Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Congrats to Dingyu Liu on defending her PhD! 🎉🎉🎉 So proud and excited to see what she does next! Check out her preprints here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 130
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuEdelblum Lab @edelblumlab.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Excited to see that scientific expertise is valued among NIH leadership. Congrats @judyibd.bsky.social and thank you for your mentorship! You will be definitely missed at ISMMS. www.nih.gov/news-events/...nih.govNIH selects Dr. Judy Cho to helm the National Human Genome Research InstituteDr. Cho joins NIH from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. 071
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuTommy Vierbuchen @tvierbuchen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Nice write up by Ian Demsky about our work as part of the NIH MORPHIC Consortium together with @studerl.bsky.social, @danweihuangfu.bsky.social, and Ting Zhou labs. www.mskcc.org/news/morphic...mskcc.orgMorPhiC: Inside the Ambitious Project To Understand the Function of Every Human Gene | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterMSK scientists are part of an international consortium working to determine the biological functions of the roughly 20,000 protein-coding genes in the human genome. 041
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026New preprint with @kanishkadey.bsky.social's group. We asked: can you connect what happens to beta cells under nutrient stress in a dish to T2D genetics and dietary patterns in ~46K people? We built a "dish-to-biobank" framework to find out. #StemCells #UKBiobank www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgA dish-to-biobank framework links β-cell nutrient-stress programs to genetic and dietary risk for Type 2 DiabetesType 2 diabetes (T2D) arises from genetic susceptibility and chronic metabolic stress, but whether these converge on shared molecular programs in human populations remains unclear. Here, we develop a ... 1126
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Thrilled to share that our paper is now published Developmental Cell! 🧬🎉 Spearheaded by Xian Zhang and Wilfred Wong, we built a human stem cell-based organoid system to model PDAC initiation. A huge team effort with our collaborators Rohit Chandwani and Christina Leslie. tinyurl.com/5ezyh3facell.comHuman pancreatic progenitor organoids define genetic and epigenetic barriers to early PDAC transformationZhang et al. develop hPSC-derived pancreatic progenitor organoids that model PDAC initiation and progression. The model reveals that CDKN2A loss is uniquely required for human pancreatic transformatio... 182
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuStem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · 27/05/2026Researchers led by Dr. @danweihuangfu.bsky.social at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social have established a stem cell-derived #organoid model that shows genetic and epigenetic mechanisms driving human pancreatic cancer initiation. 📃 bit.ly/4ukl3iB 🎧 bit.ly/4tWDOI3 001
Reposted by Danwei Huangfueric lai @lucksmith.bsky.social · 10/11/2025new Lai lab paper @natsmb.nature.com! Dicer is specifically mutated in cancer, but we don't fully understand its molecular/reg impacts. with @danweihuangfu.bsky.social, we characterized the first knockin Dicer hotspot in hESCs, and found unexpected defects in miRNA biogenesis! 🧬 1/4 rdcu.be/eOc0qrdcu.beHuman DICER1 hotspot mutation induces both loss and gain of miRNA functionNature Structural & Molecular Biology - Jee et al. study a cancer hotspot allele of DICER1 that disrupts RNaseIIIb activity. Beyond ablating 5p hairpin cleavage, 3p passenger strands are... 54710
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 03/10/2025As a member of the editorial board for @stemcellreports.bsky.social, I am excited to share that we are looking for submissions in the field of stem cell research! I invite you to submit your work for consideration. invt.io/1bxbz2ji4db @isscr.org #stemcell #DevBio #hPSCs #regenerationinvt.ioCheck out ISSCR's society journal, Stem Cell Reports! 062
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuThe Rockefeller University @rockefeller.edu · 12/09/2025Maria Jasin, whose fundamental research on repair of damaged DNA in cells has transformed our understanding of cancers linked to inherited gene mutations, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize. Congratulations! #WomenInScience rockefeller.eduDevelopmental biologist Maria Jasin wins the 2025 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize - NewsMaria Jasin, whose fundamental research on repair of damaged DNA in cells has transformed our understanding of cancers linked to inherited gene mutations, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize. Awarded annually by ... 1236
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Now accepting applications for our 2026 Cancer Biology & Cancer Engineering programs. Aspiring scientists & engineers will solve fundamental problems in biology & conduct research & develop technology that will help understand, diagnose, & treat cancer. bit.ly/3WUiuo1 041
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Congratulations to #MSKPostdoc Denis Torre on being awarded the Damon Runyon Fellowship! 👏👏👏 Keep up the good work! @damonrunyon.org @mskeducation.bsky.socialdamonrunyon.orgNew Discoveries and Honors in Cancer Research | Damon Runyon 020
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuNIDDK Information Network @dknet.org · 11/06/2025📢 Interested in #AI + #PrecisionMedicine? The NIH PRIMED-AI program has forecasted several new #funding opportunities — covering AI frameworks, validation centers, academic-industry partnerships & more! 📝 FOAs expected soon — stay tuned & start planning! 🔗 More information: dknet.org/about/dknetn... 001
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuStylianos Lefkopoulos (he/him) @slefkopoulos.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Traveling to the @isscr.org meeting in HK soon? Feeling like browsing through important #StemCell work published during the past year on your way there? Take a look at our collection of papers published across @natureportfolio.nature.com during the past 12 months! www.nature.com/collections/...nature.comA year of stem cell and developmental biologyIn recent years, the field of stem cell and developmental biology has seen remarkable breakthroughs that have deepened our understanding of how organisms ... 0216
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Discovery of NANOG enhancers and their essential roles in self-renewal and differentiation in human embryonic stem cells: Stem Cell Reports www.cell.com/stem-cell-re... cell.comDiscovery of NANOG enhancers and their essential roles in self-renewal and differentiation in human embryonic stem cellsHuangfu and colleagues identified two NANOG enhancers from a CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) screen in hESCs. Heterozygous deletions of either enhancer significantly lowered NANOG expression, reduced hE... 141
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Lab hiking at Mount Beacon. Great views of the Hudson, a few detours off-trail (in true scientific spirit), and just the right amount of rain. many thanks to Denis Torre for organizing. A beautiful sendoff for lab members (Jielin Yan and Sharon Adeniyi) soon setting off on their own paths. 040
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @mskcancercenter.bsky.social · 19/05/2025🎓 Congratulations to the 14 scientists who graduated from the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK) this year! Learn more about this year's GSK graduates and their accomplishments: bit.ly/3SGB1T8 1261
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Hosted Ben Stanger for a seminar and in addition to a great presentation (I'm expecting that!), I also received a surprise! Thanks @benstanger01.bsky.social 050
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Congratulations to our 2025 graduates! So inspired @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social commencement speech. @mskeducation.bsky.social Congratulations to Dr. Jielin Yan and Dr. Samual Kaplan. So very proud of your accomplishments! 030
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuDoug Fowler @dougfowler.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Our "Atlas of Variant Effects 2030 Roadmap" is live: zenodo.org/records/1542... 1/nzenodo.orgAtlas of Variant Effects 2030 Roadmap: resolving human variants of uncertain significanceAt the Clinical Atlas of Variant Effects meeting (CLAVE meeting, July 2024, Pittsburgh USA), we developed recommendations for a draft atlas that can be realized by 2030, with a focus on empowering gen... 13627
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuMichael Glickman @michaelglickman.bsky.social · 17/04/2025One of these studies from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social and the result of the long term commitment to basic stem cell investigation by Lorenz Studer and Viviane Tabar at MSK. Very exciting! 054
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuNIDDK Information Network @dknet.org · 13/03/2025Calling all students in NIDDK relevant disease research fields! 🔬📊 Ready to explore data management, #FAIR data, rigor and reproducibility, and #datascience? The dkNET Summer of Data program offers training to boost your research skills. Apply now! ✨ dknet.org/about/Summer... 023
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuBenoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · 27/03/2025exciting news for our scientific community! www.nygenome.org/news-events/...nygenome.orgBing Ren Appointed Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Genome Center - March 27, 2025Read about Bing Ren Appointed Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Genome Center at the New York Genome Center on March 27, 2025 46510
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuScience Magazine @science.org · 24/03/2025Can you explain your doctoral research through interpretive dance? The deadline for submissions to the 17th annual #DanceYourPhD competition is this week. Submit by 28 March for a chance to win $2000: scim.ag/4gKMnz9 68426
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Congratulations to Dr. Jielin Yan #GSK for successfully defending her PhD dissertation! And a refreshing perspective on a non-monotonic relationship between academic freedom and scientific growth. Check out her preprint here on the discovery of NANOG enhancers www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... 160
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Tom Maniatis coming in hot in @CellCellPress to spell out in no uncertain terms what cutting indirect cost rates to 15% will cost science. And a call to action: "A united front...is essential to preventing this devastating policy from taking effect." 💯 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comSafeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United StatesNIH’s abrupt decision to cap indirect cost reimbursement at 15% threatens the critical infrastructure supporting groundbreaking biomedical research in the United States. This policy jeopardizes Americ... 6202101
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u... 6131251381
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuISSCR @isscr.org · 26/02/2025 #ISSCR joined hundreds of biomedical research organizations to urge House and Senate appropriators to support robust funding for NIH & avoid drastic measures that will slow scientific progress and weaken the U.S. research ecosystem. www.isscr.org/isscr-news/t...isscr.orgThe ISSCR Signs on to Coalition Letter in Support of NIH — International Society for Stem Cell ResearchThe ISSCR joined with Research!America, hundreds of biomedical research organizations, and thousands of private citizens from the U.S. scientific community to urge House and Senate appropriators to av... 0118
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuCarolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.comGraduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025) 38460331
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuYael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 21/02/2025I am extremely proud to see our work about Hepatitis B now published in @cellpress.bsky.social From basic research to identifying the key step of infection & a potential first drug for curing this devastating disease. This has been an incredible journey.🧵 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comA nucleosome switch primes hepatitis B virus infectionA reconstituted cccDNA platform facilitated the discovery of an early chromatinization event that promotes transcription of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) regulatory X gene. The use of a small-molecule c... 714735
Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 20/02/2025💊 Drug development relies on understanding gene function. However, we still don’t know what most genes actually do. Excited to be part of the #MorPhiC consortium, working to close this knowledge gap. #ScienceMatters #CRISPR #FunctionalGenomics #iPSC Check out 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMorPhiC Consortium: towards functional characterization of all human genes - NatureThis Perspective discusses strategies and challenges for the Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) Consortium as it aims to catalogue the molecular and cellular phenotypes associated... 032
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic. globalnews.ca/news/9793403...globalnews.caHow a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.caIn 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic. 511299547821
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 08/02/20251. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...grants.nih.govNOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost RatesNIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD 25469994078
Reposted by Danwei HuangfuAgnete Kirkeby @kirkebylab.bsky.social · 07/01/2025We've summarised the landscape of human pluripotent stem cell trials worldwide in a review in Cell Stem Cell. Fun fact: Over 1200 patients have to date received treatment with hPSC products in 116 different trials, and more than 100 billion hPSC-derived cells have been dosed! doi.org/10.1016/j.st... 02210