Melissa Troester (she/her)
@MelissaTroester
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Breast cancer researcher. Epidemiologist. Environmentalist.
Joined December 2021
RT @DrLisaCarey: Fabulous AACR Distinguished Lectureship by our own Chuck Perou here at #sabcs22. He has contributed to so many advances in….
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RT @UNC_Lineberger: UNC Lineberger researchers and colleagues will be presenting the latest findings from basic, translational and clinical….
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UNC Lineberger researchers and colleagues will be presenting the latest findings from basic, translational and clinical studies at the 45th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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RT @Christy_Avery: Beloved mentor Gerardo Heiss's memorial is set for Jan 20. Please join us (and RSVP for in person or Zoom attendance) to….
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RT @TheCancerLetter: “Prevent breast cancer? Oh God, here comes Craig Jordan talking about tamoxifen again. Pretend you haven’t seen him,”….
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Shortly after Craig Jordan finished his PhD in the 1970s, he was invited by Michael Harper to work at the Worcester Foundation, the “home of the oral contraceptive.” Jordan arrived only to find
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RT @DrRobWinn: People have a voice, and they want to connect. I said that during my opening remarks at the 2022 Annual Convening of The Rob….
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Thinking about breast science and community partnerships while attending this week's Breasts Matter workshop organized by Silent Spring. Environmental exposure and social determinants matter. #saferbeauty #environmentaljustice .@alexandrajwhite @SilentSpringIns @UNC_CEHS.
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RT @TheLancet: "Teaching is frequently judged inferior to research by academic leaders." In a new Offline, our Editor-in-Chief challenges t….
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Remembering Bob Millikan and honoring his legacy today. Many thanks to amazing Carolina Breast Cancer Study participants and our exceptional staff. Working to stop breast cancer and advance health equity! @UNC_Lineberger.
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RT @IRPatNIH: "We think the #cancer may actually occur years before symptoms or visible tumors appear.” — #NIH @NCIResearchCtr's Dr. Xin We….
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RT @corp_UNC: Cancer Outcomes Breakfast Seminar 11/8/2022 745AM. Eboneé Butler, Epidemiology, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health….
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RT @ElizSMcKenna: @MelissaTroester from @UNC_Lineberger kicks off the last day of #AACRdisp22 discussing a “cells-to-society” model of #hea….
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RT @UNCSPHResearch: Missed this #UNCResearchWeek event on Advancing Health Equity Solutions at UNC and are wishing you could watch a record….
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RT @UNCpublichealth: Concerned about #PFAS? Join the Science Policy and Advocacy Group and the North Carolina Conservation Network for cook….
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Thank you @caroline_efird for running an exceptional training on oral history methods. Listening is a skill that requires practice!. Looking forward to listening as we collect breast cancer oral histories: #StoriesOfSurvivorship. @SOHPoralhistory @v_petermann @UNC_Lineberger.
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Race and Ancestry in Immune Response to Breast Cancer .Out now: Davis's important paper in Cancer Discovery. @MeliD32 @MartiniRachel .Honored to contribute high-level summary with @AlinaHamilton @HoadleyLab.
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Summary:. Martini and colleagues performed genetic ancestry estimation on a unique international triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) study enriched for participants with African ancestry. They...
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RT @MeliD32: The inclusion of diverse populations in cancer research is improving our capacity for equitable Precision Medicine. Genetic a….
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