Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics
@cancerdynamics.bsky.social
The Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics (IICD) focuses on the interplay between mathematical sciences and cancer research at Columbia University.
https://linktr.ee/cancerdynamics
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🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at IICD! 🍂
We’re grateful for the science, collaboration, and community that make our work possible. Wishing everyone a safe, joyful holiday!
We’re grateful for the science, collaboration, and community that make our work possible. Wishing everyone a safe, joyful holiday!
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at IICD! 🍂
We’re grateful for the science, collaboration, and community that make our work possible. Wishing everyone a safe, joyful holiday!
We’re grateful for the science, collaboration, and community that make our work possible. Wishing everyone a safe, joyful holiday!
Last seminar of 2025: Dr. @sanjaysrivatsan.bsky.social from @fredhutch.org will discuss capsule-based genome sequencing and lineage tracing. Join us on Dec. 10th at 2 pm in person or via Zoom: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
cc: @jlmcfalinefigueroa.bsky.social @basicsci.fredhutch.org
cc: @jlmcfalinefigueroa.bsky.social @basicsci.fredhutch.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last seminar of 2025: Dr. @sanjaysrivatsan.bsky.social from @fredhutch.org will discuss capsule-based genome sequencing and lineage tracing. Join us on Dec. 10th at 2 pm in person or via Zoom: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
cc: @jlmcfalinefigueroa.bsky.social @basicsci.fredhutch.org
cc: @jlmcfalinefigueroa.bsky.social @basicsci.fredhutch.org
Sharing a few pictures from a fantastic pre-Thanksgiving potluck between IICD members. #potluck #Thanksgiving
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Sharing a few pictures from a fantastic pre-Thanksgiving potluck between IICD members. #potluck #Thanksgiving
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social Community Service is celebrating 79 years of supporting our neighbors in need. Here's how you can get involved during the season of giving! Meet the CCS grantees here and tap into the amazing work happening. Support CCS and give today: bit.ly/4asbFQg
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social Community Service is celebrating 79 years of supporting our neighbors in need. Here's how you can get involved during the season of giving! Meet the CCS grantees here and tap into the amazing work happening. Support CCS and give today: bit.ly/4asbFQg
What an amazing first session to inaugurate our new workshop series, From Theory to Practice! Thank you to Dr. Sanket Rane for leading this hands-on Quantitative Immunology Workshop to establish foundational quantitative approaches for modeling the complexity of our immune system.
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
What an amazing first session to inaugurate our new workshop series, From Theory to Practice! Thank you to Dr. Sanket Rane for leading this hands-on Quantitative Immunology Workshop to establish foundational quantitative approaches for modeling the complexity of our immune system.
New research by IICD Member @khanhndinh.bsky.social and collaborators made the cover of the latest issue of Journal of Pathology. Their work was also highlighted in Nature Reviews Urology: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New research by IICD Member @khanhndinh.bsky.social and collaborators made the cover of the latest issue of Journal of Pathology. Their work was also highlighted in Nature Reviews Urology: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Welcome to our newest member, Cody Slater, a MD-PhD student in Sanja Vickovic’s lab at @columbiaseas.bsky.social BME and @nygenome.org. Cody studies how different cell types work together in healthy tissues and how to target dysregulated cells in diseases like cancer.
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Welcome to our newest member, Cody Slater, a MD-PhD student in Sanja Vickovic’s lab at @columbiaseas.bsky.social BME and @nygenome.org. Cody studies how different cell types work together in healthy tissues and how to target dysregulated cells in diseases like cancer.
Reminder Columbia Researchers! Don’t miss our inaugural session of our new IICD Workshop Series: a hands-on Quantitative Immunology Workshop on Nov 19 @ 2pm. Register by Nov. 17: bit.ly/4hfpfL2
Spots are filling up fast! If we’re full, be sure to join our waiting list.
Spots are filling up fast! If we’re full, be sure to join our waiting list.
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Reminder Columbia Researchers! Don’t miss our inaugural session of our new IICD Workshop Series: a hands-on Quantitative Immunology Workshop on Nov 19 @ 2pm. Register by Nov. 17: bit.ly/4hfpfL2
Spots are filling up fast! If we’re full, be sure to join our waiting list.
Spots are filling up fast! If we’re full, be sure to join our waiting list.
Thank you to Dr. Ken Chen from @mdanderson.bsky.social who discussed cellular modeling to study #CancerDynamics in the tumor immune microenvironment.
Missed it? Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcQO...
Missed it? Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcQO...
November 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Thank you to Dr. Ken Chen from @mdanderson.bsky.social who discussed cellular modeling to study #CancerDynamics in the tumor immune microenvironment.
Missed it? Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcQO...
Missed it? Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcQO...
New paper out in @natmethods.nature.com from @elhamazizi.bsky.social, Kam Leong & @jameszou.bsky.social! The team developed Squidiff, a diffusion #AI model to predict cellular responses to environmental cues and accelerate #PrecisionMedicine.
Learn more: bit.ly/3WRPNsx
Learn more: bit.ly/3WRPNsx
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
New paper out in @natmethods.nature.com from @elhamazizi.bsky.social, Kam Leong & @jameszou.bsky.social! The team developed Squidiff, a diffusion #AI model to predict cellular responses to environmental cues and accelerate #PrecisionMedicine.
Learn more: bit.ly/3WRPNsx
Learn more: bit.ly/3WRPNsx
🧬 IICD Monthly Research Roundup – October 2025
#IICDResearch #CancerGenomics #SpatialTranscriptomics #neuroscience #CancerResearch @khanhndinh.bsky.social @ignaciovazquez.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social @arxiv-cs-cl.bsky.social @nature.com @natbiotech.nature.com
#IICDResearch #CancerGenomics #SpatialTranscriptomics #neuroscience #CancerResearch @khanhndinh.bsky.social @ignaciovazquez.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social @arxiv-cs-cl.bsky.social @nature.com @natbiotech.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🧬 IICD Monthly Research Roundup – October 2025
#IICDResearch #CancerGenomics #SpatialTranscriptomics #neuroscience #CancerResearch @khanhndinh.bsky.social @ignaciovazquez.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social @arxiv-cs-cl.bsky.social @nature.com @natbiotech.nature.com
#IICDResearch #CancerGenomics #SpatialTranscriptomics #neuroscience #CancerResearch @khanhndinh.bsky.social @ignaciovazquez.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social @arxiv-cs-cl.bsky.social @nature.com @natbiotech.nature.com
Fantastic discussions at this month’s research meeting! William Milligan shared insights on cell division and mutagenesis in primates, while Arpit Swain (@swainarpit.bsky.social) presented exciting work on Influenza-specific CD4/CD8 T-cell clones.
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Fantastic discussions at this month’s research meeting! William Milligan shared insights on cell division and mutagenesis in primates, while Arpit Swain (@swainarpit.bsky.social) presented exciting work on Influenza-specific CD4/CD8 T-cell clones.
@khanhndinh.bsky.social’s group developed a faster, more efficient #RandomForest based #ApproximateBayesianComputation to make mathematical modeling more reliable across disciplines. Read more: bit.ly/4oIvOsB
cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@khanhndinh.bsky.social’s group developed a faster, more efficient #RandomForest based #ApproximateBayesianComputation to make mathematical modeling more reliable across disciplines. Read more: bit.ly/4oIvOsB
cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
📣 Applications are open! Calling all undergrads!
The 2026 IICD Summer Research Program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
The 2026 IICD Summer Research Program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
November 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
📣 Applications are open! Calling all undergrads!
The 2026 IICD Summer Research Program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
The 2026 IICD Summer Research Program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
The November newsletter is out now. Don’t miss our alumni spotlight, cutting-edge research on colon aging, a new K-12 partnership, and other exciting updates: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/iicd-ne...
cc: @nygenome.org @brentstockwell.bsky.social
cc: @nygenome.org @brentstockwell.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The November newsletter is out now. Don’t miss our alumni spotlight, cutting-edge research on colon aging, a new K-12 partnership, and other exciting updates: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/iicd-ne...
cc: @nygenome.org @brentstockwell.bsky.social
cc: @nygenome.org @brentstockwell.bsky.social
Thank you to Dr. Robert Frawley (BioBus and @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social) for an inspiring talk on “Microscopes and Community Science” during our October Research Meeting. #STEMOutreach #CommunityScience
October 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Thank you to Dr. Robert Frawley (BioBus and @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social) for an inspiring talk on “Microscopes and Community Science” during our October Research Meeting. #STEMOutreach #CommunityScience
Next in our seminar series, Ken Chen from @mdanderson.bsky.social who will discuss cellular modeling to study #CancerDynamics in the tumor immune microenvironment.
Register here: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@mda-uthgrad.bsky.social @khanhndinh.bsky.social @ricecompsci.bsky.social
Register here: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@mda-uthgrad.bsky.social @khanhndinh.bsky.social @ricecompsci.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Next in our seminar series, Ken Chen from @mdanderson.bsky.social who will discuss cellular modeling to study #CancerDynamics in the tumor immune microenvironment.
Register here: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@mda-uthgrad.bsky.social @khanhndinh.bsky.social @ricecompsci.bsky.social
Register here: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@mda-uthgrad.bsky.social @khanhndinh.bsky.social @ricecompsci.bsky.social
The Institute launched a new collaboration with STEM Starters, a graduate student organization who offers hands-on science workshops for local elementary and middle-school students and their families in Harlem. Read more: bit.ly/4nVlYDh
@zuckermanbrain.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
@zuckermanbrain.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Institute launched a new collaboration with STEM Starters, a graduate student organization who offers hands-on science workshops for local elementary and middle-school students and their families in Harlem. Read more: bit.ly/4nVlYDh
@zuckermanbrain.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
@zuckermanbrain.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
Today we celebrate #NationalMentoringDay! Thank you to IICD researchers and mentors everywhere who dedicate their time to mentoring and inspiring the next generation of scientists.
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today we celebrate #NationalMentoringDay! Thank you to IICD researchers and mentors everywhere who dedicate their time to mentoring and inspiring the next generation of scientists.
Big news: The Vicković Lab’s study on colon aging has been accepted by @natbiotech.nature.com! The team built a detailed atlas of aging colon tissue, using spatial transcriptomics + a new tool (cSplotch) to profile ~1,500 samples & 400k nuclei.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4hj3ry7
#SpatialTranscriptomics
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4hj3ry7
#SpatialTranscriptomics
October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Big news: The Vicković Lab’s study on colon aging has been accepted by @natbiotech.nature.com! The team built a detailed atlas of aging colon tissue, using spatial transcriptomics + a new tool (cSplotch) to profile ~1,500 samples & 400k nuclei.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4hj3ry7
#SpatialTranscriptomics
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4hj3ry7
#SpatialTranscriptomics
Welcome to Hamza Golubovic, a PhD student in statistics in Genevera Allen’s group @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social. Hamza has been developing interpretable machine learning methods related to feature importance and signal processing in high dimensional settings.
October 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Welcome to Hamza Golubovic, a PhD student in statistics in Genevera Allen’s group @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social. Hamza has been developing interpretable machine learning methods related to feature importance and signal processing in high dimensional settings.
Columbia Researchers! Join us for the inaugural session of our new IICD Workshop Series: a hands-on Quantitative Immunology Workshop led by Sanket Rane.
📅 Date: Nov 19, 2-5 PM ET
📍 Location: Schermerhorn Hall 603
✍️ Register by: Nov. 17 (5 PM ET)
Link: bit.ly/4hfpfL2
📅 Date: Nov 19, 2-5 PM ET
📍 Location: Schermerhorn Hall 603
✍️ Register by: Nov. 17 (5 PM ET)
Link: bit.ly/4hfpfL2
October 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Columbia Researchers! Join us for the inaugural session of our new IICD Workshop Series: a hands-on Quantitative Immunology Workshop led by Sanket Rane.
📅 Date: Nov 19, 2-5 PM ET
📍 Location: Schermerhorn Hall 603
✍️ Register by: Nov. 17 (5 PM ET)
Link: bit.ly/4hfpfL2
📅 Date: Nov 19, 2-5 PM ET
📍 Location: Schermerhorn Hall 603
✍️ Register by: Nov. 17 (5 PM ET)
Link: bit.ly/4hfpfL2
✨Alumni Spotlight: Mingzhang Yin, former @cancerdynamics.bsky.social and @datascicolumbia.bsky.social postdoc, is now a faculty at University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business.
His work bridges statistics, AI, & marketing to drive new insights in research and industry.
bit.ly/47nRyT9
His work bridges statistics, AI, & marketing to drive new insights in research and industry.
bit.ly/47nRyT9
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
✨Alumni Spotlight: Mingzhang Yin, former @cancerdynamics.bsky.social and @datascicolumbia.bsky.social postdoc, is now a faculty at University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business.
His work bridges statistics, AI, & marketing to drive new insights in research and industry.
bit.ly/47nRyT9
His work bridges statistics, AI, & marketing to drive new insights in research and industry.
bit.ly/47nRyT9
Congratulations to IICD member @brentstockwell.bsky.social who was awarded an NCI P01 grant with Xuejun Jiang (MSK) and Wei Gu (CUIMC).
Read more: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/brent-s...
cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
Read more: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/brent-s...
cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Congratulations to IICD member @brentstockwell.bsky.social who was awarded an NCI P01 grant with Xuejun Jiang (MSK) and Wei Gu (CUIMC).
Read more: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/brent-s...
cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
Read more: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/brent-s...
cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
Welcome to Anirban Nath, a PhD student in statistics co-advised by Genevera Allen (@zuckermanbrain.bsky.social) and Ming Yuan (@datascicolumbia.bsky.social). His research focuses on developing distribution-free inference methods for interpretable machine learning and high-dimensional statistics.
October 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Welcome to Anirban Nath, a PhD student in statistics co-advised by Genevera Allen (@zuckermanbrain.bsky.social) and Ming Yuan (@datascicolumbia.bsky.social). His research focuses on developing distribution-free inference methods for interpretable machine learning and high-dimensional statistics.