptional programs through integration of scRNA-seq and spatial proteomics."

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🔬Postdoc Profile: Apoorva Singh, PhD Discover Apoorva's journey from pure mathematics to computational immunology in a new article spotlighting her research and experiences as a postdoctoral researcher at IICD > cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/postdoc...

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

New research from IICD’s Ren-Yi Wang, PhD! 📄 Published in iScience, the study introduces a stochastic framework that uses biological variability to uncover regulatory mechanisms in neural stem cell dynamics Read the paper: bit.ly/3T4u2Hk @columbiacancer.bsky.social @uniheidelberg.bsky.social

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thank you to Dr. Katherine Yudeh King of Baylor College of Medicine for kicking off our 2026–27 IICD Seminar Series yesterday! Dr. King discussed the dynamics of clonal hematopoiesis and how interactions among mutant blood stem cell clones can shape clonal evolution. #CancerResearch

Screenshot of Zoom group discussion with Dr. King

Screenshot of Ren-Yi Wang, a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the IICD, introducing Dr. King

Screenshot of Dr. King presenting in the September Seminar

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Welcome to IICD, Haochen Yang, in the @bimidu.bsky.social! 🎉 A PhD student in Biomedical Informatics in the Dumitrascu group, Haochen develops and applies computational methods to study developmental biology and cancer progression.

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What can two twentieth-century mathematicians teach us about collaboration in modern cancer research? Simon Tavaré revisits the wonderfully unconventional Hardy-Littlewood Axioms—and asks what they can still teach us today. Read here: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/how-col...

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Welcome to IICD, James Lee! 🎉 A @apammsecu.bsky.social student in the Vicković Lab at the @nygenome.org, James develops genetic perturbation approaches for intact tissue to study how cellular neighborhoods influence perturbation effects in diseases including cancer.

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yesterday, IICD kicked off its fall Monthly Research Meetings! 🔬 Kamila Szumala discussed cellular programs associated with T-ALL relapse, while Marek Kampa shared research on using dynamically guided representation learning to infer B-cell developmental trajectories.

Marek Kampa presents at IICD Monthly Research meeting

Kamila Szuzmala presents at IICD Monthly Research Meeting

Catered lunch from Fumo at IICD September monthly Research Meeting

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

IICD Core Faculty @elhamazizi.bsky.social is featured in @natbiotech.nature.com! 🧬 She discusses her multidisciplinary scientific journey and her work at the intersection of machine learning, AI, and cancer research. Read the career feature: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/five-qu...

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Welcome to IICD, Alvand Vahediahmar! 🎉 A PhD student in the @elhamazizi.bsky.social lab, Alvand uses 3D geometric deep learning and physics-aware generative models to study biomolecular geometry and tackle complex reconstruction challenges in the life sciences.

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🔬Concluding our Alliance features: Beline Yuan, an intern from @xpolytechnique.bsky.social. Beline reflects on working in spatial transcriptomics in the Vickovic lab and why validating scientific discoveries became one of her biggest takeaways from the summer. Read her Q&A: bit.ly/4bHZ0eE

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Welcome to IICD, soobeomlee.bsky.social! 🎉 A Research Scientist at nygenome.org, Dr. Lee develops genomic technologies to study cancer evolution, including spatial approaches to investigate metastatic evolution in colorectal cancer.

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🔬Next Alliance feature is Jeanne Leclerc, an intern from @xpolytechnique.bsky.social in the Tavaré group. Jeanne reflects on working across AI, statistics, and biology—and why building reproducible science is just as important as developing new methods. Read her Q&A: bit.ly/4bHZ0eE

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A summer to remember at IICD ☀️Our largest ever Summer Research cohort, six Alliance interns from @‌xpolytechnique.bsky.social,and an inspiring workshop on generative AI. Read more: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/summer-...

A Summer of Discovery: Looking Back at IICD’s 2026 Research Programs. Clockwise from left: SRP interns stand in front of the Columbia Alma Mater during orientation; members of the Dinh/Tavaré labs take a selfie together at an Alliance farewell lunch; participants of the Intensive Workshop take a photo with one of the lead instructors, Dr. Andrew Blumberg; members of the Dumitrascu Lab take a photo at the CUPP Symposium.

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🔬Next spotlight is Sylvain Dehayem, an Alliance intern from @xpolytechnique.bsky.social! Sylvain shares how developing AI diffusion models taught him that some of the best research ideas emerge when projects take an unexpected turn. Read his Q&A: bit.ly/4bHZ0eE

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Congratulations to Ren-Yi Wang on receiving the 2025 James R. Thompson Student Award from Rice University! The award recognizes doctoral students for achievement in scholarship. cc: @ricecompsci.bsky.social 📷 Tim Lee

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🔬Today’s spotlight is Ness Tchenio, an Alliance intern from @xpolytechnique.bsky.social in the @khanhndinh.bsky.social lab. Ness reflects on her first research experience, studying ecDNA, and learning to embrace uncertainty throughout the scientific process. Read her Q&A: bit.ly/4bHZ0eE

Ness Tchenio with the quote: "This was actually my first experience working in a research laboratory. Before this, I had mostly worked in industry, so it was a completely different environment. Research gave me much more autonomy in my day-to-day work, and I really enjoyed the freedom to explore ideas and develop my own approach."

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

📣 We're excited to welcome Otavio Dittrich Moreira to IICD! A PhD student in Columbia’s Department of Statistics (Allen group), Otavio develops methods to identify invariant features in datasets under interventions. cc: @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Congratulations to Sanja Vicković on receiving a @nihr.bsky.social R01 grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute for “NextGen Spatial Multi-omics Technologies.” The project will develop a cost-effective and user-friendly platform for spatial multi-omic profiling. bit.ly/4woJbRu

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Welcome to the 2026-2027 Seminar Series! We are pleased to host researchers from institutions across the world, including @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, @tcddublin.bsky.social, @harvardmed.bsky.social, and more > bit.ly/4waU5ue 📅 2nd Wednesdays @ 2PM ET | Schermerhorn Hall 603 & Zoom

image card of the 2026-2027 IICD seminar series, with headshots of each speaker

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🔬Meet Louis Darrigol, an Alliance intern from @xpolytechnique.bsky.social (@khanhndinh.bsky.social lab)! Louis reflects on applying statistics and computer science to cancer research, and why one of his biggest discoveries was understanding the limits of the data. Read his Q&A: bit.ly/4bHZ0eE

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🎉 Welcome to IICD, Dr. Charles Haggerty! Chuck joins the Vicković Lab at @nygenome.org as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist. His research focuses on developing spatial genomics technologies to advance our understanding of cancer biology and tumor evolution.

Charles Haggerty details including position, education, and research

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Congratulations to @soobeomlee.bsky.social, Research Scientist at @nygenome.org (Vicković group) who received a @macmillan-csncg.bsky.social fellowship. The fellowship supports research in cancer biology and non-coding genomics. Read More> cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/soobeom...

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🎥 From first day to final presentations. Our 2026 Summer Research Program concluded with an inspiring poster symposium and research presentations showcasing the incredible work of this year's interns. Congratulations to the entire cohort! 👏

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🔙 Throwing it back to last summer, when IICD was featured in the 2025 JSM TV Film Series at the Joint Statistical Meetings. Our film highlights the collaborative research happening at the intersection of mathematics, data science, and cancer biology. 🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwDW...

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🇫🇷➡️🗽From Paris to New York, Alliance Program interns from xpolytechnique.bsky.social spent the summer tackling cancer research at IICD. As their internships come to a close, they reflect on their projects, biggest lessons, and what's next in their scientific journeys. Read more: bit.ly/3UbD8Ch

Collage of Alliance Interns: From top left: Louis Darrigol, Slyvain Dehayem, Jeanne Leclerc, Ness Tchenio, Beline Yuan

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

📬 The August IICD Newsletter has arrived! Inside this month's issue: 🔬 Meet our newest members 📣 A Faces of IICD feature 🏆 Awards & honors 📄 Recent publications 📅 Upcoming events Read it here: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/iicd-ne...

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

As the Alliance Program comes to an end, we enjoyed a farewell lunch with our interns from the Tavaré and Dinh labs, celebrating their hard work, research, and contributions to IICD over the past several weeks. Thank you for a wonderful summer! 🎉

Alliance Interns from the Tavaré and Dinh labs take a selfie at a farewell lunch together

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

📢 Welcome to IICD, Dr. Runshi Tang, a new postdoctoral in Genevera Allen’s group in Statistics and zuckermanbrain.bsky.social. His research spans high-dimensional statistics, optimization, tensor decomposition, and applications to social and clinical science.

Details of Dr. Runshi Chang's position, education, and research

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Lingting Shi @lingting-shi.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Honored to be featured by IICD. Grateful to my mentors, collaborators, lab members, and everyone who has supported me along the way!

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🔬Postdoc Profile: @lingting-shi.bsky.social (elhamazizi.bsky.social & @jlmcfalinefigueroa.bsky.social groups) Discover Lingting's research on tumor-immune interactions and computational cancer biology in a new article spotlighting her research at IICD > cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/postdoc...

Photo of Lingting Shi, PhD in a lab with a blue banner with her quote "Learning something new everyday has been the most exciting and rewarding part of my work. I find it especially fulfilling to watch small insights gradually build into a deeper understanding of biology."

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Welcome to IICD, Dr. Alba Corman! A Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Vicković Lab at @nygenome.org, her research develops next-generation controllable CRISPR screening technologies that combine single-cell multiomics and high-content imaging to identify therapeutic targets for diseases.

Alba Corman: Position, Education, & Research details

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Over the past few weeks, our SRP interns have had opportunities to attend seminars with IICD researches, Dr. William Milligan and Dr. Jellert Gaublomme, as well as professional development sessions to build skills in writing CVs and creating scientific posters.

William Milligan presents to SRP interns

Jellert Gaublomme presents to SRP interns

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🎥 Faces of IICD: Meet Dr. Genevera Allen! A professor at @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social and an IICD core member, she develops machine learning and statistical methods to uncover insights from complex data. Watch: youtu.be/ReVQT3MAjuw

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Last week, IICD hosted our Intensive Workshop on Generative AI and Optimal Transport for Single Cell Data Integration. Thank you to all of our instructors and guest lecturers for facilitating an engaging week of interdisciplinary education.

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

New 📘 in @pnas.org: A new visualization method developed by IICD researchers in the Blumberg grp could improve the analysis of high-dimensional datasets and help scientists identify new cell types: bit.ly/4eZqbCF @columbiaseas.bsky.social @columbiacancer.bsky.social @pseudomanifold.topology.rocks

Headshots of Tristan Saidi (left), Abigail Hickok (center), and Andrew Blumberg (right)

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Congratulations to IICD Faculty elhamazizi.bsky.social who earned the prestigious Gray Foundation Award for BRCA Cancer Research. Read the full story here: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/azizi-a...

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Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics @cancerdynamics.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Today, intern Sammy Faham of @pomonacollege.bsky.social is taking over our Instagram story! Tune in to see a day in the life of the Undergraduate Summer Research Program > www.instagram.com/cancer_dynam...

Banner for IICD Social Media Takeover featuring SRP intern Sammy Faham

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