April Apfelbaum, PhD

@erikrpeterson92 @DanWahlMD @castro2355_mg Congrats!!!

Thank you, @DanWahlMD and @castro2355_mg for being the best mentors a graduate student could ask for. It’s so exciting to be done and to be preparing for the next phase of my life!

@TyMillerLab @BrainTumourOrg @caseccc Congrats!!!

Grateful & honored to be one of the first @BrainTumourOrg Future Leaders fellows! The funding provided to promising young scientists helps generate the next generation of leaders in brain tumor research - and hopefully provide much needed breakthroughs for our patients! @caseccc

@DrEndersby Thank you!!

@ApfelbaumApril Great work April!

Really proud of this work and our team’s effort to help gain insights into these rare pediatric brain tumors 🧬

@MonicaPomaville Thank you!

@castro2355_mg Thank you Maria!

@ApfelbaumApril Many congratulations! 👍🏻

@jstraehlaMD @seattlechildren @UW_Pediatrics @UWBioE @fredhutch So happy for you!!!!

I'm thrilled to share that the Straehla Lab is relocating to Seattle this fall! It's an honor to be joining an outstanding team of colleagues at @seattlechildren's, @UW_Pediatrics @UWBioE and @fredhutch We will be seeking passionate trainees at multiple levels this fall!

@VitanzaNick @NeuroOnc @seattlechildren Great talk Nick!!

Thanks to @NeuroOnc & #ISPNO2024 for the opportunity to share our translational science in the plenary session of today’s meeting. Privileged to present on behalf of a giant team at @seattlechildren. And thanks most importantly to our incredible, brave patients and families ❤️❤️

@myron_evansPhD @EvansBrainLab @kate_amato @pbtrfseattle @UnravelCancer @NCICancerBio Woohoo!!!🎉

The @EvansBrainLab hits the map with our first preprint! Can’t thank my co-authors enough for all of their help! Now let’s get it published and the real celebration starts.. big shoutout to @kate_amato, @pbtrfseattle, @UnravelCancer, and @NCICancerBio for the funding.

@VitanzaNick 😂😂😂😂 congrats king 👑

Skipping right over full professor

Today, the @US_FDA granted accelerated approval to the RAF inhibitor tovorafenib for patients 6 months and older with relapsed or refractory pediatric low-grade glioma with certain BRAF alterations. Learn more: bit.ly/4aJF9Jq

@Lawlorlab @CUREchildcancer @seattlechildren @foundation_sam Superstars!!! 😍😍😍

@VitanzaNick @Atleti @MattDun17 @pumorister Aww so fun!!

PNOC #DIPG conference starts tomorrow, but for today a combined 30 hours of travel then straight to see @Atleti with @MattDun17. ❤️❤️thank you @pumorister ❤️❤️

@sydneytMSTP @DamonRunyon Thank you! Miss you!

@DamonRunyon @ApfelbaumApril Congrats @ApfelbaumApril 🤩👏!

Congratulations to the first class of Damon Runyon-@StJudeResearch Pediatric Cancer Fellows! These exceptional early-career scientists are working to accelerate progress and develop cures for some of the most difficult-to-treat cancers affecting children: bit.ly/3SHfOte

@heide_ford @DamonRunyon Thank you!! Hope all is well with you!

@OSaulnier_ @DamonRunyon Thank you!!

@DamonRunyon @ApfelbaumApril Congrats April!! Well deserved 🏆🍾

@MaggieChasse Aww thank you 😍😍

@Lawlorlab Thank you!!! Couldn’t have gotten here without your training! ❤️

@NotScheck @WhatTheScheck Quality choices

@WhatTheScheck That, or Smores or Strawberry or Blueberry or Hot Fudge Sundae or pretty much any flavor tbh

Could really go for a Pop-tart right about now