We are pleased to announce that U.S. News & World Report has ranked Johns Hopkins Children's Center #10 overall in the nation on its 2023–24 Best Children’s Hospitals list. bit.ly/44a3q7N

on my way to Children's Tumor Fdn NF Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. excited to meet everyone and participate in sharing new, exciting research to #endNF!

It was a privilege to present Test Account-@NCI_CCR_PedOnc’s collaborative study to inspiring peers! Appreciative of Children's Tumor Fdn and Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program ‘s continued support of Jack Shern Angela Hirbe Aadel Chaudhuri, MD PhD, Jeff Szymanski, Paul Jones, Alex Pan and my work!

incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be at the Children's Tumor Fdn #nfconference representing Christine Pratilas MD lab and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center! met a lot of good people and learned some very good science! thank you for supporting young investigators. we’re in our way to #endnf!

thank you Children's Tumor Fdn for believing in and supporting young investigators! thankful for the recognition as a semifinalist in the abstract competitions and to share my work. thank u for all those who stopped by my poster and shared some great thoughts! #endnf

Always grateful for the opportunity made possible by Children's Tumor Fdn to share our research from the Jack Shern lab on NF1 tumor single-cell atlas. Together with entire NF1 clinical team @NCI_CCR_PedOnc, we fight to #endNF ❤️

You’re inspirational! Congrats on your poster and presentation! =) see you again soon!

Happy to see SocAsianAcadSurg feature Lindy Zhang, MD PhD’s research on microaggressions experienced by AANHPI students with the help of APAMSA! Thanks to Jessica Hsueh, MD for sharing!

Thrilled to share our most recent case report! Couldn’t be more thankful to Lindy Zhang, MD PhD and Christine Pratilas MD for their endless support!! academic.oup.com/noa/article/do…

Maria Ioannou of Johns Hopkins Medicine presents MEK Inhibitor Mirdametinib Augments the Efficacy of Irradiation in NF1-deficient High-grade Glioma Preclinical Models.   #makenfvisible #endnf #MedEd #MedTwitter #MedX #NFYIF

Lindy Zhang, MD of Johns Hopkins Medicine presents Investigating Mechanisms of Immune Escape in NF1-associated Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors. #makenfvisible #endnf #MedEd #MedTwitter #MedX #NFYIF

Jiawan Wang, PhD of Johns Hopkins Medicine presents CDK4/6 Inhibition Enhances SHP2 Inhibitor Efficacy and Is Dependent upon RB Function in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors. #makenfvisible #endnf #MedEd #MedTwitter #MedX #NFYIF

🎉 Congratulations to our 2nd place Fellows Post Doctoral winners, Lindy Zhang, MD of Johns Hopkins Medicine and Srirupa Bhattacharyya, PhD of MassGeneral News! #makenfvisible #endnf #MedEd #MedTwitter #MedX #NFYIF

Congratulations to Lindy Zhang, MD PhD (now MD PhD) on completing a PhD in cellular and molecular medicine while a pediatric oncology fellow ! An incredible privilege to mentor her thru the past 5 years! 🎓🎉 Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Johns Hopkins Medicine CMM JHU

what a whirlwind of a week… i received my phd and fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a md/phd physician scientist! so grateful to have Christine Pratilas MD hood me during the ceremony. thank you for being there in all my highs and very low lows 💙!

Kicking off the Global NF Conference with our inaugural Young Investigator Day! Highlighting the future of NF research with brilliant young investigators. At CTF, we’re dedicated to nurturing and empowering these rising stars. Here's to their growth and success! #nfcon24 #endnf

Glad to see Vanessa L. Merker, PhD sharing her career path at Young Investigator Day! #EndNF #NFConference #NFConference2024

being inspired at the Children's Tumor Fdn Global NF conference! love hearing patient stories and reaffirmation of why we do what we do! #endnf

Excited to share our labs research on targeted therapy for MPNST (Ava Wang); characterization of the immune microenvironment Lindy Zhang, MD PhD ; and the JH NF Biospecimen repository Stavriani Makri, MD at the NF conf in Brussels #NFcon24 #EndNF Children's Tumor Fdn Neurofibromatosis Therapeutic Acceleration Program Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center

Here’s a timeline of my career Orange=grants submitted Green=grants funded Lessons learned? -persistence pays -scientist=professional writer -grant writing makes the science better -scientist=entrepreneur. Not every “invention” is a hit (learned this from Shark Tank)