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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson

@dionysioswatson.bsky.social
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Physician-scientist @UnivMiami dedicated to developing next-generation cancer therapies targeting the tumor microenvironment

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Nature Reviews Cancer @natrevcancer.nature.com · 21/07/2026
#ResearchHighlight 🚨 Glioblastoma exhibits sex-specific differences in disease progression, incidence & immune regulation. Pathak et al. identify GABA as a key driver of granulocytic MDSC-mediated glioblastoma progression in women. 👇
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GABA takes the edge off anti-tumour immunity - Nature Reviews Cancer
Glioblastoma exhibits sex-specific differences in disease progression, incidence and immune regulation. Now, Pathak et al. identify GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) as a key driver of granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cell-mediated glioblastoma progression in women.
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International Society for Extracellular Vesicles @isev.org · 10/07/2026
🆕New in #JEV🆕 Development of Potency Assays for Therapeutic EVs: The Art of Congruence - a statement on behalf of the ISEV-Task Force on Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Use of EV-based Therapeutics isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Huge congratulations! Game changer for how we think about neuro-immune interactions
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Congratulations to Justin Ruiz, graduate student at University of Miami for receiving a top poster award at #ISEV2026 for his intriguing findings of distinct myeloid cell reprogramming by bacterial extracellular vesicles. Thanks to @isev.org for the great opportunities for trainees!
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WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) @wehi-research.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The close research collaboration between WEHI and MSD used the advanced screening technologies at the National Drug Discovery Centre, headquartered at WEHI, which were instrumental in identifying and optimising the compound. www.wehi.edu.au/collaborativ... 🧵2/2
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National Drug Discovery Centre | WEHI
The NDDC accelerates drug discovery with screening technologies, partnering with researchers to find new treatments for mental health, malaria, and more
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Are probiotics ready for prime time in cancer immunotherapy? Read out new review to find out! 👇 🪅 Congratulations to the trainee-led team that put this together! @janichinmay.bsky.social and others at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
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Frontiers | Leveraging beneficial microbiome-immune interactions via probiotic use in cancer immunotherapy
The gut microbiome is a critical regulator of systemic immunity and a major modulator of response to cancer immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (...
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Defne Bayik @dbayik.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Exceptional #SNO2025 talk from UM MSTP student @j-mitchell.bsky.social on the role of mitochondria transfer in GBM! Proud PI moment w/ @dionysioswatson.bsky.social 💪🏻
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
🚨 Attention immunologists 💉: We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to lead projects on tumor-targeted cytokines and bacterial extracellular vesicles for cancer immunotherapy (focus - brain and lung cancers). 😎 🏖️ University of Miami www.DiscoverTME.com . Please DM if interested.
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DiscoverTME lab | Therapeutics targeting tumor microenvironment interactions
DiscoverTME is a biomedical research laboratory at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, FL
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Wow! There was a transmissible cancer in dogs years ago that was also linked to mito transfer. Fascinating! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21252340/
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Mitochondrial capture by a transmissible cancer - PubMed
Canine transmissible venereal tumor (CTVT) is an infectious cell line circulating in many feral dog populations. It originated once, about 10,000 years ago. Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial sequ...
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Defne Bayik @dbayik.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
#TackleCancer #OneTeamOneFight #DCCXV #SylvesterCancer dolphinscancerchallenge.com/index.cfm?fu...
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International Society for Extracellular Vesicles @isev.org · 06/02/2025
🆕New in #JEV🆕 Stoichiometric constraints for detection of EV-borne biomarkers in blood #extracellularvesicles #liquidbiopsy isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
So nice to catch up with @gbm-maestro.bsky.social over scrumptious Spanish tapas. #Cleveland and the Lathia lab always have a special place in our hearts!
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
With 2024 drawing to a close, @naturecancer.bsky.social released a small collection of #NewPI Viewpoints on starting a new lab. Check it out for a peek into our #UMiami laboratory at #SylvesterComprehensiveCancerCenter rdcu.be/d3R8r
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The 2024 generation
Nature Cancer - Twelve early-career researchers who embarked on their independent research paths in 2024 reflect on their experience from their journey so far, describe the opportunities they...
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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky 1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research Open Access journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
If you want a long-term commitment, Wheel of Time. With on-off reading, took me 2.5 years for the whole series!!
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Congratulations to both! Looking forward to seeing this project develop. Great privilege to co-mentor @j-mitchell.bsky.social with @dbayik.bsky.social
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Defne Bayik @dbayik.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The U presence at the #SNO2024 @neuroonc.bsky.social ! Checkout posters from @pathaka.bsky.social (IMMU-04), @orianateran.bsky.social (IMMU-32), @j-mitchell.bsky.social (TMIC-35) and connect w/ @brandonleon95.bsky.social Proud PI moment w/ @dionysioswatson.bsky.social
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Please add me also!
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Please add me as well. Looking forward to connecting with colleagues!
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 13/06/2024
Researchers in India fought to develop what could have been the first therapy to use gene-editing to halt a rare neurodegenerative disease. Nature reports on how the efforts hold lessons for the messy state of modern drug development. 🧪
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Hope, despair and CRISPR — the race to save one woman’s life
Researchers in India fought to develop what could have been the first therapy to use gene-editing to halt a rare neurodegenerative disease. The efforts hold lessons for the messy state of modern drug ...
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 27/02/2024
It's OFFICIAL 🌋...Our new laboratory just launched @univmiami @SylvesterCancer . Check out our website 🌎 www.discoverTME.com 👇for a taste of our ongoing efforts to discover and target #TumorMicroenvironment vulnerabilities in #GBM and other cancers. #newPI
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
Hate brain tumors? Love #SwissCheese? Then check out our Perspective on the Swiss Cheese model as a framework to think about interconnected protumorigenic mechanisms in #glioblastoma! @dbayik.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/cance...
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Dionysios (Dennis) Watson @dionysioswatson.bsky.social · 18/01/2024
Published together with the dynamic group of @dbayik.bsky.social from University of Miami
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Defne Bayik @dbayik.bsky.social · 23/11/2023
Happy Thanksgiving from our lab family! 🍂🍃🍁
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