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Piotr Jung-Sillah
@jung-sillah.bsky.social
🧫Sculpting 3D landscapes for neuroblastoma @ChildrensPhila| @DanaFarber alum | PhD @Cambridge_Uni 🌈🥟🧬🧪🥼
https://www.piotrjung-sillah.com
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Time for Pediatric Cancer Starter Pack! go.bsky.app/2UbwR5L
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Congratulations to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell & Shimon Sakaguchi on winning the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries on peripheral immune tolerance!

This collection celebrates the achievements of these laureates & other related discoveries:
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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 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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🚨We're hiring!🚨 St. Olaf is launching a new Neuroscience Major and seeks a tenure-track neuroendocrinologist to help shape its future 🧠✨ Passionate about inclusive teaching, research, and mentoring at a SLAC? Join us! #NeuroJobs @animbehsociety.bsky.social @neuroethology.org ‪@sbn-bsky.bsky.social‬
July 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Hacks so good tonight! Can't wait for the 5th season!
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ALT: a woman in a leopard print shirt is looking through an ashtray with the word max above her
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May 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Just wrapped up ANR 2025 in Washington DC — what an incredible experience! 🌟 Learned so much, connected with amazing folks!. Already excited for ANR 2027 in Shanghai! 🚀🌏 #ANR2025 #WashingtonDC #Shanghai #Networking #Innovation
May 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
It'a out there and waiting for you to read it! Our review in Organoids Journal about neuroblastoma 3D culture! 🧫 www.mdpi.com/2674-1172/4/...
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May 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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That's the end of the Signalling Symposium and the end of an era. To quote Phill's closing words: "It's been a hell of a journey." Thank you to everyone for attending and making it such a fitting tribute.
May 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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What's the collective noun for @biochemsoc.bsky.social Morton Prize winners? We gathered together as many as we could get our hands on, including newest recipient Len.

From left to right: Phill Hawkins, Peter Cullen, Robin Irvine, Peter Parker, Roger Williams, Len Stephens and Bob Mitchell.
May 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Amazing!!! Congratulations to Len!
NEWS | We are delighted to congratulate our colleague Len Stephens on being awarded the 2026 Morton Lecture award from @biochemsoc.bsky.social for his outstanding contribution to lipid biochemistry #BiochemAwards

www.babraham.ac.uk/news/2025/04...
April 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Really enjoyed discussing our recent findings and thoughts on cancer immunity with Nick Jikomes of the Mind and Matter podcast mindandmatter.substack.com/p/can-aspiri...
@campathology.bsky.social @crukcamcentre.bsky.social
Can Aspirin Prevent Cancer Metastasis? | Rahul Roychoudhuri | 216
Download, watch, read, or listen to this podcast conversation.
mindandmatter.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thats me!
FASEB Fellows for the Future Spotlight: Dr. Piotr Jung, a postdoctoral fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Dr. Adam Wolpaw's lab, is committed to advancing pediatric cancer research and fostering an inclusive scientific community. 🔗 buff.ly/e9SyiHf @jung-sillah.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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If you are interested in vascular malformations you may want to check our new work published today in Cancer Discovery, where we discover a somatic genetic event causing vascular malformations in PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
Somatic uniparental disomy of PTEN in endothelial cells causes vascular malformations in patients with PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome
Abstract. PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome (PHTS) is a rare tumor risk disorder caused by germline loss-of-function mutations in PTEN. Half of these patients develop vascular malformations, a hamartoma c...
aacrjournals.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Just a selfie from a very charming online conference on cells: Charming Micro-Insights into Health and Disease
March 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Doing exciting undergrad research in SoCal over the summer? Join us at UC Irvine for our annual SoCal Undergraduate Chemistry Research Symposium on Aug 7 to present your awesome work! More event info can be found at sites.uci.edu/ugradchem/.

Register here by July 11: forms.gle/6UfTMZ5XcQcM...
2025 SoCal Undergraduate Chemistry Research Symposium - Sign Up Form
Thank you for your interest in attending the 2025 SoCal Undergraduate Chemistry Research Symposium. The event will be held on August 7, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Please plan to attend the entire e...
forms.gle
March 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In case you want to take a break from current news!
Here are some beautiful deep sea creatures, including my fav "mystery mollusk" from todays Scientific American.
You are welcome! 🦪🦑🐚🐡
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
Meet Some of the Strangest Deep-Sea Creatures, from ‘Sea Pigs’ to ‘Disco Worms’
A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea creatures—including a “mystery mollusk,” a bioluminescent jellyfish and a “s...
www.scientificamerican.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🌟 Just wrapped up the Fellowship Bench to Classroom organized by Jax Labs! It was an incredible opportunity to learn about PUI faculty positions, make valuable connections, and share ideas. Feeling inspired and hopeful during these challenging times! #Fellowship #PUI #Networking #Positivity 💡✨
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Check out cohort of FASEB Fellows for the Future program.
Do you see any familiar faces? 🤓 www.faseb.org/journals-and...
FASEB Announces First Cohort of Fellows for the Future Program
FASEB welcomes the inaugural Fellows for the Future cohort, supporting early-career researchers from historically excluded groups who are dedicated to promoting inclusion in scientific societies.
www.faseb.org
March 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Check out new FASEB for the Future Fellows website!
Do you see anyone familiar ? www.faseb.org/professional...
Piotr Jung
We advance health and well-being by promoting research and education in biological and biomedical sciences through collaborative advocacy and service to our societies and their members.
www.faseb.org
March 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Follow oSTEM Philly chapter!
Give us a follow! Check us out on all our socials!

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Click this link to get started:
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March 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Women's rights are human rights.

They aren't negotiable on International Women's Day or any day.

Here in Illinois, we celebrate the contributions of the incredible women in Illinois' history and honor them by continuing to push our state forward.
March 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Plz Repost. We @slcuplants.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with proven protein biochemistry & cell biology expertise & strong interest in plant processes targeted by Phytophthora effectors. (apply before 2 April) [Image: Alex Guyon]

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/
March 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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The Termini Lab at Fred Hutch in Seattle is recruiting a Lab Aide to join our group - more information and instructions to apply can be found at the posting below 👇🧫👇🔬👇🐁
careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/29265/l...
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Fred Hutch is dedicated to the elimination of cancer and related diseases as causes of human suffering and death.
careers-fhcrc.icims.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Friends: Science is under threat! Worldwide, forces seek to make it corporate-like, focused on deliverables, or even the enemy of society. It's time to take a stand to celebrate the science we know and love.
Introducing: Woodstock.Bio2 + Night Science
June 10-13, Prague & Woods of Bohemia
Join us!
February 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It can be useful for people out there currently applying for grad programs.
I am so sorry you have to go through this 😞
I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)
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February 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM