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Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · 21d

learning about Hepcidin from the legendary Dr. Ganz at our yearly Wintrobe lecture.

Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · 21d

learning about Hepcidin from the legendary Dr. Ganz at our yearly Wintrobe lecture.

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 26d

Dietary saturated fatty acids promote lung myeloid cell inflammasome activation and IL-1β–mediated inflammation in mice and humans

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Dietary saturated fatty acids promote lung myeloid cell inflammasome activation and IL-1β–mediated inflammation in mice and humans

Obesity-associated saturated long-chain fatty acids regulate lung macrophage phenotype and function at steady state and during lung inflammation.

www.science.org

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Blood Journals' Portfolio @bloodjournals.hematology.org · Aug 18

The revised AML relapse model includes 9 predictors, grouped into 3 risk categories that are each associated with distinct OS. buff.ly/woUnuRm #hemesky

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Stephen Leahy @stephenleahy.bsky.social · Aug 4

A reminder that tens of millions of people are being exposed to dangerous levels of wildfire smoke again this summer.

Wildfire smoke can be up to 10 times more harmful to people than other sources of smog

#wildfire

leahy.substack.com/p/wildfire-s...

Wildfire Smoke: Unsafe In Any Amount

New research reveals the health risks of breathing wildfire smoke

leahy.substack.com

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Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · Jul 19

Perfect day for a baby’s first real hike! Representing team #myeloid !!!

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Ming Y Lim, MBBChir @heme-fan.bsky.social · Jul 19

🧠💉 Curious about how aging affects your blood?
Join Dr. Anna Parks for a fascinating talk on aging and blood clots—what you need to know, what science is discovering, and how it could impact your health.
hemostasistoday.com/insight/nbca...

NBCA Hosts PEP Talk with Dr. Parks on Aging and Blood Clots - Hemostasis Today

NBCA Hosts PEP Talk with Dr. Parks on Aging and Blood Clots / Aging, Anna Parks, Beeson Award, Blood Clots, Hemostasis Today, National Blood Clot Alliance,

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · Jul 19

The "iconic and magical" cottonwood trees are the keystone species of the plant world and they're disappearing from Utah riverbanks. Scientists are trying to protect thembut budget freezes by President Trump jeopardizes the work.

Cottonwoods used to line the Colorado River in Utah. What’ll bring the trees back?

The "iconic and magical" cottonwood trees are the keystone species of the plant world and they're disappearing from Utah riverbanks. Scientists are trying to protect thembut budget freezes by President Trump jeopardizes the work.

www.sltrib.com

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Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · Jul 17

At some point, someone invested in us.

Now it’s our turn.

Join me in supporting the #Fight4Hematology and help secure the future of hematology research and care!

Support the
@ASH_hematology

foundation hematology.org/foundation

ASH Foundation

The ASH Foundation is dedicated to moving hematology forward through charitable support for ASH programs â€“ helping hematologists conquer blood diseases worldwide.

hematology.org

Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · Jul 1

Proud to share our paper describing two large Li Fraumeni cohorts with a wide variety of hematologic malignancies, some with surprisingly good outcomes:
Hematologic Malignancy Frequency, Phenotypes, and Outcomes in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome | JCO Precision Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....

ASCO Publications

ascopubs.org

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Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thinking of the millions who have to withstand this heat with no electricity or air conditioning ..

Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · Jun 26

Heartbreaking but he did get to meet his daughter RIP

The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · Jun 26

Utah dad Tanner Martin, diagnosed with colon cancer in 2020, dies weeks after first child is born. Martin and his wife, Shay Wright, chronicled the health battle and Wright's pregnancy on social media.

Utah dad Tanner Martin, who chronicled cancer battle and wife’s pregnancy online, dies weeks after daughter’s birth

Utah dad Tanner Martin, diagnosed with colon cancer in 2020, dies weeks after first child is born. Martin and his wife, Shay Wright, chronicled the health battle and Wright's pregnancy on social media.

www.sltrib.com

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Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc @gbarnesmd.bsky.social · Jun 22

Practice-changing RCT at #ISTH2025 Late-Breaking Clinical Trial!!!

In acute VTE patients, apixaban therapy led to less clinically-relevant bleeding than rivaroxaban for the first 3 months of therapy. Kudos to Dr Castellucci and colleagues. #COBRRA-VTE

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Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · Jun 17

Can’t say I didn’t expect #VERONA to be negative but still disappointing. Just had to do a hospice conversation with a patient with high risk #MDS. We desperately need new therapies for this disease.

Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · Jun 3

hope.huntsmancancer.org/sportsfest25...

Huntsman: 2025 Huntsman SportsFest : Afaf's Against Cancer

I have signed up for the Huntsman SportsFest with the goal of raising funds for Huntsman Cancer Institute.

hope.huntsmancancer.org

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Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · May 28

The BEST way to go back to work after maternity leave: the inaugural Western Blood Conference at the beautiful Sundance #wbc2025 @ramgar29b.bsky.social @huntsmancancer.bsky.social

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Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · May 23

Proud of this collaboration with my long time mentor and friend. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Predisposition to hematopoietic malignancies by deleterious germline CHEK2 variants - Leukemia

Leukemia - Predisposition to hematopoietic malignancies by deleterious germline CHEK2 variants

www.nature.com

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Anand Patel @anand-88-patel.bsky.social · Apr 10

Very excited to share that that the Myelomatch study I am leading is open to accrual! We are investigating ASTX727 +/- enasidenib in higher-risk IDH2m MDS

clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT065...

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Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · Apr 10

Great news

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · Mar 13

Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡

Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.

herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Mar 13

About to talk to medical affairs colleagues, with the news that Bluesky is carrying more posts about new journal publications than X #bluesky #altmetrics #x #xparrot

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Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · Feb 28

I’m not surprised

Science Magazine @science.org · Feb 28

Most #PhD scientists in the United States stay in the labor force notably longer than the average person—into their late 60s and in some cases beyond—according to new data from the National Science Foundation. scim.ag/4knpeWn

Why do so many retirement-age scientists keep working?

Survey reveals a desire to hold onto their professional identity keeps Ph.D.s working beyond their 60s

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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) @theaacr.bsky.social · Feb 28

Research-driven advances in cancer science have led to new treatments for the thousands of people diagnosed with rare cancers. Learn more on #RareDiseaseDay: cancerprogressreport.aacr.org/progress/cpr.... #CancerResearchSavesLives® #FundNIH

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Mark Hartmann @mphartmann.bsky.social · Feb 28

Actually, not so rare at all!

#RareDiseaseDay

Affecting a substantial part of human kind!

Support research on rare diseases!

Picture from rarediseaseday.org

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Huntsman Cancer Institute @huntsmancancer.bsky.social · Feb 28

In 2025, about 1 in 5 cancers diagnosed in the U.S. will be considered rare. Though uncommon individually, rare cancers impact over 400,000 people each year. This weekend, the Beacon of Hope shines in zebra stripes to honor Rare Disease Day and those affected by rare cancers.

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Afaf Osman @afafosman.bsky.social · Feb 28

Today is #rare disease day. Many of the cancers we treat are rare diseases. #NIH and #NCI funding is critical to support research on rare diseases specifically.

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