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Yael David

@yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social
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Proud PI of the David lab @sloan_kettering, NY. We develop and apply chemical tools towards studying fundamental questions in chromatin biology. Opinions are my own. www.davidlabmsk.com

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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Thrilled to announce the upcoming Center for Epigenetic Research Symposium @mskcancercenter.bsky.social on Nov 17! 🎉 A full day of cutting-edge science featuring stellar external speakers & our outstanding trainees. Registration is now open! Join us in NYC or virtually from anywhere! link⬇️
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Thrilled to announce the upcoming Center for Epigenetic Research Symposium @mskcancercenter.bsky.social on Nov 17! 🎉 A full day of cutting-edge science featuring stellar external speakers & our outstanding trainees. Registration is now open! Join us in NYC or virtually from anywhere! link⬇️
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dimitristypas.bsky.social @dimitristypas.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Did not have time to post about this before vacation. Such a joy to have this chat with @davidlabmsk.bsky.social and Nobel Laureate Charles Rice on Yael's amazing work, capitalising on chromatin biology to understand hepatitis. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Q&A with Yael David and Charles Rice on using chromatin biology to understand hepatitis - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Yael David leads her lab focused on studying the fundamental mechanisms of epigenetic regulation of transcription at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Charles Rice is the Maurice R. and Cori...
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
A new lab picture is an opportunity to welcome two new postdocs to my awesome group: Kevin Schiefelbein (from @ninahartrampf.bsky.social), who received @snsf.ch & Giuseppe Quarto (from @fukslab.bsky.social) who received @embo.org Fellow! So proud & excited to see the great science you do!
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🚨 New meeting this fall in Brussels! 🚨 Cutting-edge science, amazing colleagues, & a RARE career development workshop for trainees-covering pharma, consulting, writing, start-ups & more 🤩 #epigenetics2025 Registration is open!! @epicypher.bsky.social xcellsconferences.com/epigenetics2025
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EpiCypher @epicypher.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🧬Thrilled to be sponsoring this meeting, which includes great opportunities for trainees to learn about different career paths. #epigenetics2025 check it out! 🔗 xcellsconferences.com/epigenetics2025
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🚨 New meeting this fall in Brussels! 🚨 Cutting-edge science, amazing colleagues, & a RARE career development workshop for trainees-covering pharma, consulting, writing, start-ups & more 🤩 #epigenetics2025 Registration is open!! @epicypher.bsky.social xcellsconferences.com/epigenetics2025
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
OMW back from the Gordon on Cancer Genetics & Epigenetics, reflecting on an incredible week of science, sunshine, & inspiring conversations. Grateful for the chance to connect w/ rising PIs & brilliant trainees-thank you @matlupien.bsky.social & @shenhui1986.bsky.social for a special meeting! 🤩
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Packing my favorite histone marks and heading to @stanford.edu @stanfordimmunology.bsky.social ! Thanks to Priscilla Yang for the invite! Come for the science, stay for the chromatin drama 🤩
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Excited for this summer’s NYC Chromatin Club! Grad students & postdocs: submit your abstracts for a chance to present a poster or talk. Come connect w/ fellow epigenetic New Yorkers! #NYCChromatinClub @dshechter.bsky.social @vivrisca.bsky.social @epicypher.bsky.social @kjarmache.bsky.social
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Excited for this summer’s NYC Chromatin Club! Grad students & postdocs: submit your abstracts for a chance to present a poster or talk. Come connect w/ fellow epigenetic New Yorkers! #NYCChromatinClub @dshechter.bsky.social @vivrisca.bsky.social @epicypher.bsky.social @kjarmache.bsky.social
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Awesome NYC chem bio meeting yesterday🤩 Keynote Tom Muir led to a mini-reunion together with @nshahlab.bsky.social!
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Trends in Biochemical Sciences @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Primary @natcomms.nature.com article: "The molecular basis of Human FN3K mediated phosphorylation of glycated substrates" from Leemore Joshua-Tor, Yael @davidlabmsk.bsky.social, and colleagues. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The molecular basis of Human FN3K mediated phosphorylation of glycated substrates - Nature Communications
Garg et al. determined structures of human Fructosamine-3-kinase (FN3K) bound with different nucleotide analogues and a small molecule sugar mimic substrate. Accompanied by biochemical analysis, they ...
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Big thanks to Viraj for the lovely and thoughtful write-up on our collaboration with Leemor! And major shoutout to Yang from my lab for the gorgeous biochemistry—so proud! ✨👏🧪
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
It’s going to be a blast!!! Couldn’t ask for a better partner 🤩 Come hang out with us if you are at the ASBMB next week!
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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Sign up here if you want to receive an email about our next session (April 22nd in the Columbia med school) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @davidlabmsk.bsky.social @kelseymonson.bsky.social @stearnslab.bsky.social
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Postdoc Night Science (NYC)
Sign up here for monthly meetings for postdoctoral fellows in the NYC area to practice the creative scientific process. For questions contact Itai Yanai (itai.yanai@nyulangone.org)
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Had an absolute blast at the @mskcancercenter.bsky.social PDA Night Science event w/ @itaiyanai.bsky.social —improv exercises, big ideas, & a glimpse into the brilliant future of science! A pleasure to be hosted for such an inspiring and fun evening. #NightScience #FutureOfScience
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Anything involving @itaiyanai.bsky.social? Count me in—no questions asked here either!! #MaybeIShouldHaveReadTheFinePrint
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
TFW you watch the @academyawards.bsky.social awards and see you face in the @mskcancercenter.bsky.social ad 🤩 #Oscars  ispot.tv/ad/6wa1/memori…
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Wow, this means a lot coming from the folks @epicypher.bsky.social !! So lucky to have you as collaborators and hope that the next big hit will come from our joint work!! 🙏🏻🤩
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Huge thank you, Darko, for the super kind words and for this shoutout 💪🏻🤩🙏🏻
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I 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...
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A nucleosome switch primes hepatitis B virus infection
A 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...
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Congrats Leemor Joshua-Tor @cshlaboratory.bsky.social for this new paper characterizing human FN3K! Happy to play a role in the biochemical analysis, beautifully done by my TPCB rock star student Yang Xiao 💪🏻🤩 @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @weillcornell.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The molecular basis of Human FN3K mediated phosphorylation of glycated substrates - Nature Communications
Garg et al. determined structures of human Fructosamine-3-kinase (FN3K) bound with different nucleotide analogues and a small molecule sugar mimic substrate. Accompanied by biochemical analysis, they ...
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Just another magical day at the office in our enchanted forest… Happy holidays from the David lab!! 🎄🕎🥂
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Almost 8 years since our first encounter, 2 years as a tech, & 5 years as a joint PhD student with Samuel Bakhoum, I am so proud to see Albert defend his thesis, & the amazing David lab cheering from the lines. Great science & friends, & one sword of course🤩🫶🏻
Thank you to the fantastic scientists composing Albert’s committee!David lab (plus one alum), and the sword!Knighting 🤩
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
So excited to share our new paper working w/ David Lyden, Han Kim & Jackie Bromberg (WCM), led by the amazing Inbal Wortzel & Ifé Akano where we revealed a new & unexpected function for chromatin on the surface of exosomes in #cancer #metastasis @ Nature Cancer! www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Unique structural configuration of EV-DNA primes Kupffer cell-mediated antitumor immunity to prevent metastatic progression - Nature Cancer
Lyden and colleagues find that immune developmental genes, such as apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1 (APAF1), support DNA packaging on the surface of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles that ar...
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Loved the idea, so I asked ChatGPT the same question. Obviously I am not parrot material
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Post a photo of yourself from a different era (middle school me)
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Wrapping up a great meeting at the Sylvester Cancer Center at the University of Miami, really great science and mainly great catching up with an amazing group of friends that are also amazing scientists 🤩 @kjarmache.bsky.social @fukslab.bsky.social @mitchguttman.bsky.social
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
East coast chromatin mafia @kjarmache.bsky.social
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
Excited to be organizing my first international conference w/@petertessarz @TheWebbLab & @Morrison_Lab_SU on #epigenetic & #aging & everything in between! Amazing speakers & a new opportunity for trainees⬇️ events.faseb.org/event/a7662070…
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Yael David @yaeldavidmsk.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
Happy for my first post to be a thank you to Rebecca Scheck and Tufts Chemistry for hosting me on Halloween-had a great visit and even left with a present! Such a fun day, talking exciting science with awesome faculty trainees, finishing with a fantastic delicious dinner.
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