Samuel A. Sprowls, PhD

"WVU School of Pharmacy graduate moves his cancer research forward with help from National Cancer Institute Award" pharmacy.wvu.edu/News/Story?hea…

@c3llas Felt this one deep.

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@JustinLathia @onepeloton @bikeVeloSano Keep it up!!! We definitely need to hit one together again soon!!!

Great to be back at it after some time in India - just hit 1,000 rides this AM on @onepeloton 💪🏽 thanks for the encouragement @SamuelSprowls and the periodic group rides 🚴‍♂️ @bikeVeloSano

@SuchetTaori @theABTA @ShuaiWang_sdu @PittNeurosurg Congrats @SuchetTaori !!! This is awesome news!!

Thankful to @theABTA and mentors Dr. Jeremy Rich, Dr. @ShuaiWang_sdu, and all @PittNeurosurg for helping advance science for brain tumors

We are excited to announce that our School of Pharmacy attained the highest residency match rate in Pennsylvania! This is a testament to #DuqPharm helping our students become empowered pharmacists. Over 30% of students will be entering their PGY1 residency after Phase 1!

We would like to thank all our prospective students and families for attending Admitted Students Day yesterday! It was a successful event filled with student panels, lab demonstrations, and much more! Thank you for seeing what our #DuqPharm life is all about!

It's clear that many do not understand what @NIH-funded research does to improve health. It's time to revive a study published 10 years ago that provides incredible information about this. link in the comment Every single new drug approved by the FDA from 2010–2016 was built on NIH-funded research—that’s all 210 drugs. But what the public sees is just the tip of the iceberg. Pharma takes credit for the final product, but beneath each drug developed, there are ~20 years of basic research, and 90% of the cost is from basic research funded by the NIH, which discovers drug targets, understands disease mechanisms, and creates life-saving treatments. Figuring out how cancer evades the immune system, how addiction rewires the brain, and how heart disease develops is the role of the NIH, creating the foundation for the breakthrough drugs that come 20 years later, and the NIH does all that with only 0.8% of the US budget. Without NIH, there would be no cancer immunotherapy, no anti-overdose medication, no anti-heart attack or stroke medication, no cutting-edge treatments. If NIH funding is cut, the iceberg will melt. That means fewer cures, more suffering, and more lives lost. The science beneath the surface keeps us afloat. Invest in NIH. Invest in life

Happy #DUQDayofGiving! Today only, we encourage you to give to the School of Pharmacy so our students can experience educational opportunities outside the classroom! Ready to Give? Follow this link: dayofgiving.duq.edu/pharmacy25

On this #DUQDayofGiving, we are currently sitting at $4,392 from 12 gifts. Thank you to our donors so far for what you are doing for our school! Let's continue the path to our goal! Give today: dayofgiving.duq.edu/pharmacy25

As we celebrate our Centennial year, let's kick off our celebration by participating in the #DUQDayofGiving! This will help our #DuqPharm students reach bigger goals by receiving the opportunity to go educational conferences. Help our students: dayofgiving.duq.edu/pharmacy25

Tomorrow is our #DUQDayofGiving! As we are 2 months away from our Centennial Celebration, hear from our Dean, Dr. Jim Drennen, Ph.D. as he explains how this day supports our School of Pharmacy. See our challenge: shorturl.at/etAME #DuqPharm

Dr. Defne Bayik (@d_bayik), member of the Sylvester Brain Tumor Institute, studies glioblastomas with the goal of developing new treatments for patients. We recently chatted to learn more about her work at Sylvester and @umiamimedicine. 💬 loom.ly/S1KqixE

Patients with glioblastoma have shown increased spermidine levels in cerebrospinal fluid, but the function of the metabolite was a mystery @KristenKay @JustinLathia & team now discover glioblastoma tumors produce spermidine and drive tumor progression by inducing T cell death: jci.org/articles/view/… @CCLRI

What does being a member of the 100th School of Pharmacy class mean? Hear from Henry DiPaolo, a 2025 Pharm.D. graduate, on what this means to him. Register for our Centennial Celebration: shorturl.at/tfh2P #DuqPharm

Room With a View 👀 Campus and Pittsburgh are looking beautiful on this cold winter morning.

This R01 award is a collective effort between our lab and phenomenal team of collaborators @LD_McCullough # Venu Venna @UTHealthHouston @SShivaLab @SrutiShiva @PittDeptofMed #Stacy Wendell #Bill Banks @UW. Much gratitude to all!

Checkout our pre-print where we conducted a large scale clinical analysis looking at VTE rates in GBM. Excited to share mechanistic work in the near future showing how thrombosis drives GBM progression. medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

@JustinLathia @DuquesnePharm @duqedu Glad you could make the trip! Your talk was excellent! Can’t wait to see what comes next from @AnthonyrSloan and @JuyeunLee31 ! Their work is awesome!!!

Great to spend time with Lathia Lb Family member @SamuelSprowls now at @DuquesnePharm @duqedu - Thanks for the invite!

With 2024 drawing to a close, @NatureCancer released a small collection of #NewPI Viewpoints on starting a new lab. Check it out for a peek into our @umiamimedicine laboratory at @SylvesterCancer rdcu.be/d3R8r

@JustinLathia @BrandonTWChen @TheElfLab @NIH Yes, absolutely! Congratulations @BrandonTWChen ! Best of luck in your post-doc! I also couldn't agree more, the F99/K00 program opens up and incredibly large amount of training opportunities to help you prepare for the future and the chance to work with a world class mentor!

@BrandonTWChen @SamuelSprowls @TheElfLab @NIH I agree completely, I think this captures the essence of the problem. I would strongly encourage officials involved in the granting process to embrace the power of kindness.

This is such an unacceptable response for an NIH PD to give to a trainee. For the record she did read the notices and discuss with her mentor (me), and I recommended she reach out and ask. Wonder why talented young people are leaving academia? This is why @NIH 😑