Another weekend. Another long session of intensive grant writing. Academic life. Who is with me? #WomenInSTEM

Congratulations to Shelley Berger for being appointed Co-Leader of the Tumor Biology Program at the Abramson Cancer Center! 👏🎉 Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center

The diagram I made for my team to explain why the mutation that the clinical lab called as a secondary finding pathogenic should be called a VUS. Wouldn’t trigger NMD. Have to counsel family now. #Genetics thoughts

Great new study from Alex Huang in the lab showing just how rapidly anti-PD-1 can reinvigorate exhausted CD8 T cells and cause robust anti-tumor effects in a subset of melanoma patients. #Immunotherapy @Penn_IFI @penncancer nature.com/articles/s4159…

Helicopter parenting is so 20th century. Some parents are more like snowplows: machines chugging ahead, clearing any obstacles in their child’s path to success. nyti.ms/2Fbm1GV

Wonderful

Kevin B. Mahoney Named CEO of University of Pennsylvania Health System bit.ly/2OgbgXP

I look forward to seeing you in Chicago!

Looking forward to it!

Did you know about ‘Vas Madness’ the uptick in number of vasectomies during March Madness? Common enough that I when I mentioned to a colleague....... yep you got it

Incredibly honored to be named the new Pearl Basser Professor for BRCA-Related Research, endowed by Shari and Len Potter!! BasserBRCA Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center Penn Medicine

I’m finishing up my fourth grant in as many months. Long haul and fingers crossed. What really strikes me is the fantastic collaborations that I have been able to be part of. I owe it all to everyone else.

Although extraordinarily self-evident good to reinforce the message

The best thing you can do for your testicles is give them a bit of a feel each month or so, and if something doesn’t seem right, head to the doctor. It’s easy to forget about keeping track of your health. But we’re here to help: movember.com/tcam-so

#GWAS meta-analysis by the #TesticularCancer Consortium identifies 22 loci 🧬 Katherine Nathanson Penn Medicine CPO Piemonte Chey Loveday Clare Turnbull- Prof/NHS Dr @KAlmstrup Casey Brown @NCIChanock @STRUANGRANT Rob Hamilton @KevinNeadMD Cancer at Nature Portfolio #CancerResearch go.nature.com/3BMh8AC

Fanconi Anemia caused by biallelic inactivation of BRCA2 can present with an atypical cancer phenotype in adulthood onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cg…

See our latest paper on integration of genetics into the EHR - substantially stream lines delivery of genomic medicine - multidisciplinary collaboration through the PennChart Genomics Initiative Genetics in Medicine Penn Medicine Penn Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center authors.elsevier.com/a/1flmA3vlFUye…