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Maria Amaya MD PhD

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Physician Scientist, University of Colorado | MDS, AML |

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Nov 29

Took me long but better late than never! This is our lab website and this Thanksgiving weekend I am grateful for everyone in the lab, they make science so fun!

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THE AMAYA LAB

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · 25d

So proud of Dr. Cassandra Duarte for publishing this important study with the help of the Flatiron database!

“Impact of demographic factors on clinical outcomes of patients with acute myeloid leukemia”

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Early View | Haematologica

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Aug 5

The real question is: Will you guys also go on a menu tasting tour? 😋

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Nature @nature.com · Aug 1

A US Senate committee endorsed maintaining the NIH's structure and increasing its funding by US$400 million, or about 1%

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‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect NIH budget

Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency — but faces a long road before being signed into law.

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Ashani Weeraratna @ashi-w.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congrats to my friend James DeGregori and his partner Mercedes Rincon and everyone involved on this beautiful study!

Nature @nature.com · Jul 30

Hidden in the lungs of some breast cancer survivors are tumour cells that can remain dormant for decades — until they one day trigger a relapse

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‘Sleeping’ cancer cells in the lungs can be roused by COVID and flu

Inflammation from the respiratory infections seems to be the culprit, study in mice finds.

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Ashani Weeraratna @ashi-w.bsky.social · Jul 24

May the odds be ever in your favor.
4% payline at the NCI.

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Funding Policy - Research Grants

NCI funding policy for research project grant (RPG) awards reflects the funding goals of the institute, NIH, and HHS.

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CU Hematology/Oncology Fellowship @cuhemeonc.bsky.social · Jul 9

Orientation week is over and we are excited to have the new first years on rotation with us!

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Jun 18

Outcomes of oral azacitidine and venetoclax in newly diagnosed AML. High responses in TP53 mut patients. www.vjhemonc.com/video/wmkfly...

Outcomes with an all-oral regimen of CC-486 and venetoclax in patients with newly diagnosed AML

Maria Amaya, MD, PhD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, presents the results from a clinical study (NCT05287568)...

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Jun 14

Come check out our poster tonight! EHA2025

Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Jun 12

We made it!

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thank you :)

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CU Hematology/Oncology Fellowship @cuhemeonc.bsky.social · Jun 10

Congratulations to Maria Amaya, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine-Hematology (and CU HemeOnc Fellowship alumni) on being selected as one of the 2025 Translational Research Scholars. Each scholar receives research support over four years. #CUAnschutz #CUCancer

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CU Cancer Center @cucancercenter.bsky.social · May 27

Four CU Cancer Center members have been tapped to serve as ambassadors for its four main scientific and clinical research programs ⬇️

‘Building Bridges’: The CU Cancer Center Names Four Program Liaisons

Four CU Cancer Center members have been tapped to serve as ambassadors for its four main scientific and clinical research programs.

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University of Colorado Anschutz @cuanschutz.bsky.social · May 22

An international study led by @cucancercenter.bsky.social
has uncovered why a widely used treatment for acute myeloid #leukemia doesn’t work for everyone. The findings could help doctors better match patients with the therapies most likely to work for them. 💡

New Study Reveals Why Common Leukemia Treatments Fail in Some Patients

An international study led by the CU Cancer Center has uncovered why a widely used treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) doesn’t work for everyone.

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Apr 4

Love this! And appreciate the effort to help trainees!

Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Apr 3

Congrats!! 🎉

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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · Apr 2

The crazy thing about firing all of these federal employees is that they tend to be underpaid, super hardworking, in it for the right reasons, idealistic people who could’ve worked in industry or pharma and made way more money but they truly believed in the mission and the good they were doing.

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Apr 1

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thanks for sharing this! Your team has been so helpful in guiding tx for our VEXAS patients!

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Emma M. Groarke @emmamgroarke.bsky.social · Mar 31

Unfortunately was not able to travel to EBMT but our poster can still be viewed virtually! We report on the first 7 #VEXAS patients who underwent allo-HCT on our prospective phase II trial. High rates of #GVHD and other inflammatory complications noted. @ Bhavisha Patel

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Mar 30

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If part of the RIF is to let term contracts expire, they will completely decimate VA research in a matter of months, and researchers will be terminated with no severance.

Veterans Affairs Research Under Threat

This Viewpoint discusses the critical importance of continued funding for the intramural research program in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Mar 26

All amazing women!

CU Department of Pharmacology @cupharmacology.bsky.social · Mar 26

As Women's History Month comes to a close, we celebrate the incredible women on our primary faculty and their invaluable contributions to the pharmacology field. Their dedication to research, mentorship and innovation continues to shape the future of science and medicine. #WomeninSTEM #CUAnschutz

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Mar 13

Good news for the week! (This Venezuelan federal worker is still making it work 😉)

1. We published our small retrospective study in CCUS vs tCCUS
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

2. Makenna from the lab presented her work to legislators and the public at the State capitol!

Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Mar 7

It’s been tough, not going to lie, but today we got a paper accepted and one of my PRAs’ visas got renewed and we will take any victories we can get! ❤️👩🏻‍🔬👩🏻‍🔬

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CU Cancer Center @cucancercenter.bsky.social · Mar 5

CU Cancer Center's Deputy Associate Director of the Office of Engagement, Access, and Success, Curtis Henry, PhD, shares his thoughts with 9 News about the @acscan.bsky.social report that cancer is the second-leading cause of death for Black people ⬇️
www.9news.com/video/news/h...

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Maria Amaya MD PhD @mariaamaya27.bsky.social · Feb 25

If they fire staff that supports research, physicians and investigators will also be forced to leave…

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Feb 25

1400 more firings at Veterans Affairs:

"Officials said specifically that Veterans Crisis Line responders were not affected by the dismissals. But workers within the department said that support staff for the crisis line were among the workers let go..."

www.militarytimes.com/veterans/202...

VA fires 1,400 more staffers in second round of workforce reductions

About 2,500 VA workers have been forced out of their jobs in the last few weeks.