Farhoud Faraji
farhoudf.bsky.social
Farhoud Faraji
@farhoudf.bsky.social
Head & Neck surgeon scientist in training
Cancer biology
Human immunology
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It’s the economy stupid- “There is no better investment than one that saves lives, supports local economies and drives America’s global leadership in biomedical innovation” 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
March 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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We are hiring! Several projects available in mucosal immunology and stem cell transplantation using functional genomics and spatial transcriptomics. Could you please help us spread the word? @ljiresearch.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Position in Immunology
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January 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Online now: Online Now: FAK inhibition combined with the RAF-MEK clamp avutometinib overcomes resistance to targeted and immune therapies in BRAF V600E melanoma
FAK inhibition combined with the RAF-MEK clamp avutometinib overcomes resistance to targeted and immune therapies in BRAF V600E melanoma
By transcriptomic analysis, Lubrano et al. demonstrate that FAK-regulated pathways are enriched in BRAFi+MEKi-resistant melanoma lesions. In BRAF V600E melanomas, MAPK inhibition decreases RhoE (RND3) expression, activating the RhoA-FAK-AKT pathway and…
dlvr.it
February 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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YAP-driven malignant reprogramming of oral epithelial stem cells at single cell resolution

"This study unveils the processes underlying oral epithelial progenitor cell reprogramming into tumor initiating cells at single cell resolution."

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Cutting NIH IDCs would be a death blow to every state’s economy, education and health systems. Contact your reps in Congress today and oppose these attacks on science. www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage
Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars
www.science.org
February 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM