Did you read McIlvried et al.’s latest study in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social connecting CGRP signaling to tumor-associated pain and immune evasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma? Check out the #PapersoftheWeek pick here bit.ly/4s93fFN #PapersoftheWeek#PRF

Loved having (almost) the whole lab in attendance at the #CancerNeuro26 meeting in Houston last week! Such a great meeting full of catching up with friends and building new collaborations! Big thanks to Wiley’s #AdvancedPortfolio for continuing to support the #cancerneuroscience field.

📢Publication out now in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social !! CGRP signaling links tumor-associated pain to immune evasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma Highlights ⬇️ #cancerneurobiology #research www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

that's awesome! So much effort went into trying to collate such a complex topic into a single review but great to see the resource being utilized! And even still, at the rate new research is coming to light, we are already probably a bit outdated!

Check out the details for our upcoming seminar, and follow the link in our bio to sign up!

Our own @andremartel.bsky.social, 4th yr grad student, is honored to be recognized and receive the Professional Development Award as an early-career scientist and attend the 2026 International Cancer Neuroscience Symposium in Houston, TX, USA! #CancerNeuro26 #TravelAwardRecipient #AdvancedPortfolio

Great and comprehensive review from Dr. Young's group!

www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... new paper from our group demonstrating how breast tumors dysregulate rhythms in the HPA axis to drive their own growth. Great collaboration with the @corina-amor.bsky.social and @cheadlelab.bsky.social labs @cshlnews.bsky.social

Nothing like discovering that someone wrote a whole article in support of our publication on morphine-induced immunosuppression! jitc.bmj.com/content/13/5...

Check out International Cancer Neuroscience Symposium's Conversation Series! Episode 7: A Conversation with Dr. Nicole Scheff www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evee...

Abstract deadline approaching quickly (Nov 7, 2025) for the international #cancerneuroscience #symposium happening in Feb 2026!! Check out registration (SO CHEAP for 3 days!), abstract, and award details here: mdanderson.cloud-cme.com/course/cours...

2026 Cancer Neuroscience Symposium Abstract submission deadline: 11.7.2025 This is one of my favorite meetings of the year where all the science is really great and so much collaboration that starts within those couple days. Even if you're on a cusp of the field, totally worth checking out!

Great conversation with Erica Sloan about stress and cancer…https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5zJzPdzE65g

Cancer-induced Nerve Injury Unveils a Sympathetic-to-Sensory Nerve Axis in Head and Neck Cancer https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.19.677339v1

The NOA has landed! We have our first 🛏️to 🔬 to🛌translation! In collaboration with Glycyx Therapeutics, we received funding for a multi-institutional clinical trial to test if peripheral acting OPRM1 antagonism can improve response to immune checkpoint blockade in head and neck cancer patients!

Congratulations to @andremartel.bsky.social for his first author preprint, now available on bioRxiv: Cancer-induced Nerve Injury Unveils a Sympathetic-to-Sensory Nerve Axis in Head and Neck Cancer! #cancerneuroscience #cancerpain www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

📢Happy to announce the Scheff lab's contribution to this important exploration of #neurobiology of #cancer, out now in @cp-neuron.bsky.social! Thanks to @andremartel.bsky.social!

The Scheff Lab image was selected to be the background of the @pcpr-pittpain.bsky.social seminar series poster highlighting mammary innervating dorsal root ganglia neurons. This image was taken in a study understanding the impact of sensory neurons on breast cancer progression and (lack of) pain.

Cancer #pain isn't just a symptom, it can influence survival. Our new commentary in @cp-cancercell.bsky.social explores the idea that choosing the right analgesic could improve tumor immunity. Thanks to my co-authors for their support with this piece! #cancerneuroscience www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... New data from us on Botox-A effects on human DRG neurons, including some really surprising effects on DRG transcriptome. All of this work was led by Katherin Gabriel, and was a great collaboration with our friends at AbbVie.

#REVIEW 🚨 Amit et al. outline the reciprocal interactions among neurons, immune cells and tumour cells that regulate peripheral antitumour immune responses and discuss how these mechanisms could be leveraged to enhance immunotherapy. 📖 ⬇️

Thank to #RushtoCrush for a great weekend raising funds for #cancer #research!

🎉Congratulations to @andremartel.bsky.social for winning BEST POSTER at yesterday's #painday, held at the University of Pittsburgh @cnup.bsky.social! Thanks to Hannah and @nehamokhasi.bsky.social for their excellent contributions.

Thanks to @usasp.bsky.social for a great conference! Dr Scheff discussed reverse translation in #cancerpain and presented a poster detailing new work on radiation-induced pain and oral mucositis. @andremartel.bsky.social presented updates on his project on sympathetics and cancer pain. #research

@andremartel.bsky.social and I had an awesome time teaching at the inaugural Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2025 Methods in Cancer Neuroscience course this week! #cshl #cancerneuroscience. Wish we could have stayed but had to be home for the Stand Up For Science Event! @standupforscience.bsky.social

The Gulf Coast Consortia invites you to register for their Feb. 21, #Pain2025 workshop featuring Rita Allen Scholars, Kara Marshall, Baylor College of Medicine, and Katelyn Sadler, Univ. of Texas, Dallas. The event will occur via Zoom webinar on Feb. 21, from 1-2 pm (CST).

Elegant paper from the Gereau lab examining intrinsic adaptive plasticity in mouse and human sensory neurons rupress.org/jgp/article/...

📢New publication out: Sensory Neurotransmission and Pain in Solid Tumor Progression! This review article by first author @andremartel.bsky.social details recent work on the bidirectional relationship between sensory neurons and #cancer cells. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... #neurobiology

🎉Excited to share that our application, “Breast Cancer Control of Neural Invasion Modulates Immunosurveillance” has been funded by The Magee Women’s Cancer Research and Education Funding Committee. We are grateful for the support to explore this new direction! #breastcancer #neuroscience #immunology

What is the best time of the month to treat breast cancer? #Nature "Breast Cancer: Menstrual cycle may affect chemotherapy sensitivity" Open Access www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📢Check out our new publication, Morphine treatment restricts response to immunotherapy in oral squamous cell carcinoma, out now in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer! This article presents urgent work with implications for improving ICI therapy responses. jitc.bmj.com/content/12/1...

The application deadline is on December 6th: meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... Whether you're a neuroscientist or a cancer biologist, this is the training you’ve been waiting for! #cancerneuroscience

Don't miss out on the chance to register for Neural Influence on Cancer and snag a $200 discount if you sign up by December 3, 11:59 pm MST. Secure your spot now at hubs.la/Q02YNzHH0. #KSNeuroCancer25 #CancerNeuroscience