Lucy Shapiro was just awarded the 2025 Lasker~Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science @laskerfdn.bsky.social! We spoke with Dr. Shapiro back in 2019: Conversations with Giants in Medicine @ushmaneill.bsky.social

All good things must come to an end, including this brilliant series that I was delighted to have hosted. Hope you all have enjoyed it as much as I did! Thank you @jclinical-invest.bsky.social ! And all the Giants who trusted me to help tell their stories.

This has been probably the most interesting 26 days I’ve had in my professional career. I remain dedicated to Columbia University, to higher education, and to doing whatever I can to help. I continue to believe Dr. Katrina Armstrong is an inspirational leader.

Harvey Society lecture tonight features Eric Olson. Come listen to an absolute giant in muscle biology! Bonus roast/ appreciation by me and Mary Baylies! harveysociety.org/lectures/abs...

It is a cherry on top kind of a day. Last day at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social running @mskeducation.bsky.social . What a wonderful 13 years. MSK trainees, I have loved working with you and for you.

Washington square park on March 7!

For years I got to caption the @jclinical-invest.bsky.social covers and I just choked on this one. The glorious glomerulus!

And reminder the age for pneumoccoal vaccine was lowered to 50 recently! #medsky www.npr.org/2024/10/24/n...

Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk "Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."

Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings. But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.

Tried making the Dubai Chocolate bars today. Many steps but so delicious it was worth it cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026...

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So good! Questlove for the win! And snl too :)

Reading applications for summer internships. the words “insatiable” “unquenchable” and “journey” seem to be this year’s ChatGPT suggestions to include in personal statements. Also, cutting and pasting from our own websites with the description of what they’d get from the program. #sigh

Calling senior graduate students interested in doing a postdoc at @mskcancercenter.bsky.social to join us virtually at the MSK View postdoc recruitment event on Feb 26 & 27. We strongly encourage students from underrepresented minority groups to apply at msk.org/mskview

Thrilled to have gotten to meet James Chen a few months ago!

Checks on checks on checks. Someone got very into Vans this year

And you may ask yourself, "what day is this?" And you may ask yourself, "do I have to go to work today?" And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong? And you may say to yourself, "My God, how much cheese have I eaten?” #thesameasiteverwas

Fun with misspelling! Marry Christmas everyone!

Wishing @ktsanov.bsky.social well as he moves on to start his new lab at U Chicago. Can’t wait to watch all the amazing things you do Kal!!!

When a friend from Wisconsin says they are coming over to drop off some cheese as a gift, believe them.

This ornament will always have a place of prominence on our tree. A vested merman holding a rooster.

Currently sitting under a blanket with all the windows open and fans on as my husband and daughter thought they could bake and have somehow burnt everything and our place is filled with smoke

We returned to cookie mountain! #TVOTR

Calling all undergrads who are looking for a 10-week summer, #research opportunity at the interface of #biomedicine, #chemistry, #computational biology, & #engineering. Applications are now open! For more information visit us: bit.ly/Summer_MSK2025

Senior students & recent graduates who are looking for #biomedical #research opportunities - our #MSKBridge #postbac program is now open for applications. Deadline to apply: FEBRUARY 21, 2025. What is Bridge about? mskcc.org/bridge & don’t forget to check out the FAQs.

It's grad school/ job/ internship application season. Make sure your kids & friends know what we're looking for on the other side. I've seen too many applications for internships at Sloan Kettering (a cancer center) be focused on becoming a geologist or business consultant. hbr.org/2023/02/how-...

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Parent of a 5 year old: if you drink half the cup of milk and eat your peas you can watch 3 videos on YouTube

Get the HPV vaccine! Evangelize about it!

Your city’s a sucker. My city’s a creep. #LCDSouvdsystem

Join this new spectacular course at MSK Jan 27-31, 2025!

HIGHLY recommend reading this from Ben Humphreys at WashU. I've already quoted from it in remarks I made in the Spring! ASCI Presidential Address: 🐓 Super chickens, givers, & collective intelligence: the importance of collaboration, teamwork, & mentorship in science www.jci.org/articles/vie...

Zen on the timeline

Vaccines are amazing. Don’t let any politician convince you otherwise.

1 hour 25 min to go 10 miles? LA, I 💛 you but your lack of public transport is killing me!!

Truth bombs from Indra Nooyi! Hosting her at MSK.

Overheard a bunch of grad students and postdocs discussing the merits of joining Crumbl, ChipCity, or Levain in a year when the bottom drops out of funding for scientific research 🥹😫😡🙏🏽

A friendly reminder that you YES YOU should get the HPV vaccine. Two shots if you’re under 15, 3 if you’re over. We could wipe out cervical and head & neck cancers in a generation. 40+ years of safety data ! #HPVvaccine

Hi everyone. I hear it's lovely here. Also, if I started a Drama Reduction Program/ Internship, would any of you like the tshirt? #kidding #notreallykidding