There’s never been a more exciting time for all of us to take on cancer, together.

(Only minor nitpick was the reference in her talk to discoveries from "the late 20th century" as if they were from some distant era like 30-40 years ag-oh no...)

A top White House official says Trump plans more mineral deals — and wants Congress to protect projects from lawsuits. If there was ever a time to be invested in great mining assets and stocks based in the US, this is it.

Huge congrats to Dr. Maha Shady on her outstanding thesis! So excited for all she's done - with us and co-mentor Shamil Sunyaev's - in the pursuit of innovative cancer research, and all she'll do next...@BIG_Harvard_PhD @DanaFarber @harvardmed @broadinstitute

This fall, when ⁦Jason Collins⁩ was given a terminal brain cancer diagnosis, his twin brother Jarron said to him, “You have to fight.” Jason nodded. “I know how to do that.” I have the privilege of helping ⁦@jasoncollins98⁩ tell his story.

If you're a hematology nerd headed to Orlando, I'd love it if you put my talk on your radar: "Sickle cell disease is associated with early-onset clonal hematopoiesis involving DNA damage response pathway mutations" Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM

In this world we live in, 1,255 people are murdered every day. 175,000 of us die every day. Thus only .7 percent of the daily dead have been murdered. And I pray for each of them. Takes me all day. I hardly sleep. I've asked God, "Come on , God, nobody has to die, do they?"

Special thanks to @Lakers @NBA - a discussion of favorite players & teams in 2020 with @fu_jingxin during our first ever meeting is probably the main reason why she chose to join our group in the first place

Link to paper: https://t.co/PR6R5LZahb Link to companion clinical trial paper co-published with this work:

Here's our latest: A deep dive into how tumor and immune cells react to immunotherapy and chemotherapy in breast cancer - congrats @fu_jingxin @adawaksmd @DrDAbravanel @stolaney1 et al!

Here is more info on PopSci:

The Division of Population Sciences @DFCIPopSci @DanaFarber @harvardmed is recruiting a new independent faculty member to establish a highly innovative research program among the pillars of PopSci - more info in the link + please share widely!

I've consistently found working in academia to be incredibly rewarding. Having the opportunity to propose whatever crazy idea you have to be evaluated for funding by your peers -- three times a year every year! -- is a genuine miracle.

Lowest price for USA-made 100% organic cotton shorts @ATGUSAMade I hope these inspire someone out there to build closer to home, wherever that is.

THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS ARE BACK-TO-BACK WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!

THE LOS ANGELES @DODGERS ARE THE 2025 #WORLDSERIES CHAMPIONS! #CHAMPS

THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE ERA OF DODGER DYNASTY! LA HAS WON THREE OF THE LAST SIX WORLD SERIES TITLES 💍💍💍

#DodgersWin! FINAL (11): #Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 4

Lions, elephants, macaques, and penguins enjoyed an early Christmas at a zoo in southern England, where keepers provided festive treats and decorations designed to stimulate the animals' senses and natural behaviors.

Link to full paper:

Here's our latest - a deep dive into myeloid mediated immunotherapy resistance in kidney cancer, pairing single cell meta-analysis with companion experiments (h/t @DrChoueiri + @BraunMDPhD collaborations) Congrats Kevin Bi et al! @DanaFarber @broadinstitute @ImmunityCP

Submit an abstract by November 6 for the AACR Conference on Innovations in Prostate Cancer Research and Treatment (Jan 20-22; Boston), chaired by Peter S. Nelson, Elena Castro, Patrick G. Pilié, and Eliezer M. Van Allen. https://t.co/w2FHVKTN5b #AACRprostate26 @VanAllenLab

The Division of Population Sciences @DFCIPopSci @DanaFarber @harvardmed is recruiting a new independent faculty member to establish a highly innovative research program geared toward improving cancer care - more info in the link and please share widely!

Submit an abstract by November 6 for the AACR Conference on Innovations in Prostate Cancer Research and Treatment (Jan 20-22; Boston), chaired by Peter S. Nelson, Elena Castro, Patrick G. Pilié, and Eliezer M. Van Allen. https://t.co/9YQIyA4vzJ #AACRprostate26 @VanAllenLab

A best book of 2025 and a great gift: THE ANCIENT WISDOM OF BASEBALL!

"AI holds the promise to actually make medicine more humanistic, to bring back what brought a lot of us into the field in the first place," said Eliezer Van Allen, MD (@VanAllenLab), in a recent interview with @Newsweek. He and Benjamin Ebert, MD, PhD, President and CEO, shared