Segun Afolaranmi
@OJAfolaranmi
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MD, MSc| General Surgery Resident @MayoSurgery| PhD(c) @delaroche_cruk @CRUK_CI @Gates_Cambridge| Value my faith ⛪️ family 👨👩👧👦 and friendships 👯♂️
Joined April 2021
What if nature already has the optimal cytokine solution for T cell therapy, but we just haven’t found it yet? Check out our paper out today in Immunity on IL-9 as a naturally orthogonal cytokine ideally tuned for T cell therapy https://t.co/44chA4n6rm 1/9
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For all of the prize’s good intentions, you cannot “reward” what has not been enabled. Good quality science is particularly a product of intentional investment…I’d say switch the 100k towards infrastructure and grants for the next decade, and finding who to reward will follow.
On this, NLNG declared "No Winner" this year for the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Science because no submission met the bar for originality & excellence. “Where these qualities are absent, we cannot, in good conscience, bestow the Prize”
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🚨 NEW RESEARCH! ⚕️ 🩺 Afolaranmi et al. report on the trends in cancer research funding in Africa over 20 years, highlighting the regional disparities. https://t.co/Aj49LU7dO0
#HealthinAfrica #PublicHealth
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Communications Medicine - Afolaranmi et al. analyze data from four databases on funded cancer research projects in Africa, over a 20-year period. They report an increasing trend in cancer research...
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Many congratulations Segun @OJAfolaranmi getting this important work out. Funding for cancer research is everyone so important!! @AORTIC_AFRICA @NCICancerCtrl @WiscSurgery @UWCarbone
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Glad to see this important work out in @CommsMedicine @NaturePortfolio We provide a comprehensive overview of the cancer research funding landscape in Africa with critical calls to action, especially as global funding priorities change. https://t.co/EeDpKJyDrE
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You can also read our blog post on the paper here https://t.co/YeatlOpfUw Big thanks to coauthors @elisegarton @DadaOlaoluwaEz1 @SeharVirani, Dr Shour, Dr Onitilo…and to the reviewers!
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Segun Afolaranmi and Syed Nabeel Zafar
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Glad to see this important work out in @CommsMedicine @NaturePortfolio We provide a comprehensive overview of the cancer research funding landscape in Africa with critical calls to action, especially as global funding priorities change. https://t.co/EeDpKJyDrE
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🧵1/ T cells have deservedly been in the🔦for #cancer #immunotherapy, but other engineered cell therapies are now📈. What mediates NK cell exhaustion remains an important unanswered❓. 📄Link: https://t.co/dQIK4fVkxO I’m so thrilled🥳to share our work out now🚨@Nature
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Our new #preprint on NK cell engineering is out! https://t.co/tzbKIWPB0v Using #CRISPR activation screens, we found a programmable mechanism to mobilize NK cells to breast cancer tumors by engineering these cells to express orphan and metabolite-sensing receptors. (1/11) The
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Insufficient infiltration of cytotoxic lymphocytes to solid tumors limits the efficacy of immunotherapies and cell therapies. Here, we report a programmable mechanism to mobilize Natural Killer (NK)...
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We are excited to welcome our next incoming general surgery residents! Welcome to the Mayo family! #gensurgmatch2025 #mayo #youlooklikeasurgeon #leftglovefirst
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We are going to Mayo Clinic!!!! My husband and I have ‘couples matched’ to General surgery and Emergency Medicine programs at @MayoClinic From UCH/LUTH Nigeria, the journey was arduous but we succeeded! @mayoclinicemres @emresidents @MayoSurgery
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Deeply grateful to have couples matched #GenSurg #EM with the absolute LOML @Anthoniabc. Impossible journey without the support of our mentors and family! Looking forward to see where we end up.
Adupe 🙏🏾. #match2025
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A hydrogel providing sustained release of a JUN inhibitor reduces postoperative abdominal adhesion in murine and porcine models https://t.co/FySqreyJ7l
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OPEN for Applications! African STARS Fellowship program - Spend 4 months with us at CERI or IPD to receive advanced training in genomics, diagnostics, and/or vaccine development. Unique opportunity to early-career scientist born in or based in Africa - https://t.co/f05L8LCQHz
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The fourth and last episode on our #GraduateStudentSeries ft. Segun Afolaranmi, @OJAfolaranmi, a medical doctor, PhD'ing @delaroche_cruk, @Cambridge_Uni 🎧 Amazon Music: https://t.co/XiE8Crta62 Spotify: https://t.co/el45MbHyRa Apple Podcast: https://t.co/LFyXMbpbaT
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Second Edition of our #GraduateStudentSeries! ft. @OJAfolaranmi, @Cosbeyin, Vania, and Deo-Gracias... @iuis_junior
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Had a really nice and relaxed chat with @immunoafrica_ 😊. Thanks for having me @wealthokete_
ICYMI: In our latest episode, Segun, @OJAfolaranmi talks about how his passion for research was forged and shaped through a range of experiences, including the clinical rounds, conferences, and competitions he participated in during his medical training. #immunology #cancer
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It’s been an incredible journey: from medical school at the University of Ibadan, to a PhD at Oxford, residency at Northwestern, and now, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve matched at Harvard/Mass General for my cardiology fellowship! #Match2025
As PGY-2 comes to a close, I thank God for this journey and look forward to the next chapter.
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We’re excited to announce the launch of the Second Edition of our #GraduateStudentSeries! ft. @OJAfolaranmi, @Cosbeyin, Vania, and Deo-Gracias... @iuis_junior
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Gates Cambridge will mark its 25th anniversary with an additional 25 scholarships in 2025 - https://t.co/CNjYUUPGnI
@GatesAlumni @gatesfoundation @Cambridge_Uni @YoursCambridge
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