Raie Bekele

Always a bit sad to see #mentees leave the nest, but nothing beats watching them spread their wings & take flight. #FutureMD

Honored to be selected as a Rising Star of the Rockies at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. “To Prevent and Conquer Cancer Together.”#RSOR #CancerResearch #TranslationalOncology #CUCancerCenter #RisingStars

Interesting study shows that pancreatic cancer harbors a rich supply of cryptic antigens from noncoding regions of the genome, some of which are cancer restricted and immunogenic. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Words of wisdom from @KimrynRathmell re: supporting #cancerresearch: 1)Learn how to tell a compelling story  2)Engage different communities (avoid the echo chamber)  3)Protect + engage young investigators  4)Double down on innovation + discovery  5)Speak with 1 voice  #AACR25

Wow! A deep neural network—EpiBERT—learns the chromatin code and could unlock insights into unseen cellular contexts. cell.com/cell-genomics/…

Interesting work on TGFβ identifies it as a central node in a dysfunctional immune feedback loop in MIS-C, a mechanism that may also drive immune escape in cancer.

Happy to share this MS thesis work from the stellar @SurishShanmugam with help from multiple other lab members! We investigated the impact of specific DNA repair pathway deficiencies on sensitivity to ADC payloads in bladder cancer. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…

Thrilled to share new work led by @JieYang437 in the lab published today in @Nature. We find that Aspirin prevents metastasis by releasing T cells from immune suppression by platelet TXA2. @Cambridge_Uni @CRUKCamCentre rdcu.be/eci1U

@FrankieDHeyward 👊🏿 it’s coming along!

Introducing the Heyward Nutritional and Behavioral Epigenetics Lab 2.0(25)

A protease-activated nanosensor blood test enables early detection of pancreatic cancer. | Science Translational Medicine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

✨ Thank you all for making the 4th Annual HBPA Symposium a success! We are so grateful for our keynotes: Dr. Manu Platt & Dr. @FrankieDHeyward Huge thanks to our sponsors: @harvardmed , @BostonChildrens , @broadinstitute , @BlueprintMeds , & @PathfinderDFHCC .

Excited to introduce Dr. Lee Nadler, Dean for Clinical and Translational Research @harvardmed, at the HBPA Symposium on December 13! Join us for an inspiring discussion on career development and the @PathfinderDFHCC initiative. #HBPA2024

Join us for the HBPA Symposium Networking Mixer tomorrow, Thursday, December 12, 2024, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. It's going to be an exciting event featuring panelists from academia and industry!

Grateful to our partners @BlueprintMeds, @BostonChildrens, @PathfinderDFHCC, @harvardmed, & @broadinstitute for their support of the upcoming 4th HBPA Annual Symposium! 🙌🏾Don’t miss it on Dec 13th. 👇🏾

Grateful for the incredible lab team I get to work with! Thank you for making science a joy! #Teamwork #ThankfulForScience #LabLife #Gratitude

Grateful for the incredible guidance from Dr. Edward Benz Jr., President Emeritus of @DanaFarber, who mentors not because he has to, but because he chooses to. Also thankful for the mentorship from @mouwlab. #MentorshipMatters #AcademicGrowth #ResearchJourney

Cellular diversity is key to shaping the tumor microenvironment. Could packing more of these non-neuronal cells make us humans more prone to brain cancers than mice? 🤔 nature.com/immersive/d415…

🧠 What makes the human brain so special? Data from brain #organoids & #cell #atlases reveal certain regions in human brains have more non-neuronal cells—#astrocytes, #oligodendrocytes, #microglia—than mice.

Reflecting on the #NBPALeadership symposium, Dr. Extavour's (@redmakeda) powerful reminder to 'see yourself there' was the highlight for me. Grateful to Dr. Frankie Heyward (@FrankieDHeyward) and the organizers who brought that vision to life. #Inspiration

Dr. Russell Debose-Boyd (@RussDeBo) gave an utterly masterful keynote! It was a privilege to hear about his acclaimed work to unveil the biochemical mechanisms controlling cholesterol metabolism. #NBPAinDallas2024 #BlackExcellence #BlackinSTEM