The Venkatesh Lab
@venkatesh-lab.bsky.social
Cancer Neuroscience lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School led by Dr. Humsa Venkatesh | http://venkateshlab.org | #cancerresearch #cancerneuroscience | Account managed by lab manager, tweets from PI will be signed.
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Neuronal activity-dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis - Nature
Glutamatergic and GABAergic (γ-aminobutyric acid-producing) cortical neuronal activity drives proliferation of small lung cell cancer via paracrine interactions and through synapses formed with tumour...
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We are excited to share the Venkatesh Lab’s first publication in collaboration with @michellemonje.bsky.social team uncovering how neuronal activity influences the progression of small cell lung cancer #SCLC in the lung and brain. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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📢 Registration (free!) for the NCI webinar series 'Fueling Cancer Progression by the Nervous System' is open!
🧠🔬 Amongst many excellent speakers, Frank Winkler and @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social discuss #cancerneuroscience of #brainmetastasis
📅 6 exciting topics are covered by leaders in the field 💡!
🧠🔬 Amongst many excellent speakers, Frank Winkler and @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social discuss #cancerneuroscience of #brainmetastasis
📅 6 exciting topics are covered by leaders in the field 💡!
Fueling Cancer Progression by the Nervous System (Overview) | Events Registration
OverviewThe Fueling Cancer Progression by the Nervous System series will feature six webinars, each exploring the junction between neuroscience and cancer biology to advance our understanding of cance...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
📢 Registration (free!) for the NCI webinar series 'Fueling Cancer Progression by the Nervous System' is open!
🧠🔬 Amongst many excellent speakers, Frank Winkler and @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social discuss #cancerneuroscience of #brainmetastasis
📅 6 exciting topics are covered by leaders in the field 💡!
🧠🔬 Amongst many excellent speakers, Frank Winkler and @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social discuss #cancerneuroscience of #brainmetastasis
📅 6 exciting topics are covered by leaders in the field 💡!
Happy Halloween from the Venkatesh Lab! @mgbresearch.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Happy Halloween from the Venkatesh Lab! @mgbresearch.bsky.social
Venkatesh Lab Fall Outing -- Apple Picking!
October 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Venkatesh Lab Fall Outing -- Apple Picking!
Big thanks to @mgbresearch.bsky.social for featuring our lab's first paper.
In a new study, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and colleagues investigated the neuronal-activity dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis. The study was published on @nature.com
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social
Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Big thanks to @mgbresearch.bsky.social for featuring our lab's first paper.
Exciting time to be in Cancer Neuroscience! Thank you to The Transmitter for featuring our lab's work.
Neurons in the brain form functional connections with small-cell lung cancer cells that have spread there, fueling the growth of these brain metastases, two independent studies show.
By @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/neurobiology...
By @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/neurobiology...
Neurons fuel lung tumors that have spread to brain
Functional synapses between brain cells and cancer cells are key to the metastatic growth, according to new findings from two independent teams.
www.thetransmitter.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Exciting time to be in Cancer Neuroscience! Thank you to The Transmitter for featuring our lab's work.
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Please join us on 10/3 at 3pm at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the @bpl.boston.gov! All ages welcome!
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Please join us on 10/3 at 3pm at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the @bpl.boston.gov! All ages welcome!
Great to see all our student's shine at the @cshlnews.bsky.social's Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis meeting! Props to Rachel Davis & Hannah Farnsworth for a job well done on their poster presentations. Very proud of all our hardworking future PhDs!
September 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Great to see all our student's shine at the @cshlnews.bsky.social's Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis meeting! Props to Rachel Davis & Hannah Farnsworth for a job well done on their poster presentations. Very proud of all our hardworking future PhDs!
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Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer
go.nature.com/4gzoMmI
go.nature.com/4gzoMmI
Wired for growth: neuron–tumour signalling in the lung and brain increases growth of a hard-to-treat cancer
Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer. These interactions might be a therapeutic target.
go.nature.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer
go.nature.com/4gzoMmI
go.nature.com/4gzoMmI
So proud of Lexi Franklin, who delivered an outstanding talk at @cshlnews.bsky.social’s Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis meeting yesterday! Keep an eye out for more exciting work from our lab, Rachel Davis and Hannah Farnsworth will be presenting their posters soon!
September 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So proud of Lexi Franklin, who delivered an outstanding talk at @cshlnews.bsky.social’s Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis meeting yesterday! Keep an eye out for more exciting work from our lab, Rachel Davis and Hannah Farnsworth will be presenting their posters soon!
We are excited to share the Venkatesh Lab’s first publication in collaboration with @michellemonje.bsky.social team uncovering how neuronal activity influences the progression of small cell lung cancer #SCLC in the lung and brain. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Neuronal activity-dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis - Nature
Glutamatergic and GABAergic (γ-aminobutyric acid-producing) cortical neuronal activity drives proliferation of small lung cell cancer via paracrine interactions and through synapses formed with tumour...
www.nature.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We are excited to share the Venkatesh Lab’s first publication in collaboration with @michellemonje.bsky.social team uncovering how neuronal activity influences the progression of small cell lung cancer #SCLC in the lung and brain. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by The Venkatesh Lab
Check out the Venkatesh lab's new paper in Nature, where we uncover how neural activity drives small cell lung cancer (SCLC) progression. Grateful to my PI Humsa Venkatesh, my co-first author Solomiia Savchuk, & a huge thanks to all the incredible co-authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Neuronal activity-dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis - Nature
Glutamatergic and GABAergic (γ-aminobutyric acid-producing) cortical neuronal activity drives proliferation of small lung cell cancer via paracrine interactions and through synapses formed with tumour...
www.nature.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Check out the Venkatesh lab's new paper in Nature, where we uncover how neural activity drives small cell lung cancer (SCLC) progression. Grateful to my PI Humsa Venkatesh, my co-first author Solomiia Savchuk, & a huge thanks to all the incredible co-authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The cancer hijacking story expands.....
2 new reports of small cell lung cancer provide evidence for hijacking of neurons, formation of synapses, to promote tumor growth. May help to come up with therapies for this very aggressive, fatal form of cancer
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2 new reports of small cell lung cancer provide evidence for hijacking of neurons, formation of synapses, to promote tumor growth. May help to come up with therapies for this very aggressive, fatal form of cancer
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The cancer hijacking story expands.....
2 new reports of small cell lung cancer provide evidence for hijacking of neurons, formation of synapses, to promote tumor growth. May help to come up with therapies for this very aggressive, fatal form of cancer
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2 new reports of small cell lung cancer provide evidence for hijacking of neurons, formation of synapses, to promote tumor growth. May help to come up with therapies for this very aggressive, fatal form of cancer
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We are excited to welcome Jacqueline Garcia to the Venkatesh Lab! Jacqueline completed her PhD in Cellular, Molecular, & Developmental Biology at Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2025 as a member of Dr. Chris Dulla’s lab.
September 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We are excited to welcome Jacqueline Garcia to the Venkatesh Lab! Jacqueline completed her PhD in Cellular, Molecular, & Developmental Biology at Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2025 as a member of Dr. Chris Dulla’s lab.
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Scientists are making surprising discoveries about the connections between cancer and the nervous system. Harvard Medicine Magazine profiles the research of William Hwang, Richard Wong, and @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social.
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The Neuroscience of Cancer
magazine.hms.harvard.edu
July 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Scientists are making surprising discoveries about the connections between cancer and the nervous system. Harvard Medicine Magazine profiles the research of William Hwang, Richard Wong, and @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social.
@harvardmed.bsky.social
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/neu...
@harvardmed.bsky.social
magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/neu...
The Venkatesh Lab is looking for a Sr. Lab Technician to help support ongoing projects focused on the peripheral nervous system & its interactions with cancers. Check out the posting below!
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May 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Venkatesh Lab is looking for a Sr. Lab Technician to help support ongoing projects focused on the peripheral nervous system & its interactions with cancers. Check out the posting below!
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The lab is celebrating Hannah Hoffman for a job well done and for passing her Preliminary Qualifying Exam! 🎇Congratulations Hannah!
March 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The lab is celebrating Hannah Hoffman for a job well done and for passing her Preliminary Qualifying Exam! 🎇Congratulations Hannah!
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March 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Do you have a background in cancer research or neuroscience? The Venkatesh Lab is expanding its team & seeking talented individuals at all levels. If you're passionate about cutting-edge research at the intersection of cancer and neuroscience, we'd love to hear from you!
February 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Do you have a background in cancer research or neuroscience? The Venkatesh Lab is expanding its team & seeking talented individuals at all levels. If you're passionate about cutting-edge research at the intersection of cancer and neuroscience, we'd love to hear from you!
Thanks to the efforts of our ephys scientist, Garrett Scarpa, and Scientifica, the Venkatesh lab has our ephys rig up and running!
February 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thanks to the efforts of our ephys scientist, Garrett Scarpa, and Scientifica, the Venkatesh lab has our ephys rig up and running!
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SAVE THE DATE
Discuss the interactions between the nervous system and cancer in our first @helloeacr.bsky.social conference on #CancerNeuroscience next year!
🗓️ Oct. 14-16, 2025
📍Bilbao, Spain
📥 Abstracts due June 30, 2025
📥 Register by Sept. 15, 2025
For more info, visit eacr.org/conference/c...
Discuss the interactions between the nervous system and cancer in our first @helloeacr.bsky.social conference on #CancerNeuroscience next year!
🗓️ Oct. 14-16, 2025
📍Bilbao, Spain
📥 Abstracts due June 30, 2025
📥 Register by Sept. 15, 2025
For more info, visit eacr.org/conference/c...
November 29, 2024 at 10:10 AM
SAVE THE DATE
Discuss the interactions between the nervous system and cancer in our first @helloeacr.bsky.social conference on #CancerNeuroscience next year!
🗓️ Oct. 14-16, 2025
📍Bilbao, Spain
📥 Abstracts due June 30, 2025
📥 Register by Sept. 15, 2025
For more info, visit eacr.org/conference/c...
Discuss the interactions between the nervous system and cancer in our first @helloeacr.bsky.social conference on #CancerNeuroscience next year!
🗓️ Oct. 14-16, 2025
📍Bilbao, Spain
📥 Abstracts due June 30, 2025
📥 Register by Sept. 15, 2025
For more info, visit eacr.org/conference/c...
Thrilled to present at the joint session of #ksmetastasis25 and #kscancerneuroscience25! Huge thanks to everyone who came out to hear about our lab's work!
@venkatesh-lab.bsky.social presented data on neuronal activity affecting small cell lung cancer initiation/growth and establishment in the brain (preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...)
January 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Thrilled to present at the joint session of #ksmetastasis25 and #kscancerneuroscience25! Huge thanks to everyone who came out to hear about our lab's work!
Happy holidays from the Venkatesh lab!! 🎄🌟
December 19, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Happy holidays from the Venkatesh lab!! 🎄🌟
So proud of rising cancer neuroscience superstars
@SavchukSol and Hannah Farnsworth on their beautiful presentations defining neuron brain tumor interactions at #SNO2024!
@SavchukSol and Hannah Farnsworth on their beautiful presentations defining neuron brain tumor interactions at #SNO2024!
November 27, 2024 at 7:41 PM
So proud of rising cancer neuroscience superstars
@SavchukSol and Hannah Farnsworth on their beautiful presentations defining neuron brain tumor interactions at #SNO2024!
@SavchukSol and Hannah Farnsworth on their beautiful presentations defining neuron brain tumor interactions at #SNO2024!
Join Dr. Venkatesh on December 5th for an engaging discussion on The Neural Regulation of Cancer and our lab's work. The event is free and open to the public as well as via zoom. Register here: tinyurl.com/3d42jf4n
November 22, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Join Dr. Venkatesh on December 5th for an engaging discussion on The Neural Regulation of Cancer and our lab's work. The event is free and open to the public as well as via zoom. Register here: tinyurl.com/3d42jf4n
#FluorescenceFriday offering for our new account!
SCLC Culture
SCLC Culture
November 8, 2024 at 8:45 PM
#FluorescenceFriday offering for our new account!
SCLC Culture
SCLC Culture