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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP

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Physician-Scientist Oncologist, Director Legorreta Cancer Center, Associate Dean, past Faculty Exec Cmte member, Brown Univ, ACS Professor, Chair, WIN Consortium in Precision Oncology, Entrepreneur, Boat Captain, joined Nov 16 ‘24 Pubs: tinyurl.com/s98xg3u

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · Nov 17

On 10-26-2024 I was at Brown University Family Weekend on College Green to share exciting progress at #LegorretaCancerCenter.

As a colon cancer doctor my message was to make sure you get your screening colonoscopy to prevent colon cancer as this could save your life.

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I’m here at @BrownUniversity Family Weekend on the College Green to speak with you about exciting developments at the #LegorretaCancerCenter over the last few years. As a colon cancer doctor my messa...

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 1h

Brown University economics professor Peter Howitt wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

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Brown University economics professor Peter Howitt wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Howitt, a professor emeritus of economics who joined the Brown faculty in 2000, was awarded “for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction.”

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Brown professor wins Nobel Prize in economics

Peter Howitt, a professor emeritus of economics, was awarded the prize for his work on an innovative approach to economic growth.

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Brown professor wins Nobel Prize in economics

Serving the Brown University community since 1891

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 2h

2025 Nobel Prize in Economics
Brown Professor Emeritus Peter Howitt recipient of The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences  Monday October 13, 2025 1:00 PM

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 8h

Take a look at the chapter by Huntington and El-Deiry entitled “The Role of Soluble Immune Checkpoints in Cancer Immunotherapy” in this new book! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Cancer Immunoediting

The Handbook of Cancer and Immunology presents the most updated biomedical and clinically relevant reviews in cancer immunology and immunotherapy.

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 19h

More compassion needed👇

He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.

A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.

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He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.

A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 20h

If only science and cancer research mattered as much!
Penn State fires James Franklin after season with title hopes rapidly unravels
“He will be paid around $45 million for his buyout, barring a settlement for a different amount, as his contract was fully guaranteed.”
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Penn State fires James Franklin after season with title hopes rapidly unravels

The move caps one of the most stunningly quick collapses in college football history.

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 1d

MGB is turning to AI to ease shortage of primary care doctors. Some of them don’t like it.

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MGB is turning to AI to ease shortage of primary care doctors. Some of them don’t like it. - The Boston Globe

Several providers said the app — which questions patients, reviews medical records, and produces a list of potential diagnoses — sidesteps real solutions.

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 2d

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP on X: "I have been told that because of the post below that I endorse the COVID vaccine boosters for everyone. I endorse informed consent and individualized decision making in healthcare. When something comes especially from the WH about a personal choice I don’t think it’s completely" / X

I have been told that because of the post below that I endorse the COVID vaccine boosters for everyone. I endorse informed consent and individualized decision making in healthcare. When something comes especially from the WH about a personal choice I don’t think it’s completely

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NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers

‘These bottlenecks have gotten so bad that some labs have had to ration gloves and paper towels.’

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NIH Leadership Is Failing Early Career Researchers

Halted training programs, funding chaos, and hiring freezes jeopardize advancement options for early career researchers.

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 2d

The updated COVID booster vaccination Mr. Trump received is a good example of shared decision making with a healthcare provider per best practices. This involves weighing individualized risks and benefits in personal health choices.

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP on X: "The updated COVID booster vaccination Mr. @realDonaldTrump received is a good example of shared decision making with a healthcare provider per best practices. This involves weighing individualized risks and benefits in personal health choices. @RetsefL @RWMaloneMD" / X

The updated COVID booster vaccination Mr. @realDonaldTrump received is a good example of shared decision making with a healthcare provider per best practices. This involves weighing individualized risks and benefits in personal health choices. @RetsefL @RWMaloneMD

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 2d

Great views before sunset from Mount Hope Bridge in Warren, Rhode Island.

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 2d

My AACI Commentary | October 2025:

The National Institutes of Health: A Singular Bipartisan Mission

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AACI Commentary | October 2025

Email from Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) The National Institutes of Health: A Singular Bipartisan Mission Some email communications may be filtered to your Spam or Junk folder, even

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 3d

Great meeting of the @WIN_Consortium GI Disease Committee to discuss current growth of membership, innovative GI Precision Oncology clinical trials, opportunities for collaborative grant funding and pharmaceutical collaboration @SalemGIOncDoc @alshamsi2000 @RamonSalazarS

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 3d

Welcoming ⁦‪@BrownMedicine‬⁩ medical student Christopher Egg-Krings to the #eldeirylab at #LegorretaCancerCenter ⁦‪@BrownUCancer‬⁩ ⁦‪@BrownUniversity‬⁩ ⁦‪@chriseggkrings‬⁩

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 3d

MTAP deficiency confers resistance to cytosolic nucleic acid sensing and STING agonists

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MTAP deficiency confers resistance to cytosolic nucleic acid sensing and STING agonists

Cytosolic nucleic acid–sensing pathways are potential targets for cancer immunotherapy. Although stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonists have shown substantial antitumor effects in animal mode...

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 4d

Continued progress at Danoff Life Sciences Research Building in Providence’s Jewelry District @BrownMedicine
View on a rainy day.
#LegorretaCancerCenter @BrownUCancer @BrownUnivHealth

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 5d

Pleased to share that this book from 2023 “Dr. El-Deiry's Career Advice and Thoughts About Cancer in Rhode Island” is now available on Amazon both in paperback and hard cover versions.

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OncoDaily @oncodaily.bsky.social · 5d

Highlights from WIN Symposium by Wafik El-Deiry: Part 3

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Highlights from WIN Symposium by Wafik El-Deiry: Part 3 / 2025 WIN Consortium, AACR, Adriana Aguilar, American Association for Cancer Research, cancer, Fox

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OncoDaily @oncodaily.bsky.social · 6d

Highlights from WIN Symposium by Wafik El-Deiry: Part 2

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Highlights from WIN Symposium by Wafik El-Deiry: Part 2 - OncoDaily

Highlights from WIN Symposium by Wafik El-Deiry: Part 2 / cancer, OncoDaily, Oncology, Wafik S. El-Deiry⁩, WIN Consortium, WIN symposium 2025

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OncoDaily @oncodaily.bsky.social · 6d

Highlights from WIN Symposium by Wafik El-Deiry

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Highlights from WIN Symposium by Wafik El-Deiry / 2025 WIN Symposium, Apostolia M Tsimberidou, Atreg Therapeutics, Bill Kaelin, cancer, Daryl Pritchard, David

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Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 6d

Q and A with Drs. @MPishvaian at @hopkinskimmel and @KReissMD @PennCancer at 2025 @WIN_Consortium Symposium in collaboration with @AdvPrecMed in Philadelphia.

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 7d

Great to see Drs. @MPishvaian at @hopkinskimmel and @KReissMD @PennCancer at 2025 @WIN_Consortium Symposium in collaboration with @AdvPrecMed in Philadelphia.

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 7d

World-renowned precision oncology experts discuss cases at @WIN_Consortium International Molecular Tumor Board Live. @Dr_R_Kurzrock presented 1st case of GBM and I presented 2nd case with multiple different active tumors.

Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP @weldeiry.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. @Dr_R_Kurzrock receives the 2025 @WIN_Consortium Precision Oncology Award for outstanding contributions to advancing cancer care through Precision
Oncology.