Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D. @kconnelly92.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My postdoctoral lab is recruiting a new postdoc to study mechanisms of inherited risk of pancreatic cancer. Please share with anyone who’d be interested! Also happy to talk to anyone about my experience in the lab. More details 👇 020
Reposted by Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D.The American Journal of Human Genetics @ajhgnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026🧬 New from @rohit-thakur.bsky.social et al! 📄Functional characterization of the 9q34.13 locus identifies RAPGEF1 as a candidate gene modulating risk for #melanoma and nevi via RAS activationcell.comFunctional characterization of the 9q34.13 locus identifies RAPGEF1 as a candidate gene modulating risk for melanoma and nevi via RAS activationAt 9q34.13, melanoma and nevus risk-associated variants regulate RAPGEF1 and UCK1 expression in melanocytes. Functional studies showed that RAPGEF1 promotes melanocyte growth and RAS activation and is... 011
Reposted by Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D.Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D. @kconnelly92.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I have truly enjoyed my time in the lab and at the NCI. I’ve had immense opportunities and support to grow as a scientist. I’m happy to talk more about my experiences. 011
Reposted by Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D.Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D. @kconnelly92.bsky.social · 04/09/2026My postdoc lab at the NCI is hiring a new postdoc to study pancreatic cancer susceptibility. This role is focused on the functional characterization of GWAS risk loci. @amundadottir.bsky.social lnkd.in/p/efXV7cEslnkd.inWe are seeking a highly motivated Post-Doctoral Fellow to study inherited risk loci from our ongoing gene Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) gene mapping projects (GWAS, WGS, TWAS etc). The… | La...We are seeking a highly motivated Post-Doctoral Fellow to study inherited risk loci from our ongoing gene Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) gene mapping projects (GWAS, WGS, TWAS etc). The fello... 121
Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D. @kconnelly92.bsky.social · 04/09/2026My postdoc lab at the NCI is hiring a new postdoc to study pancreatic cancer susceptibility. This role is focused on the functional characterization of GWAS risk loci. @amundadottir.bsky.social lnkd.in/p/efXV7cEslnkd.inWe are seeking a highly motivated Post-Doctoral Fellow to study inherited risk loci from our ongoing gene Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) gene mapping projects (GWAS, WGS, TWAS etc). The… | La...We are seeking a highly motivated Post-Doctoral Fellow to study inherited risk loci from our ongoing gene Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) gene mapping projects (GWAS, WGS, TWAS etc). The fello... 121
Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D. @kconnelly92.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Check out the latest work from the @dykhuizenlab.bsky.social on PBAF in EMT & breast cancer metastasis. I know this represents years of work by the team and am excited to see it published. Congratulations everyone! www.science.org/doi/full/10....science.orgPBRM1-dependent PBAF targeting is required for EMT and metastasis in breast cancerDuring EMT, PBRM1 targets PBAF to H3K14Ac sites, opening chromatin to activate TGFβ targets and enable breast cancer metastasis. 040
Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D. @kconnelly92.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I can’t overstate the value of the NIH’s Office for Intramural Training & Education. The workshops, resources, and support have had a huge impact on my training. Feeling grateful for it all right now. 000
Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D. @kconnelly92.bsky.social · 18/02/2026⬇️ Postdoc opening in the Meier lab at the NCI. While not my postdoc lab, I can attest to supportive nature of the group. Plus, their science is interesting. 🔬 000
Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D. @kconnelly92.bsky.social · 16/10/2025It’s hard not being able to attend ASHG this year but following all of the happenings through the #ASHG25 posts & looking forward to next year 🧬 010
Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D. @kconnelly92.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Congratulations to my labmates @junzhong.bsky.social and Aidan for their new publication on non-coding somatic mutations in PDAC! I’m honored to have been a part of the work & @amundadottir.bsky.social team. 031
Katelyn Connelly, Ph.D. @kconnelly92.bsky.social · 02/05/2025I'm excited to share that our functional characterization of the 1p36.33 pancreatic cancer risk locus, is now live in Nature Communications. @amundadottir.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comAllelic effects on KLHL17 expression underlie a pancreatic cancer genome-wide association signal at chr1p36.33 - Nature CommunicationsAllele-preferential transcription factor binding can influence pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma risk loci function. Here, the authors show allele-specific JunB and JunD binding at chr1p36.33 and propo... 2103