Erick Mitchell-Velásquez
@ErickMitchell07
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🇭🇳 Cancer Biology PhD Candidate @AsanganiLab | Cal State Northridge Alum | IDEAL Research Fellow | TELACU DCL Fellow | SMDP Scholar 2022-2023
Philadelphia, PA
Joined September 2018
Meet our 2025-2026 Penn SACNAS Board 🩵 We can’t wait to share this year’s activities with all of you!
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🎉Brady Lab is 10! A decade of discovery & growth. This milestone belongs to the incredible trainees, generous collaborators, supportive colleagues, & steadfast friends & family who’ve fueled our journey every step. On to the next chapter @PennMedicine @Penn_CBIO @RTAatPennMed 💙
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This preprint was my favorite scholar in training award poster at #AACR25. Brilliant work by @ChristiDemet from Kate Wellen lab @PennCancer A nuclear branched-chain amino acid catabolism pathway controls histone propionylation in #PancreaticCancer
https://t.co/fIfvuveHB2
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Quick recap of our third annual #Juneteenth's BBQ! We had so much fun celebrating with our @pennbgs fam!
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📢Nuclear metabolism alert 🎉Thrilled to share our new preprint from the Wellen lab and @mzspectrum lab. We discovered a nuclear BCAA catabolic pathway that regulates histone propionylation! So grateful to all our amazing collaborators! https://t.co/rlrW1GjCeN
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Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolism contributes prominently to the TCA cycle in the healthy pancreas but is suppressed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). The impact of this metabolic...
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Free scientific illustrations for biologists! 😍 @NIH has released a library of 500+ free scientific illustrations to create figures, presentations, and illustrations! all freely available in the public domain. Retweet and spread the message! https://t.co/p1bD1kxO7H
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Make a difference today by supporting Cientifico Latino, Inc.’s mission by donating to an organization that helps Hispanic and historically minoritized scientists access higher education in the sciences Donation link: https://t.co/osWxIB2VFL
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Felicitamos al Dr. Kevin Alicea Torres, del Departamento de Biología, por haber sido reconocido en el Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists lanzado por el prestigioso Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Esta iniciativa destaca las valiosas contribuciones de más de 380 científicos
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NSD2 is a requisite subunit of the AR/FOXA1 neo-enhanceosome in promoting prostate tumorigenesis ft. Brijesh Verma, Shweta Aras, @cdas615, Reyaz Ur Rasool, @ErickMitchell07, Sharan Venkatesh, Mohammed Alhusayan & @AsanganiLab (@Penn_CBIO) @PennEpiInst
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We congratulate Christina Demetriadou, PhD, recipient of the 2024 AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship. We look forward to her findings on the nuclear role of branched chain amino acid catabolism in pancreatic cancer growth and treatment resistance. @ChristiDemet
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Soooo excited and honored to receive the @AACR - Anna D. Barker fellowship that will support my research on uncovering a new link between #metabolism and #epigenetics in #PDAC. Many thanks to my amazing mentors @WellenLab @mzspectrum for making this possible. Stay tuned!!!
We congratulate Christina Demetriadou, PhD, recipient of the 2024 AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship. We look forward to her findings on the nuclear role of branched chain amino acid catabolism in pancreatic cancer growth and treatment resistance. @ChristiDemet
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"Good Day Philadelphia" anchor Mike Jerrick (@MikeFOX29), pictured with co-host @AlexHolleyFOX29, shared his #ProstateCancer diagnosis with viewers, taking time to thank his Penn Medicine care team. We're wishing Mike all the best & looking forward to seeing him back on air soon!
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More pictures from today. I want to give a huge shoutout and thank you to my wonderful Hablemos Ciencia Board @ErickMitchell07 @mariafcarreraa Adriana Santiago Ruíz @W_MolinaArocho and Gabriela Colon Roura. You guys knocked it out of the park today 👏🏻💪🏻
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Today was the culmination of the Hablemos Ciencia 23-24 year with the 2024 Summer Event, which featured faculty talks from Dr. Damaris Lorenzo and @delafuenteupenn, and a poster session. I am extremely proud of my team and so thankful to IDEAL for the support. #HablemosCiencia
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Join us in Hablemos Ciencia TODAY from 4-5 pm in JMB Class of ’62 Auditorium. Natalia Enid Aponte Borges will present on ��El tordo cabecipardo” and Christian G. Figueroa-Espada on “Nanoterapias de RNA.” See you there!
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Join us on this Monday (May 20th) for Hablemos Ciencia seminar, 4-5pm at JMB Class of ’62 Auditorium! Eric Rodríguez-López & Janice Reynaga will present their PhD thesis work. Food will be provided! #LinguisticInclusion #SciComm
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April is Autism Acceptance Month! Let's raise awareness, promote inclusion, and celebrate the unique strengths of individuals on the autism spectrum. Join us in honoring the researchers at Penn who are driving progress in autism research! #CelebrateDifferences (1/2)
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Summer School on Chromatin Biology is back in August at @HelmholtzMunich. Start your journey into state-of-the-art chromatin biology with #epigenetics experts @robert_ife @metorrespadilla and Aloys Schepers – apply by April 5 for the 2024 student cohort. https://t.co/51SdTtN6i5
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Today in JMB Class of ‘62 Auditorium at 4PM! Food from Evan’s Pizza will be provided
Join us for Hablemos Ciencia next Monday at 4PM in JMB Class of ‘62 auditorium for our second seminar this year! We will be hearing exciting talks from Lasya Sreepada and Adriana Santiago-Ruiz. See you all there!
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