Amazing dinner with former Paul Frenette lab heroes — Drs. Yuya Kunisaki (Nature 2013), who pioneered whole-mount bone marrow 2D imaging & arteriole niche, and Noboru Asada (Nat Cell Biol 2017), who discovered perivascular cytokines. Both now lead as physician-scientists—such an inspiring reunion!

Had such an amazing time at the Presidential Dinner #JSH2025 in Kitano, Kobe! Wonderful chats and discussions with hematology/oncology colleagues, exquisite cuisine, and a stunning night view—plus, of course, delicious Kobe beef and whiskey! @ninacabezas.bsky.social @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

Wonderful start to #JSH2025 (Japanese Society of Hematology, Kobe) at the speaker reception! Enjoyed great chats with many leading Hem/Onc clinicians and scientists. Excited for three days of hematology science, new connections, and reunions with old friends! @ninacabezas.bsky.social

Had a wonderful visit to Kobe Univ, Faculty of Medicine—so fun catching up with Dr. Yoshio Katayama (first postdoc of Dr. Paul Frenette) about his time at Sinai, and so impressed by X-ray/Cryo EMs and cutting-edge imaging at Nitta lab! Thanks Yoshio, Eriko & Ryo—a perfect warm-up for #JSH2025 Kobe!

‪Thank you! I am deeply honored and grateful to the scientific community at ISEH for receiving this award! All the brilliant, fearless, and hard-working former and current lab members who I have had the privilege to work with are the true stars here! 😊🤩 Thank you all! 🙏

Had a wonderful visit to Tokyo Dental College to give a seminar & catch up with Dr. Toshi Mizoguchi, former postdoc in Paul Frenette’s lab and visiting @keisukeito-lab.bsky.social member. Thanks, Toshi, for the kind invite—excited to see our niche projects keep growing! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

@isehsociety.bsky.social feels like home—so special with old friends, new connections, inspiring discussions, and endless learning! Above all, such a joy to share traditional Japanese attire with Momoko, Akiko & Noriko at #ISEH2025!! See you at #ISEH2026 in Frankfurt!! @steidluli.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Uli @steidluli.bsky.social on receiving the McCulloch & Till Award 2025 @isehsociety.bsky.social in Kumamoto, Japan!! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social #ISEH2025

So proud of this work by the @isehsociety.bsky.social Junior Faculty Committee!!! Whether you are just starting your lab or had it for many years, a good Lab Handbook is essential, and we want to help you on the way with this important document…

Are you a PI who just set up your lab or wants a more efficient daily flow? @isehsociety.bsky.social Junior Faculty Committee (and more) share in #ExpHem to help you build a transparent and functional lab culture. See how a Lab Handbook can benefit you. @nickvangastel.bsky.social bit.ly/3KBFvcQ

Such a wonderful pre-meeting dinner of traditional Japanese in Kumamoto with @isehsociety.bsky.social Board and old/new friends in #ExpHem! Big thanks to Toshio, Tao & Yuri for arranging, and congrats Li & Dan!! @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social @einsteinmededu.bsky.social #ISEH2025

Ready for #ISEH2025 Scientific Session? After 1.5 days of rich, productive discussions, @isehsociety.bsky.social leadership & Board of Directors are all set—with the full program and even the social events lined up! @thekinglab.bsky.social @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social @nickvangastel.bsky.social

Enjoying Japan’s autumn flavors together yesterday after a full day of teamwork & remarkable effort toward multi-year strategic planning for @isehsociety.bsky.social, future scientists, and the prestige of #ExpHem. @thekinglab.bsky.social @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

After lovely catch-ups in Tokyo with friends of 40 yrs since Keio junior high, I’m now heading to @isehsociety.bsky.social! Grateful for rugby teammates & postdoc comrade who make it feel like yesterday, and excited to reconnect with old & new #ExpHem friends in Kumamoto! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

Excited to welcome 5 new trainees (pre- and postdoc)!! This promising new generation of investigators will grow through cutting‑edge techniques, intensive career development, and interdisciplinary collaboration in KUH field. Welcome to @nyctrainkuhr.bsky.social! Details: bit.ly/3K9lOci

Join the Junior Faculty Career Session: Meet the Editors: Insights from Behind the Scenes. Attend this free session during the lunch hour on Thursday, 25 September at #ISEH2025 🏯! iseh.org/Annual-Meeting/54th-Annual-Meeting/Registration

Two 3rd-year med students from my alma mater, Keio Univ School of Medicine (Tokyo), visited Einstein! They had wonderful chats with our lab & @einsteinmededu.bsky.social colleagues about career paths, incl. IMGs & scientists. Truly inspired by their energy & motivation—their future shines so bright!

The ISEH just launched a brand new website! Check it out and join our society today to network with your colleagues and keep abreast of the latest advances in basic and translational experimental hematology research! iseh.org

Had a wonderful visit to Iowa State Univ. for the GDCB seminar! Huge thanks to Raquel @espinlab.bsky.social & Clyde @clydecampbell-lab.bsky.social for the warm hosting. Loved exploring stem cell metabolism collaborations with ISU faculty & trainees—plus Iowa’s sweet corn! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

So excited to speak at Iowa State University for the GDCB Seminar Series on Sept 9! Huge thanks to Raquel (@espinlab.bsky.social) & Clyde for the kind invite—can’t wait for the in-person visit! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social bit.ly/4mLIBcx

The Ito lab is 13.5 years young — and our homepage is finally live! Come visit us here: sites.google.com/view/ito-lab... @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

Delighted to announce that Dr. Sanjana Pillay, our esteemed @nyctrainkuhr.bsky.social postdoc (Dr. James Bieker lab), has been awarded an NIH/NIDDK K99/R00 grant to elucidate the role of higher-order chromatin organization during erythropoiesis. Congratulations, Sanjana!!

Delighted to share a thoughtful dialogue with Dr. Toshio Suda, Editor-in-Chief of #ExpHem! On behalf of the editorial board, I enjoyed a candid, conversational interview on the journal’s future vision. Grateful to @isehsociety.bsky.social & Publications Committee for the opportunity. bit.ly/3HNdnm6

This week on #SimplyBlood🩸 we're delighted to share an inspiring conversation with Dr. Toshio Suda, Editor-in-Chief of ExpHem! @keisukeito-lab.bsky.social had the unique opportunity to discuss the journal’s evolution including its future vision and ongoing efforts➡️https://www.simplyblood.org/

A wonderful first step as an MSTP student and physician-scientist in the making! Our former PREP student (2023–25) Mr. Carlos Hurtado Muñoz, at the White Coat Ceremony at @einsteinmededu.bsky.social — huge congrats, Carlos! Excited to see all the growth, learning and experiences ahead!

Today, Dr. John Crispino from St. Jude stopped by Einstein @einsteinmededu.bsky.social. I really enjoyed chatting with him, especially about fostering interactions and collaborations. Coincidentally, his new blog @isehsociety.bsky.social is so engaging and insightful!

Dr. Hideo Watanabe from Mount Sinai NY, my childhood friend and pulmonologist, stopped by Ito Lab today! He's been my role model since junior high—through med school, residency, PhD, postdoc, and now as a PI—always a year ahead. Had such great science chats! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

Thrilled to share that Dr. Samaneh DiMartino, our amazing @nyctrainkuhr.bsky.social postdoc, has received an NIH/NIDDK F32 award to explore BCAA catabolism in AKI and fibrosis. Huge achievement—so proud of you, Sama!! @stonybrookmedicine.bsky.social

Had such an amazing time at the tri-lab joint BBQ to kick off summer! Loved sharing fun moments, delicious food, and building new connections with Dr. Dawlaty and Guo (@wenjunguolab.bsky.social) labs. Looking forward to more collaborations! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social @aysegulerdemm.bsky.social

Huge congrats to Dr. Robert Bronstein @stonybrookmedicine.bsky.social, our @nyctrainkuhr.bsky.social postdoc and an expert in glomerulopathies, on being named a 2025 KidneyCure grantee! So well-deserved—an inspiring future leader in KUH field. So proud of you, Rob!! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

Beautiful tribute to Dr. James Till by Dr. Norman Iscove. Truly honored to serve as editor for this legacy in @isehsociety.bsky.social, as a proud scientific descendant of Dr. McCulloch. Tx to Norman for insights into the early HSC era & Jim’s pivotal role. bit.ly/45NPeWb @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

Welcome! Einstein’s newest M.D.-Ph.D. students in our Medical Scientist Training Program continued their orientation session Tuesday afternoon, gathering at the Forchheimer Medical Science Building to take their group photo with program leader Myles Akabas and their individual headshots. #MedEd

Today is our Dr. Katrina Blankenhorn’s final SAC meeting before she starts as Clinical Asst Prof @stonybrooku.bsky.social. So proud of her ongoing dedication to clinical care & research in sickle cell disease & Pediatric HemOnc. Can’t wait to work together again, Katrina! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

Continuing our interview spotlight series is the 2025 McCulloch and Till Awardee @steidluli.bsky.social‬ Dr. Steidl discusses his current work, career inspirations and more. Watch part III on www.simplyblood.org

Catching up with my @harvardmed.bsky.social postdoc buddies instantly takes me back! Had such a lovely dinner in New York with my close, same-age friends Shingo Kajimura @hhmi.org & Hiro Morishita @sinaibtain.bsky.social. So grateful for your inspiring science and a friendship that never changes!

Another heartfelt farewell to our collaborator Dr. Deepa Manwani, Dept of Pediatrics @einsteinmededu.bsky.social, as she heads to St. Jude (led by our friend Dr. Mitch Weiss) after years of dedicated care & research in sickle cell disease. We’ll miss you, Deepa—here’s to bridging Memphis & NY!

Bittersweet to see trainees move on, but so proud of our amazing Lidiane (Dr. Lidiane Torres) as she starts her next chapter! Your passion for neutrophil biology & sickle cell disease has inspired us all. Keep shining—we can’t wait for more chances to team up again! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

Thanks to @lindemileslab.bsky.social and @challenlab.bsky.social (& team) for writing our first commentary for @isehsociety.bsky.social journal Experimental Hematology! Two recent papers on Clonal Hematopoiesis- want to learn more? Read the link here 👇🏻

Excited to see the first commentary in Experimental Hematology (@isehsociety.bsky.social)! Kudos to Aishwarya, Linde ‪@lindemileslab.bsky.social, and Grant @challenlab.bsky.social for highlighting recent papers in Exp Hem on cell-extrinsic factors in Tet2-mutant clonal hematopoiesis!! bit.ly/4k3pEAI

@nyctrainkuhr.bsky.social ‬team joined inspiring talks on mentoring & program growth, connected with other KUH training programs, and took part in mentor–mentee sessions. Huge thanks to ATLANTIS-KUH for the fantastic organization! #KUHRTN2025 @einsteinmededu.bsky.social @einsteincellbio.bsky.social

Our trainees had a truly enriching experience at #KUHRTN2025 at Emory, Atlanta! They gained insights into career development, received valuable advice, and enjoyed connecting with field leaders and peers from across the country. bit.ly/3H529IZ @steidluli.bsky.social @gritsmanlab.bsky.social

New paper from our lab! In this study, we show that AML cells critically depend on LDHA to maintain their NAD+/NADH balance. Congrats to first author Ayşegül Erdem and all co-authors! cancerandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Had wonderful dinners with Dr. Jean-Emmanuel Sarry from CRCT-Oncopole, Toulouse! Loved his AML metabolism seminar at @einsteinmed.bsky.social’s Blood Cancer Institute, co-hosted by Drs. Will and Konopleva. Enjoyed the inspiring chats before and after. Excited to collaborate! @steidluli.bsky.social

Our collaborative study with Dr. Meelad Dawlaty of @einsteinmededu.bsky.social is published in HemaSphere (@hemasphere-journal.bsky.social)! So excited that Harmony and Claudia’s teamwork uncovered the roles for TET3 in HSC homeostasis during embryonic and adult hematopoiesis!! bit.ly/3RQgFqf

Had a wonderful dinner with young Japanese researchers from @einsteinmededu.bsky.social and a guest clinical resident from Japan! Truly inspired and encouraged by all of you. Congrats on your amazing achievements—excited to see your continued growth and future successes!

So happy for you both, Kira and Jen (@trowbridgelab.bsky.social), and Steven Chan on the paper’s publication! Such a joy working with you and team. Claudia and I are thrilled to be part of this amazing study on mitochondrial activity in CH-mutant HSPCs! @einsteinmededu.bsky.social

New paper from my lab! Elevated mitochondrial membrane potential is a therapeutic vulnerability in Dnmt3a-mutant clonal hematopoiesis: rdcu.be/eh1Nb Complementary to new work from Steven Chan & @georgevassiliou.bsky.social as described by @goodell-lab.bsky.social: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Congrats to Kira Young who spearheaded this work & all contributing authors. This was a fun (and long!) collaboration with @marcmansour.bsky.social, @challenlab.bsky.social, @ericpietras.bsky.social, Kelsey Fisher-Wellman, @keisukeito-lab.bsky.social & Steven Chan

The results are in 🗳️ Congratulations to our incoming 2025-2026 Board of Directors who will start their terms at the conclusion of #ISEH2025🏯 in September! 👏