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Fusion Conferences @fusionconf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Confirmed speaker list for the #3MC conference is now live! Join leading experts at the conference to network, share your research, and gain valuable feedback. Click here to sign up for updates: bit.ly/3Rjsrgd

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Aria Vaishnavi, PhD @drariav.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Hats off to superstar summer students @vskyeagle.bsky.social and Emmanuel O for fantastic rotations and presentations. So proud of you! @mdanderson.bsky.social

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Aria Vaishnavi, PhD @drariav.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

A broad group of National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants have taken action with the "Bethesda Declaration" that targets the NIH and HHS Leadership. Join these courageous and committed professionals by adding your name now. actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...

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ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff

Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.

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Joachim Frank @joachim123.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Acc to an article in The Atlantic, Meta, using LibGen, appears to have pirated millions of articles and book chapters to train AI. The Atlantic provides a searchable link, and I find 199 of my books, book chapter, review article and major publications, all used without my permission. www.theatlant

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The Unbelievable Scale of AI’s Pirated-Books Problem

Meta pirated millions of books to train its AI. Search through them here.

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Aria Vaishnavi, PhD @drariav.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Fantastic talk today by the legend herself: so great to have her in house!! Don’t mind me while I fangirl over THE Dr. Rushika Perera! @rushika-perera.bsky.social @anirbanmaitra.bsky.social

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Aria Vaishnavi, PhD @drariav.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Save the Date! Cancer Molecular Therapeutics Research Association Annual Meeting in Utah July 13-17. Please register today. Incredible line up of speakers: RT! @andreaventura.bsky.social @rjdlab.bsky.social #lcsm

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Alan @ralanharris.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

FINAL LOCATION UPDATE: Stand Up for Science 2025 The final location for Stand Up for Science on 3/7 is Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI). Please disregard announcements about TMC Commons. Join us at NRI: maps.app.goo.gl/y6DbDuFMr4CK... Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Alan @ralanharris.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Join us in Houston for Stand Up for Science 2025 on March 7 at 12:00 PM in Texas Medical Center Commons. This event is organized in solidarity with scientists nationwide. #StandUpForScience2025 #ScienceAdvocacy

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

ATTENTION If you are on a study section that was scheduled to meet, please post or DM me with information regarding: 1. The name of the study section 2. The scheduled date 3. Whether the meeting actually occurred THANK YOU

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Are you a scientist whose work is being affected by changes in the Trump administration? Get in touch with @nature.com reporters @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @heidiledford.bsky.social Jeff Tollefson & yours truly. Let us know what's on your mind & what we should be writing about.

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Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature

Use this form to share information with Nature’s news team, or to make suggestions for future coverage.

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The University of Utah @utah.edu · 12/02/2025

A look at the economic impact of our research: 8,340 jobs created $248m in salaries & wages paid $328m in indirect labor income earned $32m in state & local taxes generated Learn more about the impact of #UofU research: www.research.utah.edu/facts-and-fi...

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Dr. Donita C. Brady of Brady Lab UPenn @bradylabupenn.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Congratulations to @ginadenicola.bsky.social and @christhechang.bsky.social labs on their latest @pnas.org paper revealing context-dependent sensitivity to copper chelation! Thrilled to have collaborated with such amazing friends on the first manuscript of 2025.

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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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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

My New Year’s resolution is to berate myself less for things I wish I could have done better, to learn from my mistakes, and give myself more credit for the things I did well but promptly forgot/ignored because academics love to live from crisis to crisis

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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center @mdanderson.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

The FDA has approved BRAFTOVI in combination with cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 for first-line treatment in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation. The approval is based on the BREAKWATER study, for which MD Anderson’s Dr. Scott Kopetz is co-PI. 1/2

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FDA grants accelerated approval

The Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to encorafenib.

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AndreaVentura @andreaventura.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

🧪1/ 🚨New paper on ecDNAs from our lab! We reveal a strategy to engineer extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) amplifications in cells & mice. Let's dive in! Let’s dive in! 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Engineered extrachromosomal oncogene amplifications promote tumorigenesis - Nature

Large extrachromosomal DNAs are engineered using a CRISPR- and Cre–loxP-based approach and shown to drive cancer in mouse models, with potential applications in determining the role of oncogene a...

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Jason M. Schenkel @jmschenkel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Attention physician scientists! Are you interested in applying for a K08? Of course you are! I will be part of a NIH broadcasted information session featuring myself and another K08 awardee, as well as a reviewer from a K08 study section in January. See the attached flyer! And please repost!

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Rushika M. Perera @rushika-perera.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

In case you missed it.. New preprint! Our latest study identifying how MHC-I is captured by autophagy and targeted for degradation in #PDAC - It all happens at the ER ! Congrats to co-first authors Marine Berquez, Alex Li & Matthew Luy. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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A multi-subunit autophagic capture complex facilitates degradation of ER stalled MHC-I in pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) evades immune detection partly via autophagic capture and lysosomal degradation of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I). Why MHC-I is susceptible to ...

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 09/12/2024

I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

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Padmanee (Pam) Sharma, MD, PhD @pamsharmamdphd.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

How many Nobel Laureates can you name? It was an absolute pleasure to spend time with friends, including Sid Mukherjee & Doug Hanahan & Sabeena Merchant, and to hear stories of science, dedication & teamwork that led to the Nobel Prize for these brilliant, compassionate, fun & badass individuals!

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Leo Lam, Ph.D.💉⚕️🌎 @drleolam.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

For every $1 of NIH funding generated approximately $2.64 of economic activity. For every $100 million of funding, the patents created generate an estimated $598 million in further R&D. NIH-funded patents represent significant advances and produce 20% more economic value than other patents.

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Nathan Pennell MD, PhD, FASCO @n8pennell.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I know many other have done these but I’ve collected almost 100 people and my personal list is hard to share. go.bsky.app/2mRM9TD

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Padmanee (Pam) Sharma, MD, PhD @pamsharmamdphd.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

www.nature.com/articles/s41... Sharing our latest review article to highlight the importance of appropriately developing combination strategies for immune checkpoint therapy. Grateful for working with 3 brilliant scientists: Sangeeta Goswami, Kristen Pauken & Linghua Wang

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Next-generation combination approaches for immune checkpoint therapy - Nature Immunology

In this Review, Sharma and colleagues describe the current landscape of combination therapies and discuss requirements for the development of effective combination strategies.

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Lung Cancer Research Foundation @lcrf.org · 19/11/2024

Remember: if you have lungs, you can get lung cancer. In fact, 1 in 16 people will receive a #LungCancer diagnosis in their lifetime. Spread the word! Visit lcrf.org/LCAM to learn how. #LCAM2024

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