📢🔬 Join Our Team! #MC3Institute is hiring 2 paid, full-time Clinical Research Fellows! Help improve #MerkelcellCarcinoma care thru patient support, clinical trials, & research, under the mentorship of Dr. Paul Nghiem. @fredhutch.org Apply 👉 mc3institute.uw.edu/apply-mc3-clinical-research-fellowship

✨Poster Spotlight ✨ Tomas Bencomo, grad student in the #NghiemLab, shares his poster from last week’s 2025 Merkel CELLebration, on #spatialtranscriptomics which helps identify why some patients respond to #immunotherapy & others don’t. #merkelcellcarcinoma #cancerresearch

👏 Congratulations to Dr. Bhatia on this well-earned recognition! Your work continues to fuel progress in the fight against #Merkelcellcarcinoma — and we’re proud to be your partners.

✈️🌍 Last month, #MC3Institute members joined 70+ clinicians, trainees, & researchers in Stockholm for the 9th Nordic/2nd European Merkel Cell Carcinoma Meeting. Together we shared discoveries, sparked collaborations, & pushed the boundaries of what we know about #MCC. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mpupdjvv

✨ Poster Spotlight ✨ Kate Biese shares her poster from last week’s #MerkelCELLebration on this summer’s @fredhutch.org @obliteride.bsky.social! 🚴‍♂️ ⏳ 1 week left to support our team—Donations accepted thru 9/30. tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3 #Obliteride #CureCancerFaster #merkelcellcarcinoma

🎉🔬 #MC3Institute proudly hosted our 20th annual #MerkelCELLebration on 9/15—welcoming over 240 guests to learn more about the latest research & advances in #MCC treatment. 📖 Event recap: tinyurl.com/3zpkufm3 @uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.org #cancerresearch #merkelcell

✈️ Emily Gong, former #MC3Institute undergrad research assistant, took her passion for research to France to study #Merkelcell carcinoma under Dr. Mahtab Samimi of the Université de Tours. Keep Reading 👉 tinyurl.com/mr5x6dur @uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social

In a study of #MCC patients, researchers found stopping immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy is associated w/ a higher risk of disease progression — 39% at 2 years compared w/ 14% among those who continued treatment. Learn More 👉 tinyurl.com/ydnr2fck @uwdermatology.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social

🚀🌟 We're excited to launch our official #MC3Institute Instagram account, instagram.com/mc3institute/! Follow us to stay updated on the latest: 🔬 Research projects 🤝 Collaboration & training opportunities ✨ Member spotlights 📅 Upcoming events @uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social

🚴‍♀️🏃‍♂️🚶 We were proud to once again take part in @obliteride.bsky.social, @fredhutch.bsky.social's annual fundraising bike ride & 5K walk/run, on 8/9 in Seattle! 👏 Congratulations to Team “Skin In The Game!” #Obliteride #CureCancerFaster @uwmedicine.bsky.social @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social

🎉 Thrilled to announce the #NCI has renewed a $14.3M project grant — “Immunobiology & Immune Therapy for Merkel Cell Carcinoma” — led by Dr. Paul Nghiem! 🔗 tinyurl.com/y62adf2f Funding will support 60 scientists at: @fredhutch.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social @uofmichigan.bsky.social Uni of Virginia

☀️🧴 With @obliteride.bsky.social coming up this Sat, we spent time selling popsicles & sunscreen to raise funds & build awareness around #Merkelcell carcinoma. #CureCancerFaster 🧡 Donate or Join Team 'Skin in The Game' tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3 @fredhutch.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social

🗞️ Fresh off the press! #MC3Memos newsletter vol 2 is here—packed w/ stories, latest advancements, & opportunities within the Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MC3) Institute. 📰 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/mc3-memos-vol-2 @fredhutch.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social #merkelcellcarcinoma #cancerresearch

Dr. Paul Nghiem spoke to @endpts.com on how proposed budget cuts to federal #cancerresearch threaten life-saving projects & drive top scientists out of the field. #ResearchImprovesLives @uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social endpoints.news/federally-fu...

💜 Yesterday marked the final day for our clinical research fellows — Dr. Ariel Finberg & Peter Ch’en! Together they've made a lasting impact on our #MCC clinic @fredhutch.bsky.social, guiding patients w/ compassion & curiosity. Proud to watch them take the next step in their medical careers.

Congratulations Dr. Akaike! 👏

Grateful to our Director, Dr. Paul Nghiem, for his leadership in advocating for science & standing up for the research community. 👏🔬 #sciencenotsilence #supportscientists

🌞🧴 Last Fri, our team spent the afternoon selling popsicles to raise funds for @fredhutch.bsky.social #Obliteride & build awareness around Merkel cell carcinoma. So proud to ride, walk, & run in support of life-saving cancer research. Support our team 👉 tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Nghiem on this well deserved recognition! #AAP

👏 Thrilled to announce that Ankita Menon, our former #undergrad research assistant, will be joining us full-time as a Research Study Coordinator! @fredhutch.bsky.social Welcome Q&A 👉 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/ankita-menon-transitions-research-study-coord

This is an amazing group studying a rare, aggressive #SkinCancer called Merkel cell carcinoma #MCC. The Merkel Cell Carcinoma Collaborative #mc3institute is a relatively new, international endeavor coming out of the #NghiemLab at #UW in #Seattle. @paulnghiem.bsky.social 🧪

🎥 Dr. Nghiem & Krista Lachance recently joined #JNCCN360 for a virtual interview to share their vision for the new institute. 🙏 A big thank you to JNCCN for spotlighting our mission & work ahead! @uwmedicine.bsky.social 👉 jnccn360.org/advanced-skin-cancers/videos/introducing-the-mc3-institute/

🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️ We're participating in Obliteride—a bike ride & 5K fundraising event hosted by @fredhutch.bsky.social! 🧡 Whether you walk, run, ride, or donate — you can help us make a difference. 👉 Join our team or contribute: tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3 💡 Learn more: mc3institute.uw.edu/news/obliteride-2025

Congratulations #MC3Institute presenters! 🔬💜 Looking forward to sharing our research @siderm.bsky.social Annual Meeting next week. #SID2025

✈️🔬 Congratulations to Peter Ch’en, Clinical Research Fellow, & Haroldo Rodriguez, M3D PhD student, on receiving travel fellowship awards from the Society for Investigative Derm! @fredhutch.bsky.social Peter's research project 👉 tinyurl.com/4xbunz4t Haroldo's research project 👉 tinyurl.com/5azbz345

🎉🔬 We're delighted to welcome 3 new undergraduate research assistants to the #MC3Institute; Brooke Chen, Myna Kommareddy, & Ava Watson! @fredhutch.bsky.social Meet Our Assistants 👉 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/welcome-undergrad-research-assistants-chen-kommareddy-watson

👏 Congrats to Dr. Paul Nghiem, @uwdermatology.bsky.social Chair & #MC3Institute Director, who's been named Vice Chair of the Ntl Comprehensive Cancer Network's #SkinCancers Excluding Melanoma Guidelines Panel. #NCCN Learn More 👉 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/paul-nghiem-named-vice-chair-nccn-panel

📨📭 Stay in the know w/ #MC3Memos — the Merkel Cell Carcinoma Collaborative #MC3Institute newsletter! Subscribe & get the latest advancements, events, & opportunities straight to your inbox. Subscribe 👉 forms.office.com/r/6r1h6Qdj5C View MC3 Memos (1st edition) 👉 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/mc3-mem...

Proud to share the #NghiemLab & #MC3Institute received a $1.3m grant from the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment #CAREFund to support 2 projects focused on advancing Merkel cell carcinoma #MCC research. 🔗 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/nghiem-lab-mc3-institute-awarded-1.3-million-cancer-research

📄🌟 A new study published in #JAAD shows survival rates for advanced Merkel call carcinoma #MCC in the US have more than doubled following the introduction of #immunotherapy — a major milestone in improving outcomes for this aggressive skin cancer. 👏🎉 derm.uw.edu/news/scholar...

Dr. Paul Nghiem, UW Derm Chair & Director @mc3-institute.bsky.social, joined leading US researchers in sounding the alarm over recent cuts & delays in NIH-funded research. The future of life-saving discoveries is on the line. @barrons.com @uwmnewsroom.bsky.social www.barrons.com/articles/nih...

🎉 Huge congratulations to Macy Gilmour, #MC3Institute undergrad research assistant, on being awarded a 2025 Mary Gates Research Scholarship! 🔗 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/macy-gilmour-awarded-gates-scholarship #MaryGatesScholar #CancerResearch #merkelcell

Congratulations Krista! 💜 #MC3Institute

🚀 Exciting news! #MC3Institute is now on Bluesky! We’re a new institute dedicated to improving the lives of Merkel cell carcinoma #MCC patients through translational research. Follow us for updates, latest research, & collaboration opportunities. Learn more at mc3institute.uw.edu! #CancerResearch