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Congratulations to SCI member Helen Blau, who President Biden awarded the #NationalMedalofScience at the The White House for her groundbreaking work on #CellularPlasticity! President Donald J. Trump stan.md/40fNe4t


We were honored to host our inaugural Wes Brown Seminar speaker Catherine Wu of Harvard Medical School at our Breakthroughs in Cancer seminar for her talk "From GvL to Personalized Vaccine and Back Again." Don't miss our next talk on 2/11 with Karen Knudsen, MBA PhD. bit.ly/4hkTIGr


Watch our first installment of SCI on the Streets - "What do you like to do when you are not saving the world?" featuring Carolyn Bertozzi, Alyce Sophia Adams, Rob Negrin & Sabine Heitzeneder, MD. bit.ly/3PQet0F #StanfordCancer


Two Stanford Children's nurses matched with stem cell recipients after joining the donor registry during nursing school. They highlight the critical need for diverse donors, as many patients rely on strangers for life-saving transplants. bit.ly/4h2M4AA #StemCellTransplant



Encouraging the body’s bullies to tackle the worst cancers, a diverse team of researchers devises novel clinical trials of cell-based therapies, with astonishing results. stan.md/40TtCoo #immunotherapy Michelle Monje🎗️ 🟦 Joseph DeSimone Allison Betof Warner, MD, PhD Amanda Kirane



Many cancer cells hijack neurons’ healthy electrical signals to drive malignant growth, a discovery by SCI member Michelle Monje🎗️ 🟦 is pointing scientists toward new ways to stop deadly #BrainTumors. stan.md/40Ih95F Julien Sage Kathryn R. Taylor

Cancer research is being redefined by trained patient advocates who ensure patient voices guide treatment, trials, and outcomes for better care and equity. stan.md/3WLhfIy #WorldCancerDay Stanford Medicine



Based on research from SCI members Lucas Vitzthum & Bill Loo MD PhD ⚡️☢️ advances in #RadiationTherapy are enabling better targeting of cancer and leaving healthy tissue alone, leading to treatments for previously untreatable cancers. stan.md/414vDOG


Roly-poly DNA circles bouncing next to chromosomes harbor deadly secrets and shocking surprises in the world of cancer research. SCI member Paul Mischel heads a global team of experts to stop the circles in their tracks. stan.md/3CGxAYe Howard Chang Mischel Lab #ecDNA



