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Kaylee Gentry MSc @itsybitsyfitc.bsky.social · 1d

Cool to see our lab's recent paper featured in The Transmitter this week! Very proud to have worked on this project.

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 2d

Neurons in the brain form functional connections with small-cell lung cancer cells that have spread there, fueling the growth of these brain metastases, two independent studies show.

By @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/neurobiology...

Neurons fuel lung tumors that have spread to brain

Functional synapses between brain cells and cancer cells are key to the metastatic growth, according to new findings from two independent teams.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Claire McCarthy @clairem402.bsky.social · 5d

Check out some #CoolScienceImages (with music by Zara Larsson) from a @nature.com study. A team led by @michellemonje.bsky.social & Humsa Venkatesh showed that neuronal activity plays a crucial role in small cell #LungCancer (#SCLC) pathogenesis. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #FluorescenceFriday 🧪

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Kaylee Gentry MSc @itsybitsyfitc.bsky.social · 14d

I absolutely hate leaf blowers.

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American Society of Hematology @ash.hematology.org · 16d

📊 A new national poll shows 71% of voters want Congress to increase federal funding for medical research.

Cuts would stall progress toward cures for cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, blood disorders, and more.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3Kfkq8c

#Fight4Hematology #HemeSky #ResearchSavesLives

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Kaylee Gentry MSc @itsybitsyfitc.bsky.social · 18d

Poor Mia Bia.

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The Venkatesh Lab @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social · 20d

Great to see all our student's shine at the @cshlnews.bsky.social's Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis meeting! Props to Rachel Davis & Hannah Farnsworth for a job well done on their poster presentations. Very proud of all our hardworking future PhDs!

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Nature @nature.com · 21d

Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer

go.nature.com/4gzoMmI

Wired for growth: neuron–tumour signalling in the lung and brain increases growth of a hard-to-treat cancer

Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer. These interactions might be a therapeutic target.

go.nature.com

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Kaylee Gentry MSc @itsybitsyfitc.bsky.social · 21d

Wooo go Lexi!

The Venkatesh Lab @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social · 21d

So proud of Lexi Franklin, who delivered an outstanding talk at @cshlnews.bsky.social’s Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis meeting yesterday! Keep an eye out for more exciting work from our lab, Rachel Davis and Hannah Farnsworth will be presenting their posters soon!

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The Venkatesh Lab @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social · 22d

We are excited to share the Venkatesh Lab’s first publication in collaboration with @michellemonje.bsky.social team uncovering how neuronal activity influences the progression of small cell lung cancer #SCLC in the lung and brain. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Neuronal activity-dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis - Nature

Glutamatergic and GABAergic (γ-aminobutyric acid-producing) cortical neuronal activity drives proliferation of small lung cell cancer via paracrine interactions and through synapses formed with tumour...

www.nature.com

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Barbara Marte @barbmarte.bsky.social · 27d

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Neuronal activity-dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis - Nature

Glutamatergic and GABAergic (γ-aminobutyric acid-producing) cortical neuronal activity drives proliferation of small lung cell cancer via paracrine interactions and through synapses formed with tumour...

www.nature.com

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Kaylee Gentry MSc @itsybitsyfitc.bsky.social · 28d

@venkatesh-lab.bsky.social
#cancerneuroscience #SCLC #Cancerresearch

Kaylee Gentry MSc @itsybitsyfitc.bsky.social · 28d

Check out the Venkatesh lab's new paper in Nature, where we uncover how neural activity drives small cell lung cancer (SCLC) progression. Grateful to my PI Humsa Venkatesh, my co-first author Solomiia Savchuk, & a huge thanks to all the incredible co-authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Neuronal activity-dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis - Nature

Glutamatergic and GABAergic (γ-aminobutyric acid-producing) cortical neuronal activity drives proliferation of small lung cell cancer via paracrine interactions and through synapses formed with tumour...

www.nature.com

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The Venkatesh Lab @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are excited to welcome Jacqueline Garcia to the Venkatesh Lab! Jacqueline completed her PhD in Cellular, Molecular, & Developmental Biology at Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2025 as a member of Dr. Chris Dulla’s lab.

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Harvard Brain Science Initiative @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social · Jul 10

Scientists are making surprising discoveries about the connections between cancer and the nervous system. Harvard Medicine Magazine profiles the research of William Hwang, Richard Wong, and @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social.
@harvardmed.bsky.social
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/neu...

The Neuroscience of Cancer

magazine.hms.harvard.edu

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The Venkatesh Lab @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social · May 16

The Venkatesh Lab is looking for a Sr. Lab Technician to help support ongoing projects focused on the peripheral nervous system & its interactions with cancers. Check out the posting below!

massgeneralbrigham.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MGBExt...

Senior Lab Technician RESEARCH NEUROLOGY V Lab

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts t...

massgeneralbrigham.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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KLAB - finding a cure for GI dysmotility at #HarvardStrong @klab.bsky.social · Mar 12

UMASS IS RESCINDING ALL GRAD POSITIONS FOR THIS YEAR

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hello, I’m a disruptor, very smart, here to create efficiency. I’m just going to drill holes in the bottom of this boat to see which parts of the hull are mission-critical.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Mar 10

99% of new medicines developed by the pharmaceutical industry depend on NIH research jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Comparison of Research Spending on New Drug Approvals by the NIH vs the Pharmaceutical Industry

This cross-sectional study examines National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical industry investments in recent drug approvals.

jamanetwork.com

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Nature @nature.com · Mar 7

The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard.

https://go.nature.com/3F8T6FX

‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts

Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration.

go.nature.com

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Ceej @ceejoyner.bsky.social · Mar 7

joke's on you I DID 'go cry about it' and compassion has made me more powerful

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Kaylee Gentry MSc @itsybitsyfitc.bsky.social · Mar 7

#standupforscience Boston! @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · Mar 7

They adopted a posture of total submission and it bought them precisely nothing. A lesson for the Trump era www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

The Trump administration cancels $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University.

www.nytimes.com

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Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 7

Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4

Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events

Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · Mar 5

Wu: "If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reform. Stop cutting Medicaid, stop cutting cancer research, stop cutting funds for veterans, that is what will make our cities safe."

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Mar 2

WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!?

Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!

#standupforscience2025

Map of Stand Up for Science events, with official SUFS events in Red and solidarity events in Blue

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