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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · 8d

Unique! Rarer than rare at this time.....

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · 8d

I don't disagree..

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · 8d

As sad as I am to see him step away from SFPM, I am so very elated for this new opportunity. A steady hand was sorely needed - truly the best (only positive?) federal news in a long time. A beacon of hope and normalcy. Congrats, Tony, so very well deserved!

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · 8d

His leadership at the Society for Functional Precision Medicine has been groundbreaking for our community. He has consistently been so generous with his time and demonstrated to be a fantastic mentor focused on empowering new generations of scientists.

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · 8d

What incredible news today. I feel so grateful to have worked closely with Tony over the years and to have witnessed firsthand his vision, energy, and commitment to advancing functional precision medicine. I cannot think of a steadier (and more needed) force at the NCI at this time /n

The Society for Functional Precision Medicine @thesfpm.bsky.social · 8d

We want to congratulate our President, Dr. Tony Letai, on his appointment as Director of the NCI. This announcement marks an historic moment for cancer research. Dr. Letai has been a tireless advocate and visionary leader for functional precision medicine 🧵

www.nih.gov/news-events/...

Secretary Kennedy Swears in Dr. Anthony Letai as Director of the National Cancer Institute

Dr. Letai will serve as NCI’s 18th director.

www.nih.gov

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Tomer Ullman @tomerullman.bsky.social · 14d

Dear Editor,

Thank you for submitting your review request to Tomer Ullman.

As you may know, we decline a substantial proportion of reviews requests without sending them out for further evaluation. After careful consideration, we regret to say we cannot offer to take on this review.

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · 13d

Lol Tim 😂
Tony is a fantastic scientist and person, kudos for even just the willingness to take this on at this time

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Caitlin Vander Weele, PhD @caitvw.bsky.social · 22d

I was going to write a whole post about all this incredible work with all these amazing scientists and organizations, but I’ll just leave @stellatecomms.bsky.social design sizzle reel here.

It speaks for itself.

youtu.be/x2O7DkpIoCA?...

Stellate Communications Reel

YouTube video by Stellate Communications

youtu.be

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · 29d

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · 29d

Not sure what the best way forward is. The general confusion, lack of funding, and the slow destruction of the NIH feels hopeless, if you let it. For now I'll keep circling back to science, and know very well I am privileged to be able to do so. We all got to cope somehow, it's such a long way to go

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Sep 4

another time, another world lol

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Sep 4

Thanks! unfortunately the original LLPS slack group does not exist anymore, it's been a few years. Unless @davidwsanders.bsky.social knows something I don't 😆

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Sep 4

I realize that exploring uncharted biology remains one of my favorite parts of the job - and maybe, just maybe, a few centuries back, I would have been a different type of explorer too.
As a disclaimer, no video, so the 60% of my communication done with my hands didn't make it through lol

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Sep 4

Glad to share this podcast, it was a fun one to record!
Quite the ride of a conversation too… from my beginnings in protein aggregation, to patient-derived organoids for rare cancers, with detours through twitter and the shifting world of science comms
stemcellpodcast.com/ep-303-organ...

Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · Sep 3

We have a new episode out with Dr. @alice.soragnilab.com from UCLA!

Learn about her research on patient-derived #organoids to study #RareDiseases: https://bit.ly/47v66C5

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Sep 2

Science persists ✊
Good to keep that in mind, these days

Kelton Minor @keltonminor.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today I'm starting a new chapter as a tenured Associate Professor of Planetary Behavioral Data Science at the University of Copenhagen (@cphsodas.bsky.social & Department of Psychology)! It has been an Orwellian kind of year for scientists. But as history shows, science persists.

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Aug 30

“‘She uncovered the social experience of women in science’ — the lab assistants who never became managers, the geologists poring over data in government offices while their male peers were doing fieldwork, those who despite their advanced degrees didn’t get hired or promoted, or who were sidelined…”

Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · Aug 30

Here's a #GiftLink for those who want to read the full NYT obit of historian of science & gender, Margaret Rossiter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s... #histSTM 🧪🗃️

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Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast.com · Aug 29

Learn more about Dr. Soragni's patient-derived #organoids in our next episode!

Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Aug 26

Big day for our team: our pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) organoid paper is now up on bioRxiv!

This was a tour de force across 6 institutions, 37 authors, building patient-derived organoids from 35 PPGL patients /🧵

🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Patient-derived organoids reveal hypoxia-driven plasticity and therapeutic vulnerabilities in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas

Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs) are rare chromaffin cell-derived neuroendocrine tumors of sympathetic (catecholamine-producing) or parasympathetic (nonsecretory) origin, frequently driven...

www.biorxiv.org

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · Aug 28

"CDC basically imploded yesterday and now it’s truly in shambles,” said @kkjetelina.bsky.social. Also: vaccines? My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

RFK Jr faces calls to quit as CDC chief fired and senior staff resign: ‘an embarrassment’

Susan Monarez’s ousting and four top resignations follow vaccine confusion, leaving US health agencies in turmoil

www.theguardian.com

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Aug 28

My very first podcast btw, and honestly was such a blast, I could do it again :D
Had fantastic hosts and loved to chat about our science and more.. will share it when it's out!

Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Aug 28

Was a guest on the @stemcellpodcast.com a couple days ago, and we spent a fair bit reminescing on old twitter, and talking about bsky, linkedin and how critical it is to remain connected despite all challenges. We all miss old twitter, but we made do
arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Bluesky now platform of choice for science community

It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…

arstechnica.com

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@LaBonneLaB @labonnelab.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Tao is one of the most prominent mathematicians and academics to publicly oppose the administration’s actions, calling them an “existential threat” to his field, and academic science, more broadly. He said public advocacy is a priority over his research, for now."
www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

The 'Mozart of Math' rarely speaks about politics. The wide-ranging cuts to science funding made him change that.

UCLA's Terence Tao called the Trump administration's actions an "existential threat" to academic research in the U.S.

www.nbcnews.com

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Aug 27

Thanks Tim!!

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Aug 26

Big day for our team: our pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) organoid paper is now up on bioRxiv!

This was a tour de force across 6 institutions, 37 authors, building patient-derived organoids from 35 PPGL patients /🧵

🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Patient-derived organoids reveal hypoxia-driven plasticity and therapeutic vulnerabilities in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas

Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs) are rare chromaffin cell-derived neuroendocrine tumors of sympathetic (catecholamine-producing) or parasympathetic (nonsecretory) origin, frequently driven...

www.biorxiv.org

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Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Aug 26

Thank you Victor!

Soragni:Lab @alice.soragnilab.com · Aug 26

Very much looking forward to inputs and feedback!

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