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Costas Koumenis

@costas-koumenis.bsky.social
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Professor of Radiation Oncology, @PennMedicine Study of the Tumor Microenvironment, UPR/ISR, and Radiation⚡Biology. Amateur bouzouki player 🎶

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Summary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong by @jakescottmd.bsky.social (congrats Jake - keep it up!) theconversation.com/im-a-physici...
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I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong
The health secretary has made many inaccurate statements about vaccines. But the science is clear that vaccines have dramatically reduced childhood illness, disability and death.
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gmorcos.bsky.social @gmorcos.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Wonderful opportunity to catch up with friends, meet new people, and present my work at #AACR 2025. Also excited to have volunteered as a poster judge and mentor to undergraduate and high school students. @antoranlab.bsky.social, Zhou lab @dfcicancerbio.bsky.social, @costas-koumenis.bsky.social
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Wendy Woodward, MD, PhD @ibcradiation.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-news-and... Watch tonight if you are concerned about the changes proposed at the NIH. #altNIH #cansky #medsky
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Paramount Press Express | “60 MINUTES” LISTINGS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 27
Airs 7:00-8:00 PM, ET/ PT on the CBS Television Network NIH – In its ongoing mission to shrink the federal government, the Trump administration has cut
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Costas Koumenis @costas-koumenis.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Excited for #AACR25! Join Erinn Rankin, Anthony Mascia, and me as we discuss key milestones and recent developments in the #FLASH_RT field. Stay tuned for insights on ongoing and upcoming clinical trials. #radiotherapy #Oncology #radiationphysics
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Costas Koumenis @costas-koumenis.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Just had a super-rewarding experience sharing insights on Radiation Physics & Biology with undergraduate students at the National Technical University of Athens. The engaging sessions over the past two days, showcased the curiosity of these bright minds. Grateful to Alex Georgakilas for the invite
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
This doesn't look good, folks www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
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Christian Frezza @frezzalab.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41... Plasticity of the mammalian integrated stress response
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Plasticity of the mammalian integrated stress response - Nature
A study describes the split integrated stress response, a cellular stress response mechanism characterized by reduced eIF2B activity without eIF2α phosphorylation, which activates the eIF4E–ATF4–PCK2 ...
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Dr. Fei-Fei Liu @drfeifeiliu.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Delighted to have hosted Dr. Costas Koumenis (@costas-koumenis.bsky.social) from UPenn as Visiting Professor here at @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social, who described his outstanding work on FLASH Proton Radiotherapy and its potential impact! Thank you Dr. Koumenis for visiting us!
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Costas Koumenis @costas-koumenis.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Exciting International Workshop on #FLASH_RT underway at Penn. Several opinion leaders in the field gathered @pennmedicine.bsky.social to discuss latest research findings and clinical translation of this exciting modality. @mcatvozenin.bsky.social #radiotherapy
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Jon Epstein @jonepstein1.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Emily Whitehead and her father on CNN with Jake Tapper speaking to the value of science. She is alive thanks to CAR T therapy developed at Penn and CHOP.
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Costas Koumenis @costas-koumenis.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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Costas Koumenis @costas-koumenis.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today I had the privilege to present our work on #FLASH_RT at the Marie Curie Institute, the birthplace of Radiation Research (and #FLASH_RT), in Paris. Many thanks to Charles Fouillade, Vincent Fauvodon and Maxime Dubail for their hospitality! #radiotherapy #radiationoncology
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Costas Koumenis @costas-koumenis.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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National Institutes of Health radically cuts support to universities
Sudden and drastic change will make it hard for researchers to keep the lights on.
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Costas Koumenis @costas-koumenis.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Check out this comprehensive and timely review in @lancet.bsky.social by our RadOnc group @PennMedicine.bsky.social on #radiotherapy related toxicities and the latest approaches to mitigate them. Congrats to @YiannisVerginadis.bsky.social who led this effort. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Radiotherapy toxicities: mechanisms, management, and future directions
For over a century, radiotherapy has revolutionised cancer treatment. Technological advancements aim to deliver high doses to tumours with increased precision while minimising off-target effects to or...
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Costas Koumenis @costas-koumenis.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Nice overview of the promise of FLASH Radiotherapy by BBC. Our research and views on its clinical potential are also featured. #FLASH_RT #radiotherapy #cancer
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The ultra-fast cancer treatments which could replace conventional radiotherapy
A pioneering new treatment promises to tackle a wider range of cancers, with fewer side-effects than conventional radiotherapy. It also takes less than a second.
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
“NIH produces an astounding return on investment to the American taxpayer. In Fiscal Year 2022, NIH research funding supported 568,585 jobs and generated $96.84 billion in economic activity — that’s $2.64 of economic activity for every $1 of research funding.” www.researchamerica.org/2023-oped-us...
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