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Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · 5d

As a member of the editorial board for @stemcellreports.bsky.social, I am excited to share that we are looking for submissions in the field of stem cell research! I invite you to submit your work for consideration. invt.io/1bxbz2ji4db @isscr.org #stemcell #DevBio #hPSCs #regeneration

Check out ISSCR's society journal, Stem Cell Reports!

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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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Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.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

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Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations to #MSKPostdoc Denis Torre
on being awarded the Damon Runyon Fellowship! 👏👏👏
Keep up the good work!
@damonrunyon.org @mskeducation.bsky.social

New Discoveries and Honors in Cancer Research | Damon Runyon

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NIDDK Information Network @dknet.org · Jun 11

📢 Interested in #AI + #PrecisionMedicine?
The NIH PRIMED-AI program has forecasted several new #funding opportunities — covering AI frameworks, validation centers, academic-industry partnerships & more!
📝 FOAs expected soon — stay tuned & start planning!
🔗 More information: dknet.org/about/dknetn...

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Stylianos Lefkopoulos (he/him) @slefkopoulos.bsky.social · Jun 7

Traveling to the @isscr.org meeting in HK soon? Feeling like browsing through important #StemCell work published during the past year on your way there? Take a look at our collection of papers published across @natureportfolio.nature.com during the past 12 months!

www.nature.com/collections/...

A year of stem cell and developmental biology

In recent years, the field of stem cell and developmental biology has seen remarkable breakthroughs that have deepened our understanding of how organisms ...

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Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · Jun 2

btw, there's a curious tandem duplication event found in certain primates including humans but not in mice at the NANOG locus. #stemcells #hPSCs

Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · Jun 2

Jielin Yan (recently graduated 🎉🎉) led the discovery of two enhancers regulating NANOG expression in #hESCs via a #CRISPRi screen. It's part of our larger effort characterizing the functions of enhancers and noncoding variant in development and disease @igvfconsortium.bsky.social

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Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · Jun 2

Discovery of NANOG enhancers and their essential roles in self-renewal and differentiation in human embryonic stem cells: Stem Cell Reports www.cell.com/stem-cell-re... ‪

Discovery of NANOG enhancers and their essential roles in self-renewal and differentiation in human embryonic stem cells

Huangfu and colleagues identified two NANOG enhancers from a CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) screen in hESCs. Heterozygous deletions of either enhancer significantly lowered NANOG expression, reduced hE...

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Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · May 25

Lab hiking at Mount Beacon. Great views of the Hudson, a few detours off-trail (in true scientific spirit), and just the right amount of rain. many thanks to Denis Torre for organizing. A beautiful sendoff for lab members (Jielin Yan and Sharon Adeniyi) soon setting off on their own paths.

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @mskcancercenter.bsky.social · May 19

🎓 Congratulations to the 14 scientists who graduated from the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK) this year! 

Learn more about this year's GSK graduates and their accomplishments: bit.ly/3SGB1T8

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Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · May 16

Hosted Ben Stanger for a seminar and in addition to a great presentation (I'm expecting that!), I also received a surprise!
Thanks @benstanger01.bsky.social

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Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · May 15

Congratulations to our 2025 graduates! So inspired @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social commencement speech. @mskeducation.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr. Jielin Yan and Dr. Samual Kaplan. So very proud of your accomplishments!

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Doug Fowler @dougfowler.bsky.social · May 15

Our "Atlas of Variant Effects 2030 Roadmap" is live: zenodo.org/records/1542...

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Atlas of Variant Effects 2030 Roadmap: resolving human variants of uncertain significance

At the Clinical Atlas of Variant Effects meeting (CLAVE meeting, July 2024, Pittsburgh USA), we developed recommendations for a draft atlas that can be realized by 2030, with a focus on empowering gen...

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Michael Glickman @michaelglickman.bsky.social · Apr 17

One of these studies from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social and the result of the long term commitment to basic stem cell investigation by Lorenz Studer and Viviane Tabar at MSK. Very exciting!

NPR @npr.org · Apr 17

Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain.

Stem cells to treat Parkinson's? Two small studies hint at success

Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain.

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NIDDK Information Network @dknet.org · Mar 13

Calling all students in NIDDK relevant disease research fields! 🔬📊 Ready to explore data management, #FAIR data, rigor and reproducibility, and #datascience? The dkNET Summer of Data program offers training to boost your research skills.
Apply now! ✨ dknet.org/about/Summer...

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Benoit Bruneau @benoitbruneau.bsky.social · Mar 27

exciting news for our scientific community! www.nygenome.org/news-events/...

Bing Ren Appointed Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Genome Center - March 27, 2025

Read about Bing Ren Appointed Scientific Director and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Genome Center at the New York Genome Center on March 27, 2025

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Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 24

Can you explain your doctoral research through interpretive dance?

The deadline for submissions to the 17th annual #DanceYourPhD competition is this week. Submit by 28 March for a chance to win $2000: scim.ag/4gKMnz9

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Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · Mar 21

if a non-monotonic response is intriguing to you, stay tuned for another preprint from Jielin on gene dosage responses ...

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Danwei Huangfu @danweihuangfu.bsky.social · Mar 21

Congratulations to Dr. Jielin Yan #GSK for successfully defending her PhD dissertation! And a refreshing perspective on a non-monotonic relationship between academic freedom and scientific growth. Check out her preprint here on the discovery of NANOG enhancers www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1....

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · Mar 1

Tom Maniatis coming in hot in @CellCellPress
to spell out in no uncertain terms what cutting indirect cost rates to 15% will cost science.

And a call to action: "A united front...is essential to preventing this devastating policy from taking effect." 💯
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Safeguarding the future of biomedical science in the United States

NIH’s abrupt decision to cap indirect cost reimbursement at 15% threatens the critical infrastructure supporting groundbreaking biomedical research in the United States. This policy jeopardizes Americ...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 1

Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...

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ISSCR @isscr.org · Feb 26

#ISSCR joined hundreds of biomedical research organizations to urge House and Senate appropriators to support robust funding for NIH & avoid drastic measures that will slow scientific progress and weaken the U.S. research ecosystem. www.isscr.org/isscr-news/t...

The ISSCR Signs on to Coalition Letter in Support of NIH — International Society for Stem Cell Research

The ISSCR joined with Research!America, hundreds of biomedical research organizations, and thousands of private citizens from the U.S. scientific community to urge House and Senate appropriators to av...

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Carolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · Feb 22

I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

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Yael David @davidlabmsk.bsky.social · Feb 21

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.🧵

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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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