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MSKEducation @mskeducation.bsky.social · 12d

Meet #MSKPostdoc Megan E. Kelley (@meganekelley.bsky.social) in the @agnelsfeir.bsky.social Lab, where she studies error-prone DNA 🧬 damage repair in the context of cancer and drug resistance.
👏 Congrats to Megan on receiving both the NCI F32 and MSK Society Scholar awards!
#NPAW2025

#BecomingAScientist: Being a scientist is one of the most exciting and engaging careers that exists. It demands the work of a community of researchers to make meaningful progress and thrives on a diversity of backgrounds and experiences to solve some of the world's most complex and interesting problems. The opportunity to join this global community and contribute to our shared mission of understanding our world and benefiting humanity is a gift.

#CareerAdvice: Own your missteps and keep moving forward. Set reasonable expectations for yourself and give yourself grace when you need it. And we work better together, so accept help when you can.

Megan E. Kelley, PhD
Sfeir Lab

National Postdoc Appreciation Week
September 2025

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Agnel Sfeir @agnelsfeir.bsky.social · 21d

Congrats Maria! very well deserved... @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @mskeducation.bsky.social

The Rockefeller University @rockefeller.edu · 26d

Maria Jasin, whose fundamental research on repair of damaged DNA in cells has transformed our understanding of cancers linked to inherited gene mutations, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize. Congratulations! #WomenInScience

Developmental biologist Maria Jasin wins the 2025 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize - News

Maria Jasin, whose fundamental research on repair of damaged DNA in cells has transformed our understanding of cancers linked to inherited gene mutations, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize. Awarded annually by ...

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MSKEducation @mskeducation.bsky.social · 23d

🎉 Congratulations to our 10 MSK Postdoc Slam finalists! 👏 You were all fantastic and it was truly inspiring to learn about the incredible and diverse work happening at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social. Our #MSKPostdocs gave the judges a real challenge… choosing winners was no easy task! 🤗 #NPAW2025

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MSKEducation @mskeducation.bsky.social · 23d

While our judges deliberate the top 3 winners of MSK Postdoc Slam, let’s celebrate our #NPAW2025 📸 contest champs! 🎉
🥇 @meganekelley.bsky.social – @agnelsfeir.bsky.social lab
🥈 Zhendong Cao – @sawyerslabmskcc.bsky.social
🥉 Manendra Lankadasari – Jones lab
Congrats to our amazing #MSKPostdocs! 👏📷

NPAW 2025 photo contest winners
Penni for our thoughts - Megan E. Kelley (Sfeir Lab)
May your generating station for science never stop, and may it kiss the skyline with a touch of beauty - Zhendong Cao (Sawyers Lab)
Who needs WiFi when the universe is streaming live above your tent? - Manendra Lankadasari (Jones Lab)

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MSKEducation @mskeducation.bsky.social · 23d

It’s SHOW TIME! 🎤 Kicking off the MSK Postdoc Slam is @meganekelley.bsky.social from the @agnelsfeir.bsky.social lab, diving into how error-prone DNA repair fuels drug resistance in cancer 🧬💊

Megan Elizabeth Kelley, PhD
Sfeir Lab/ Molecular Biology
Losing our edge: Combating drug resistance in cancer

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Naama Aviram @naamaaviram.bsky.social · 27d

Now accepting applications for our 2026 Cancer Biology & Cancer Engineering programs. Aspiring scientists & engineers will solve fundamental problems in biology & conduct research & develop technology that will help understand, diagnose & treat cancer.
bit.ly/3WUiuo1

Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

The Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers the next generation of basic scientists a program to study the biological sciences through the lens of cancer

bit.ly

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NY-CURES @nycures.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀

Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.

Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/

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Andrew Blackford @andrewblackford.bsky.social · May 29

We’re #hiring, please share! A fully funded #postdoc position is available in my lab to work on DNA damage response mechanisms.

Please get in touch with your CV if you are interested; closing date: 27th June 2025.

More details here: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Blackford Group

A position as Postdoctoral Research Associate is available at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, in the group headed by Dr. Andrew Blackford. Th

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Agnel Sfeir @agnelsfeir.bsky.social · May 12

Congrats!! Not a bad way to start your own lab 😜

Alessandra Brambati @alebrambati.bsky.social · May 12

Excited to share our latest from my postdoc at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social in the Sfeir Lab, in collaboration with the Simon Powell Lab! We uncovered a novel genome repair mechanism in human cells: RNA-templated DNA double-strand break repair (RT-DSBR). (1/5)

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Alessandra Brambati @alebrambati.bsky.social · May 12

Excited to share our latest from my postdoc at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social in the Sfeir Lab, in collaboration with the Simon Powell Lab! We uncovered a novel genome repair mechanism in human cells: RNA-templated DNA double-strand break repair (RT-DSBR). (1/5)

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 28

Here is the link to the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about RFK, Jr, public health, and HHS (including NIH)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H34...

RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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Stirling Churchman @stirlingchurchman.bsky.social · Apr 21

My father-in-law, Jack Strominger, and I wrote a letter to the @wsj.com editor about the current threats to science due to Trump's funding freeze. Please repost! www.wsj.com/opinion/scie...

Opinion | Science Suffers With Trump’s Funding Freeze

America’s scientific enterprise demands reliable stewardship, not destabilizing political intervention.

www.wsj.com

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Gord Fishell @gordfishell.bsky.social · Apr 16

Take a look at the harvard web site...We have our break-throughs and next generation drugs on full display! Come take a look at the new wonders of medicine! So proud to be a part of it!!! Harvard.edu

Harvard University

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.

Harvard.edu

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Michal Minczuk @mitogene.bsky.social · Apr 12

🚨 Join us for the @faseborg.bsky.social
Meeting on Mechanisms of Mitochondrial DNA Mutation and Repair, June 1 - 5, 2025 | Nashville, Tennessee. 📅 Abstract submission & Early Registration close on April 20, 2025! Don't miss out: events.faseb.org/event/mitoch... Please re-post!

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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · Apr 9

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.”
A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN

Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...

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Fusion Conferences @fusionconf.bsky.social · Mar 25

📢#BGFP25 GRANTS AVAILABLE & TALK DEADLINE EXTENDED!

💰We are excited to announce we have at least 10 reg support grants ready to award to those submitting abstracts!

🧑‍💼Our short talk submission deadline has been extended and will now close on 01 April.

Submit your abstract HERE: bit.ly/3AnsVZF

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Ushma Neill @ushmaneill.bsky.social · Mar 20

Harvey Society lecture tonight features Eric Olson. Come listen to an absolute giant in muscle biology! Bonus roast/ appreciation by me and Mary Baylies!

harveysociety.org/lectures/abs...

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · Mar 17

Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.

They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · Mar 16

Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.

By @arthurallen202.bsky.social

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News

Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...

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Catalina Vasilescu, PhD @cvasilescu.bsky.social · Mar 16

A new collection of papers on #mitochondrialdiseases is ready: biomed.news/bims-mitdis/...
Congratulations to all authors!

@biomednews.bsky.social @mitoscientist.bsky.social @gavinmcstay.bsky.social

Highlight: Engineering mtDNA deletions by reconstituting end joining in human mitochondria

Fu et al, Engineering mtDNA deletions by reconstituting end joining in human mitochondria
https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(25)00194-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867425001941%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

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Agnel Sfeir @agnelsfeir.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thanks Mike. And yes, super cool that ur work ( and others) on mycobacterium is the catalyst for our cross kingdom approach.

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Michael Glickman @michaelglickman.bsky.social · Mar 14

Congrats Agnel! As a side note, also an example of how studying diverse systems of DNA repair yields unexpected benefits across domains of life, in this case the NHEJ system of mycobacteria, the first prokaryotic NHEJ system to be characterized: www.nature.com/articles/nsm...

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Agnel Sfeir @agnelsfeir.bsky.social · Mar 14

Thanks, Ronan and the entire team... this publication would not be possible without SAIL.

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Ronan Chaligné @ronanchaligne.bsky.social · Mar 13

This publication is deeply meaningful to us, as Ignas tragically passed away last year from a sudden and aggressive cancer. Proud that his incredible scientific legacy lives on through this work. We will never forget him, and it has only strengthened our dedication to the work we do at MSKCC.

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Agnel Sfeir @agnelsfeir.bsky.social · Mar 13

No matter what Rocket Man says, the NIH offers a strong return on investment www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report

National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.

www.forbes.com

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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · Mar 10

Postdoc Night Science NYC! Next session is Friday 4-6pm at MSK, to learn and practice the creative scientific process! The topic this time is the import/export of ideas. Yael David join us too! @davidlabmsk.bsky.social
Limited spots: docs.google.com/forms/d/12bB... @kelseymonson.bsky.social

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