Happy Halloween from the Burger Lab!

Huge day @OHSUKnight! A ✌️two billion gift from Phil and Penny Knight that will be transformative for cancer care at the time it is most needed! The Burger Lab is doing their part to answer the calling of curing cancer as we know it and is incredibly grateful for this generosity!

The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, argues @rossandersen.bsky.social. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage:

Two new PhD candidates in the Burger lab! Congrats Alyssa Granados and Rohan Chaudhari! A great way to celebrate summer! 🎉

Current situation at Harvard Medical School for NIH grants view.u.hms.harvard.edu?qs=3ed8c01b9...

It’s the economy stupid- “There is no better investment than one that saves lives, supports local economies and drives America’s global leadership in biomedical innovation” www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Urgent! The U.S. House will vote TOMORROW on a bill that includes a 57% CUT to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), including #lungcancerresearch. Contac your rep NOW and tell them to vote NO on these harmful cuts. www.votervoice.net/LUNGevity/ca... #TakeAction

Big turnout today to #StandUpForScience in Salem, OR. Scientists work tirelessly every day to generate life saving medicines. All drugs have their origins in science funded from the NIH & this funding has over a 2.4-fold financial ROI. NIH funding should be increased, not cut!

This is a positive development. But a lot of work remains to correct the potential damage that could be caused and prevent new attacks on science and biomedicine. thehill.com/regulation/c...

A US Senator Joins the Fray. Thank you @murray.senate.gov ! More of this, please! www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr...

Already bruised by the Trump administration’s first round of firings of federal workers, employees at NIH faced more bad news. NIH’s 27 institute directors were told this week that the agency must cut staffing back to 2019 levels, or at least 10% below its 2024 tally. scim.ag/3EP8gjy

Join me in standing up for science on March 7. in Salem, Oregon! Tell your friends and bring them too!! This is a nation wide event, with every state having at least one gathering. We need to show up strong!!! standupforscience2025.org

ICYMI: a post about why the firings at NIH this weekend devastated cancer research. And other biomedical research too. Building a science lab is like building a new company: it takes years to put together the right team. Many lab groups are now broken. altnih4science.subst...

IMPORTANT ACTION in response to the illegal firings of scientists and public health workers at HHS, NIH, CDC, and other federal agencies by the Trump administration. Rally at HHS this Wed, Feb 19 at 12 pm. Show your support! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/... @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social

Get ready to #standupforscience in 2.5 weeks!

@katherinejwu.com getting straight to the ❤️ of the crisis. This current attack on science must be stopped to protect all Americans.

A US judge has blocked a policy that would have, beginning today, slashed billions of dollars of funding annually for US research institutions, including universities and hospitals. https://go.nature.com/4hvSeto

This is a list of blockbuster drugs in 2024. Guess how many can trace their origins to NIH funded research? All of them.

This will kill science in the US. This is how China wins. Why is this not on the news? Why are people not more upset about this? grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Review @natrevimmunol.bsky.social @laurenrodda.bsky.social @georgecelis.bsky.social B cells in non-lymphoid tissues www.nature.com/articles/s41...

IL-27 elicits a cytotoxic CD8+ T cell program to enforce tumor control @nature.com nature.com/articles/s41...

The gears of the grantmaking machinery at NIH have begun moving again, after a 2-week standstill following a controversial ban on communications imposed by President Donald Trump. scim.ag/4aLQ0U6

In HCC patients treated with anti-PD-1 and lenvatinib, a circulating effector memory CD8+ T cell population is critical for treatment efficacy www.cell.com/cancer-cell/... www.cell.com/cancer-cell/... preview by @meganburgerphd.bsky.social @cp-cancercell.bsky.social

Breaking @cp-cancercell.bsky.social 'Preview' from Peter Matulich & @meganburgerphd.bsky.social on exciting new #Immunotherapy #ImmuneCheckpointInhibitor + #Lenvatinib #Tcells #Tregs Study | www.cell.com/action/showP...

Congratulation to @meganburgerphd.bsky.social on receiving a research grant from @lungcancerresearch.bsky.social! Dr. Burger's research is focused on optimizing immunotherapy sequencing to overcome resistance: www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Grateful for support from @lcrf_org to tackle the important area of immunotherapy resistance in lung cancer.

A guide from Nature to landing your next job in science - in industry or academia 🧪 ✅ A personal tip - always make sure to send a follow-up email after your interview - it takes little time, and shows you really care about the position.. www.nature.com/articles/d41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social

The MacPherson lab at Fred Hutch is hiring a postdoc to study the biology of small cell lung cancer. We employ in vivo models, genetic screens and genomic approaches to understand + therapeutically target subsets of SCLC. $78K salary ⬆️ to >$90K after 2 yrs careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/28757/p...

🧑‍🔬🏛️👩‍⚕️ Lots of our #CancerImmunology community now here 🦋, including @jimallisonphd.bsky.social 🏅! #AcademicSky #ImmunoSky #OncSky #StarterPack 1 is already full 🙌, so starting a another one. Let's continue growing! - Pack 1️⃣: go.bsky.app/PRdmHCP - Pack 2️⃣: go.bsky.app/93eqJbs

Both #Cancer #Research starter packs are now completely full! ~300 researchers, oncologists, students, postdocs, patient advocates, and organizations supporting cancer research 🧪🔬⚕️ I hope you'll find these useful to build our community here Pack 1: go.bsky.app/FEoaJMc Pack 2: go.bsky.app/6EcjWNA

A growth, and then a metastasis, of cancer researchers (two starter packs)... by @johannajoyce.bsky.social bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack...

💡 Inspired by others, as we grow our #AcademicSky #MedSky#ImmunoSky community here @bsky.app 🦋, thought it might be cool to have a #StarterPack for #CancerImmunology. Please join in or recommend a colleague! Hope this is useful 👇 go.bsky.app/PRdmHCP

Missed the AACR Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Meeting 2024 in Boston? Check out our special feature highlighting key talks and breakthroughs from the event acir.org/weekly-diges...

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

The Arthur and Sandra Irving Cancer Immunology Symposium is a very special opportunity to meet not only fantastic faculty at the forefront of their fields, but also the nicest mentors and colleagues. irvingcancerimmunologysymposium.com