Wesley Saintilnord
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Jane Coffin Childs–Merck Fellow | Postdoc in the Wang Lab, WashU Medicine | Transposable elements, cancer, and the thin line between chaos and control.
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Excited to share our new review in Trends in Genetics! Grateful for a great collaboration with co-first author Mitchell Grinwald!
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"Unmasked: transposable elements as drivers and targets in cancer"
by Ting Wang & colleagues

"This review synthesizes a growing body of work that positions TEs as both catalysts and antagonists of the tumor state."

Check it out!
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Figure I. Origins of transposable element (TE)-encoded and TE-derived proteins in cancer.
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Thank you very much Christine!
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I am incredibly honored to be named a 2025 Jane Coffin Childs Fellow! Grateful for my mentors, supporters, and the stability this award provides! Very excited to join this community of outstanding scientists.
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We're thrilled to announce the 2025 class of Jane Coffin Childs Fellows!

See our latest blog post and "look book" to learn more about our newest Fellows and their exciting research!

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I am so incredibly excited to join this wonderful group of fellows!