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So proud of @BGriffithMD for a fascinating chief talk highlighting the amazing accomplishments during his academic development time. The future is bright for academic surgery. @UMichSurgery @UMICHpancreas @UMRogelCancer @UnivSurg @Pasca_Lab

Go Blue! We love watching our trainees shine. Rashmi Kumar, MD, PhD presenting at the Society of Surgical Oncology Conference. Single-Cell Profiling of the Pancreatic Adaptive Immune Microenvironment with Inducible KRAS Activation: Understanding Therapeutic Vulnerabilities. Dr. Kumar is a Dept of Surgery resident and valuable colleague within the Frankel and Pasca di Magliano research labs. #SSO2026 @timofran1 @LyssiotisLab @Pasca_Lab @UMRogelCancer @UMichSurgery

We are looking forward to turning out and partnering in HOPE with you! See you April 25th in Detroit! @PanCANMichigan @timofran1 @UMRogelCancer @LyssiotisLab @Fil_Bednar

I am honored to serve as the new Director of the @Perlmutter_CC. Thanks to Dean/CEO Alec Kimmelman @nyulangone for this opportunity. Excited to partner with @JohnPLeonardMD & the entire PCC community as we build our next exciting chapter. Lots to come! prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

We are excited to announce that Jamie Mills, MD, PhD has been named the inaugural Rogel and Blondy Center for Pancreatic Cancer Emerging Scholar in Clinical Trials. Dr. Mills’ role will focus on developing investigator-initiated clinical trials as well as increasing participation in existing cooperative and industry sponsored trials. Marking a huge win for our patients and our team! Dr. Mills joined faculty at the University of Michigan in 2025 after completing her fellowship in Hematology & Medical Oncology. She specializes in medical treatment of cancers of the GI tract, including pancreatic and is heavily involved in studying the epigenetics of pancreatic cancer. @timofran1 @UMRogelCancer @Pasca_Lab @LyssiotisLab @Fil_Bednar @EvanGlazerMD

Happy Holidays from our family to yours! Wishing for blessings of Health, Happiness and Hope in 2026! @UMRogelCancer

Such a talented individual and amazing body of work!

A study, led by Timothy Frankel (@timofran1), explains why smokers have a higher chance of developing pancreatic cancer. They found a specific cell that responds to environmental toxins such as those found in cigarettes. Learn more: michmed.org/eQgdQ. @UMICHpancreas

We're official! Our benefactors, Rich and Susan Rogel, cut the ribbon to launch our space at the Rogel Cancer Center. Much gratitude to the Rogels for funding our efforts to transform pancreatic cancer research and patient care 💜

Welcome to the team!

@UMichSurgery @Pasca_Lab Very proud of Harrison’s hard work in the lab. His project will have truly translational impact.

Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Harrison Hiraki, PhD, on his seed grant from the Sky Foundation! The grant will fund his project investigating patient-derived tumor-endothelial cell crosstalk and identify drug targets to hinder metastatic disease.

What an amazing two days! Thank you to all of the speakers and attendees who made this possible. Special thanks to Becky Cholak who worked tirelessly to ensure everything went off without a hitch!

Nearly 200 researchers from 23 institutions across the Midwest are in Ann Arbor for the PancMidwest Symposium. @timofran1 and @Pasca_Lab set up the morning, which began with PP2A and ERK signaling.

We're excited to kick off the 2nd annual PancMidwest Symposium. We'll have two days of presentations, posters and networking among pancreatic cancer researchers in the region.

So much science to share from our team presenting in Boson! #AACRPan25 @Fil_Bednar @timofran1 @lyssiotis @UMRogelCancer @Pasca_Lab

Fantastic chalk talk by Dr. Donnele Daley to kickoff our ‘25-‘26 Center for Basic and Translational Science (CBATS) series. @UMichSurgery @UMRogelCancer @UMICHpancreas

Thanks to our Pancreatic Cancer Action Network visitors for spending time at the Rogel and Blondy Center for Pancreatic Cancer. We love showing off our science! @PanCAN @PanCANMichigan @timofran1 @lyssiotis @Pasca_Lab @UMRogelCancer

🚭 How does smoking promote #PancreaticCancer? This @CD_AACR paper by @timofran1 @UMICHpancreas shows that 🚬 ⬆️ Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) ligands like TCCD, which drive polarization of CD4+ T cells & accumulation of immune suppressive Tregs. aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscover…

@ElizSMcKenna @CD_AACR @UMRogelCancer @UMichSurgery @UMICHpancreas Thrilled to share our work tying cigarette smoking to pancreatic cancer development and aggressiveness. Aryl hydrocarbon receptors are sensors that link chemicals to biologic functions. We describe their impact on immune suppression and pro-tumor cytokine production.

Now online in @CD_AACR: Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligands Drive Pancreatic Cancer Initiation and Progression through Protumorigenic T Cell Polarization - by Brian Griffith, Timothy Frankel, and colleagues doi.org/10.1158/2159-8… @UMRogelCancer @UMichSurgery @UMICHpancreas