The first FDA-approved liquid biopsy test for cancer screening is here - and raising big questions about how it could transform cancer care. HICCC’s Dr. Chin Hur weighs in. More in this Q&A 👉 cancer.columbia.edu/news/what-kn...

The Spring/Summer issue of Accelerations is here! We're spotlighting momentum— discover what's next in cancer research, breakthroughs in drug discovery, and progress in pancreatic cancer. Read the issue below. hiccc-accelerations.onpubli.com/Spring-Summe...

Getting through the blood-brain barrier remains a huge challenge in brain tumor treatment. Read how HICCC researchers Elisa Konofagou & Stergios Zacharoulis are using #soundwaves to open it just long enough to deliver therapy. engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/t...

Uterine cancer is one of the few cancers with rising incidence and mortality. A new @columbiamed.bsky.social study led by HICCC’s Jason D. Wright projects a sharp increase over the next 30 years—disproportionately impacting Black women. Read more: www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/uterine...

Last week, we celebrated the official launch of the Center for Innovation in Imaging Biomarkers and Integrated Diagnostics (CIMBID) at Columbia. @columbiamed.bsky.social Catch the highlights and recordings below. @columbiaimaging.bsky.social columbiaradiology.org/news/columbi...

Today marks Day 1 of the second cohort of the 2025 IICD Intensive Workshop. We’re thrilled to welcome a new group of graduate students and postdocs for a week of immersive learning! #CancerResearch #STEMeducation @elhamazizi.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social @columbiacancer.bsky.social

Tattoos last forever-but do they come with health risks that stick around just as long? 💭 HICCC's Dr. Mariam El-Ashmawy breaks down what early research shows —and what you can do to protect your skin with or without tattoos. www.cancer.columbia.edu/news/tattoos...

The SRP interns had a great seminar with Dr. @brentstockwell.bsky.social Thank you, Dr. Stockwell, for sharing your career path and research with our summer interns! 🔬✨ #CancerResearch #STEMeducation #IICDSR #SummerInternship @columbiacancer.bsky.social

Highlights from HICCC's 3rd Annual Clinical Trials Day at @columbiamed.bsky.social 🏥👏 Thank you to everyone who joined us last week to learn about the urgent need for broader participation in #ClinicalTrials

View today's final HICCC #ASCO2025 daily roundup, below!

View today's HICCC #ASCO2025 daily roundup, below!

View today's HICCC #ASCO25 daily research roundup, below!

View today's HICCC #ASCO2025 daily roundup, below!

Headed to #ASCO2025 ?! 🔬✈️ Stay tuned for daily HICCC sessions, spotlight lectures, and late breaking research at @ascocancer.bsky.social ! Be sure to add our sessions to your meeting planner, and tag us to be featured! 📸 meetings.asco.org/meetings/202...

Nearly everything we know about cancer started in a clinical trial. But what are clinical trials really like? 💭 🔬 Read on for answers to more common questions—and misconceptions—about cancer #clinicaltrials www.cancer.columbia.edu/news/answeri...

Cancer research is a team effort. 🌎🔬This #CancerResearchMonth the HICCC thanks everyone who makes life-changing breakthroughs possible at Columbia. @columbiamed.bsky.social

Neurosurgeons at NYP / @columbiamed.bsky.social / @weillcornell.bsky.social are studying a new ultrasound tech to help drugs reach glioblastoma tumors. The SONOBIRD trial tests a device that disrupts the blood-brain barrier. More from Dr. Brian Gill below. 🧠 💊 nyp.org/advances/art...

🗓️🥼 @columbiamed.bsky.social 2025 Clinical Trials Day brings together experts, advocates, and community leaders to explore how equity in clinical research can transform lives and strengthen communities—both locally and globally. Register below! bit.ly/43DVFsn

👏Congratulations to HICCC Deputy Director, @drdawnhershman.bsky.social -this year’s recipient of the @ascocancer.bsky.social Karnofsky Memorial Award!

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Join the HICCC and the Columbia Initiative in Cell Engineering and Therapy for "New Advances in Cancer Cell Therapy", a mini-symposium in ft. a keynote address from Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD. Register below to save your spot. bit.ly/4kk913F

Patient Symptoms and Disease Features Guide Pirtobrutinib Use in R/R #CLL. @columbiacancer.bsky.social #oncology www.onclive.com/view/patient...

Excited to announce our annual New York City Edward P. Evans MDS Centers Symposium across @mskcancercenter.bsky.socia & @columbiacancer.bsky.social. This year to be held at @mskcancercenter.bsky.socia. See this flyer below and register here: forms.fillout.com/t/1wX3dGmym4us

🧬May is National Cancer Research Month—a time to celebrate progress and the people behind it. Watch how @columbiacancer.bsky.social is making strides toward better, more equitable cancer care: youtu.be/V9uz3ZhG4D8 #CancerResearchMonth #ColumbiaCancer

Thanks to a $10M grant from @themarkfdn.bsky.social and Torrey Coast Foundation, the new Mark Foundation Center for Lineage Plasticity—co-led by HICCC and @mskcancercenter.bsky.social—will accelerate research on cellular plasticity and cancer progression. www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/columbi...

🔬 During #CancerResearchMonth, we’re spotlighting @brentstockwell.bsky.social, exploring ferroptosis as a powerful way to eliminate aggressive cancers. His latest work links diet and cancer treatment: bit.ly/4iNEWc5 @columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social @columbiasysbio.bsky.social

HICCC's FINAL #AACR25 Daily Roundup: View our research sessions happening today. cancer.columbia.edu/news/roundup...

This year’s 11 NextGen Stars will share their findings on cancer cartography, the dark proteome, cancer-resistant tissues, and more at #AACR25. Learn more about their work and its future implications on the #AACRBlog: www.aacr.org/blog/2025/04...

#AACR2025 Daily Roundup: View HICCC's research sessions happening today! @theaacr.bsky.social cancer.columbia.edu/news/roundup...

And now for postdoc #2 at #aacr2025, our very own Dr. Marie Hasselluhn! @columbiacancer.bsky.social

Big day today at #aacr2025! @alvarocuriel.bsky.social is presenting his work on BMAL2, a master regulator of PDAC hypoxic response (poster 2570) and Dr. Marie Hasselluhn is presenting her work on role of CAF/myeloid crosstalk in PDAC immunosuppression in PDAC (poster 1501). Come check them out!

#AACR2025 Daily Roundup: View HICCC's research sessions happening today! cancer.columbia.edu/news/roundup...

#AACR2025 Daily Roundup: View HICCC's research sessions happening today. www.cancer.columbia.edu/news/roundup...

Kicking off #AACR2025 Day 1! Today, HICCC will present on lineage plasticity, nuclear topology, gene regulation, and more. See the highlights below. @theaacr.bsky.social Check out our full roundup -https://cancer.columbia.edu/news/roundup-hiccc-aacr-2025

If you’re at @theaacr.bsky.social don’t miss today’s session on 3D Topology & Cancer featuring giants of the field: Jane Skok @nyulangone.bsky.social & Brad Cairns @utah.edu Imposter syndrome at an all time high! 😬 Proud to represent @cohesinlab.bsky.social @columbiacancer.bsky.social #AACR25

On my way to #aacr2025 in Chicago, can't wait to see my many friends and colleagues who will be there. Please check out posters from my postdocs @alvarocuriel.bsky.social and Marie Hasselluhn!

Congratulations to Robert Wechsler-Reya, PhD for his award of $500,000 from the Team Jack Foundation to aid in developing a MYC-Inhibitor for Medulloblastoma. An outstanding recognition to continue improving outcomes for pediatric brain tumors. 👏

#WorldCancerDay 🎗️ We're inspired each day by the incredible people we have the privilege of working with and caring for. Thank you to our patients, caregivers and families, and the amazing health professionals at @columbiamed.bsky.social

Congratulations to @drdawnhershman.bsky.social, who was recently awarded the David Karnofsky Science of Oncology Award, part of @ascocancer.bsky.social 's 2025 Special Awards which recognizes "tremendous contributions to the oncology community." Read more: connection.asco.org/do/asco-cong...

HICCC's Pathways to a Cure Annual Report is now live! Explore the latest discoveries in cancer research and care happening at @columbiamed.bsky.social pubs.cancer.columbia.edu/reports/2024...

After years of effort with little progress in the field, researchers at @columbiamed.bsky.social are leadings several breakthroughs in pancreatic #cancer research. www.cancer.columbia.edu/news/glimmer...