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Miranda Hunter

@mrndhntr.bsky.social
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Miranda Hunter @mrndhntr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Loved this profile of @gunawanlab.bsky.social, an inspiration to me since the very early days of my PhD!
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Daniela Robles-Espinoza @daniela-oaks.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
We are very happy to see our study finally appear online @nature.com! This has been work of nearly 10 years in collaboration with the National Institute of Genome Medicine 🇲🇽, the National Cancer Institute 🇲🇽, the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social and others ⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ancestry and somatic profile indicate acral melanoma origin and prognosis - Nature
Analysis of the somatic and transcriptomic profile of 123 acral melanoma samples from Mexican patients helps understand tumour origins and prognosis, and highlights the importance of including samples...
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Miranda Hunter @mrndhntr.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Looking forward to another year’s Cell Bio meeting next week in Philly. I am co-chairing a cancer cell biology minisymposium on Tuesday morning with Partha Roy and my pal Junior West @jr2255.bsky.social. Lots of great talks about imaging tumor-TME cell interactions! #cellbio2025
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Miranda Hunter @mrndhntr.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Couldn't agree more - the Biorender-ification of science illustration is so depressing.
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Miranda Hunter @mrndhntr.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Thank you to Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social for highlighting our recent paper! aacrjournals.org/cdnews/news/...
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The Mechanical Microenvironment Drives Plasticity in Melanoma
Major Finding: Mechanical confinement governs phenotype switching from a proliferative to an invasive state. Concept: Stable changes in chromatin architecture in mechanically confined cells induce can...
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Got to love studies that were clearly conducted "for the love of the game" (“self-decapitating sea slugs”, “plants that see and use that for mimicry”, “worms that jump in the air”, aka papers you sometimes find in @currentbiology.bsky.social ) References to all of this bellow👇
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Miranda Hunter @mrndhntr.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Lay(-ish) summary of our melanoma confinement paper with some behind the scenes details of how this project came about, and what we’re planning to do next (hint: PDAC 🐟). Thanks @nature.com for featuring our work.
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Miranda Hunter @mrndhntr.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
My recent postdoctoral work is out today in @nature.com! We found that physical confinement makes melanoma cells more invasive and drug tolerant. Thanks to all who made this work possible @whitefishlab.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social #NIH #NCI www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Mechanical confinement governs phenotypic plasticity in melanoma - Nature
Mechanical confinement of cancer cells at the tumour–microenvironment interface induces phenotype switching through chromatin remodelling by HMGB2, leading to a more invasive and drug-resistant state ...
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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Science is fun, but Academia.. needs work
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Felix Gunawan (he/him) 🇨🇦🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈 @gunawanlab.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
1/6 Thrilled to share that I have joined the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor! Grateful for the journey so far and incredibly excited for what’s ahead at @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social @utoronto.ca‬. csb.utoronto.ca/faculty/feli...
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 18/06/2025
it is hard to convey in words how bad the bloodbath has been for professionals working in the "not evil" sectors
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Brad Wouters 🇨🇦 @handle.invalid · 18/04/2025
It's time for Canada to Lead www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Canada can be the global leader in medical research
As the U.S. slashes funding to its research initiatives, there is a chance for us to recruit the best talent from around the world
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Thibaut Brunet @thibautbrunet.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Striking new study from @archaeon-alex.bsky.social's lab just out in @science.org on multicellular development induced by compression in Archaea: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Tissue-like multicellular development triggered by mechanical compression in archaea
The advent of clonal multicellularity is a critical evolutionary milestone, seen often in eukaryotes, rarely in bacteria, and only once in archaea. We show that uniaxial compression induces clonal mul...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Second, women make terrific leaders. They tend to be organized and prepared. They also tend to be more empathic as they have often experienced more challenges and setbacks than men in similar positions. They tend to be more courageous, particularly when the stakes are high. 36/n
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American Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
NIH-funded research is at risk. Cuts to federal funding could harm science and the economy. Contact Congress now to protect research. Every call matters. Find your reps at govtrack.us and speak up today. #FundScience www.ascb.org/science-poli...
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Tyler Huycke @thuycke.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Super excited to announce my new lab at the University of Michigan opening Jan 2025! 🎉We’ll study how cells work together to shape the GI tract, with ties to regeneration & disease. Hiring at all levels—esp. a research tech to help launch the lab! Info: huyckelab.org #DevBio #CellBio #Hiring
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Miranda Hunter @mrndhntr.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Fun catching up with some fellow RFG lab OGs in San Diego for #cellbio2024! @rodrigofg.bsky.social
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