David H. Gutmann, MD PhD
@dhgutmann.bsky.social
Neurofibromatosis (NF) Researcher, Physician, Mentor.
https://gutmannlab.wustl.edu
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Join us in celebrating Dr. Gutmann as the NFX 2025 Strength & Honor honoree for his dedication to NF research and mentorship! We also recognize Harper Grace Durham, the Head & Heart honoree, whose strength and advocacy inspire the entire NF community.
Watch their shared story in the video below:
Watch their shared story in the video below:
2025 - Head and Heart honoree, Dr. David Gutmann, and Strength and Honor honoree, Harper Grace
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December 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Join us in celebrating Dr. Gutmann as the NFX 2025 Strength & Honor honoree for his dedication to NF research and mentorship! We also recognize Harper Grace Durham, the Head & Heart honoree, whose strength and advocacy inspire the entire NF community.
Watch their shared story in the video below:
Watch their shared story in the video below:
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Celebrations are in full swing in the Gutmann Lab! 🎉 Yesterday’s Labsgiving and white elephant were a great way to appreciate the wonderful people who make this science family special. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season! 🎁❄️
December 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Celebrations are in full swing in the Gutmann Lab! 🎉 Yesterday’s Labsgiving and white elephant were a great way to appreciate the wonderful people who make this science family special. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season! 🎁❄️
When you work with the best people, you enjoy every day. Happy Holidays from the Gutmann Lab!
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
When you work with the best people, you enjoy every day. Happy Holidays from the Gutmann Lab!
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Meet the eight finalists for the 2025 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature. These researchers are leading breakthrough work across technology and science. Read more about their achievements and the award at: go.nature.com/3LW46tz #Academicsky
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Meet the eight finalists for the 2025 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature. These researchers are leading breakthrough work across technology and science. Read more about their achievements and the award at: go.nature.com/3LW46tz #Academicsky
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For the first time ever, the Michigan Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams are both in the Top-10 of their respective AP Polls at the same time: https://www.maizenbrew.com/michigan-mens-basketball/97996/ap-poll-michigan-basketball-dusty-may-kim-barnes-arico
Michigan Men’s, Women’s Basketball in AP Top-10 at same time for first time ever
For the first time ever, the Michigan Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams are both in the Top-10 of their respective AP Polls at the same time:
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November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
For the first time ever, the Michigan Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams are both in the Top-10 of their respective AP Polls at the same time: https://www.maizenbrew.com/michigan-mens-basketball/97996/ap-poll-michigan-basketball-dusty-may-kim-barnes-arico
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HUGE thanks to the nearly 200 volunteers who helped us plant hundreds of trees in Forest Park Sunday. You're helping restore and sustain #ForestParkForever
November 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
HUGE thanks to the nearly 200 volunteers who helped us plant hundreds of trees in Forest Park Sunday. You're helping restore and sustain #ForestParkForever
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Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government
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7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
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November 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government
go.nature.com/47hn0n5
go.nature.com/47hn0n5
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Michigan Hockey swept Notre Dame this weekend to move to 9-1 overall on the season: https://www.maizenbrew.com/michigan-hockey/96403/michigan-wolverines-ice-hockey-2025-notre-dame-fighting-irish-tj-hughes-will-horcoff-aidan-park
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Michigan Hockey swept Notre Dame this weekend to move to 9-1 overall on the season: https://www.maizenbrew.com/michigan-hockey/96403/michigan-wolverines-ice-hockey-2025-notre-dame-fighting-irish-tj-hughes-will-horcoff-aidan-park
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The deadline to submit to our Special Issue 'In Vitro Models of Human Disease to Inform Mechanism and Drug Discovery' is tomorrow.🚨
We look forward to receiving your next submission for this exciting special issue!
#OpenAccess
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We look forward to receiving your next submission for this exciting special issue!
#OpenAccess
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November 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The deadline to submit to our Special Issue 'In Vitro Models of Human Disease to Inform Mechanism and Drug Discovery' is tomorrow.🚨
We look forward to receiving your next submission for this exciting special issue!
#OpenAccess
bit.ly/4h1092r
We look forward to receiving your next submission for this exciting special issue!
#OpenAccess
bit.ly/4h1092r
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Wishing you a boo-tiful Halloween from the lab! 🧪🎃 May your experiments work and your candy be plentiful. 👻
November 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Wishing you a boo-tiful Halloween from the lab! 🧪🎃 May your experiments work and your candy be plentiful. 👻
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Save the date and register for abstract updates for @dmmjournal.bsky.social's 2026 Journal Meeting. 'Innovative Preclinical Models for Pediatric Cancer Research'. biologists.com/meetings/dmm... #DMM2026cancer
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Save the date and register for abstract updates for @dmmjournal.bsky.social's 2026 Journal Meeting. 'Innovative Preclinical Models for Pediatric Cancer Research'. biologists.com/meetings/dmm... #DMM2026cancer
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A new patent, based on work from Corina Anastasaki, PhD, introduces a revolutionary treatment for NF1 neurofibromas and optic gliomas using anti-seizure medicine, lamotrigine. A clinical trial for NF1 optic pathway glioma is under review.
Read more: https://bit.ly/45DHG7N
Read more: https://bit.ly/45DHG7N
August 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A new patent, based on work from Corina Anastasaki, PhD, introduces a revolutionary treatment for NF1 neurofibromas and optic gliomas using anti-seizure medicine, lamotrigine. A clinical trial for NF1 optic pathway glioma is under review.
Read more: https://bit.ly/45DHG7N
Read more: https://bit.ly/45DHG7N
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October 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Last Friday,we welcomed our friends from Forward Strides 4NF,an amazing family-founded charity that brings awareness and support to the NF center with their fundraising opportunities,like the fun annual family walk you shouldn't miss! We are grateful for their endorsement and opportunity to connect💙
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Last Friday,we welcomed our friends from Forward Strides 4NF,an amazing family-founded charity that brings awareness and support to the NF center with their fundraising opportunities,like the fun annual family walk you shouldn't miss! We are grateful for their endorsement and opportunity to connect💙
Another amazing CABIN meeting in the books. Thank you to @cshlbanbury.bsky.social and #pennysflight.
October 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another amazing CABIN meeting in the books. Thank you to @cshlbanbury.bsky.social and #pennysflight.
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Congratulations to winners of The Brain Prize 2025!
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.
Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.
Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...
March 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Congratulations to winners of The Brain Prize 2025!
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.
Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...
Professors @michellemonje.bsky.social, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social and @hhmi.org Investigator, and Frank Winkler, Heidelberg University Hospital, have pioneered the field of Cancer Neuroscience.
Learn more: brainprize.org/winners/canc...
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“I was advised that having multiple children would detract from my scientific career. But I actually think that it has greatly benefited it.” Prof. @michellemonje.bsky.social, Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University, #BrainPrize2025.
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#Neuroscience
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Balancing a career in science and personal life
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October 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
“I was advised that having multiple children would detract from my scientific career. But I actually think that it has greatly benefited it.” Prof. @michellemonje.bsky.social, Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University, #BrainPrize2025.
#Neuroscience
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#Neuroscience
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A beautiful end to a second amazing day of Cognition and Behavior in NF1 at @cshlbanbury.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A beautiful end to a second amazing day of Cognition and Behavior in NF1 at @cshlbanbury.bsky.social
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Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Screening for Tumor Microtube-Targeting Drugs Identifies PKC Modulators as Multipotent Inhibitors of Glioblastoma Progression - by Daniel Azorín, Dirk Hoffmann, @winklerlab.bsky.social, and colleagues doi.org/10.1158/2159...
October 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: Screening for Tumor Microtube-Targeting Drugs Identifies PKC Modulators as Multipotent Inhibitors of Glioblastoma Progression - by Daniel Azorín, Dirk Hoffmann, @winklerlab.bsky.social, and colleagues doi.org/10.1158/2159...
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#Glioblastoma cells don’t just grow — they extend tumor microtubes that let them invade the brain 🧠 and link into multicellular networks that resist therapy ☢️.
We developed a strategy to inhibit these TMs — and make these cells vulnerable to therapy ☠️.
This study is now online @Cancer Discovery
We developed a strategy to inhibit these TMs — and make these cells vulnerable to therapy ☠️.
This study is now online @Cancer Discovery
October 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#Glioblastoma cells don’t just grow — they extend tumor microtubes that let them invade the brain 🧠 and link into multicellular networks that resist therapy ☢️.
We developed a strategy to inhibit these TMs — and make these cells vulnerable to therapy ☠️.
This study is now online @Cancer Discovery
We developed a strategy to inhibit these TMs — and make these cells vulnerable to therapy ☠️.
This study is now online @Cancer Discovery
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As part of the call for applications below, the Heidelberg/Mannheim site is offering four clinician scientist/postdoc positions in the field of neuro-oncology in the departements of @wickwolfgang.bsky.social and @michael-platten.bsky.social. For applications use the link below.
🚨 Call for Applications: The Hertie Network of Excellence in Clinical Neuroscience (Berlin, Bonn, Hamburg, Heidelberg/Mannheim, Munich, Tübingen) offers up to 4 postdoc/clinician scientist positions per site. Apply by Oct 31! Details 👉 www.hertie-neuroscience-hamburg.de #HertieNetwork #Jobs
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October 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
As part of the call for applications below, the Heidelberg/Mannheim site is offering four clinician scientist/postdoc positions in the field of neuro-oncology in the departements of @wickwolfgang.bsky.social and @michael-platten.bsky.social. For applications use the link below.
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.” This Collection celebrates the award and recognizes the winners’ achievements. #medsky 🧪
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries ...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.” This Collection celebrates the award and recognizes the winners’ achievements. #medsky 🧪
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Excited to share our latest work in Neuro-Oncology Advances! 🥳 After comparing several potential therapies, we identified lamotrigine as a promising therapy for NF1 optic glioma, showing both tumor reduction and vision protection. Check out the work of our great team!
Head-to-head preclinical treatment design prioritizes promising therapies for neurofibromatosis type 1 optic glioma clinical translation
AbstractBackground. Authenticated preclinical brain tumor models provide unprecedented opportunities to evaluate next-generation treatments. However, some
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October 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Excited to share our latest work in Neuro-Oncology Advances! 🥳 After comparing several potential therapies, we identified lamotrigine as a promising therapy for NF1 optic glioma, showing both tumor reduction and vision protection. Check out the work of our great team!
The amazing Ms. Mary Stallings at @jazzstlouis.bsky.social. Absolutely wonderful!
October 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The amazing Ms. Mary Stallings at @jazzstlouis.bsky.social. Absolutely wonderful!
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Happy to share the review out in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
Thanks to amazing Sebastien Talbot and Alexander Birbrair
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Thanks to amazing Sebastien Talbot and Alexander Birbrair
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Next-gen tools in cancer neuroscience
The emerging field of cancer neuroscience is rapidly evolving, driven by novel technologies and tools. These include advances in single-cell and spati…
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September 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Happy to share the review out in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
Thanks to amazing Sebastien Talbot and Alexander Birbrair
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Thanks to amazing Sebastien Talbot and Alexander Birbrair
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