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Asian Faculty Association at Yale – Established in 2023 campuspress.yale.edu/afay/
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Thrilled to see my postdoc @Yaru00473993 receive an NCI K99/R00 award on the first submission! 🎉Watching talented trainees grow into independent scientists is one of the most rewarding parts of academia. @Yale_Urology @YaleMed @Yale @YaleCancer
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A study from @RongFan8 and @sidichen highlights spatial CRISPR screening's potential to transform #cancerresearch by enabling spatial analysis of genetic and RNA interactions in complex tissues, providing insights into tumor biology, immune evasion, and RNA regulatory networks.
medicine.yale.edu/cancer/pub…
@SmilowCancer @NatureBiotech
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Enjoyed the @theNCI #HTAN Annual Meeting w/ our Yale lymphoma atlas team @MinaXu7 @ZongmingMa @archie_enninful @YaoLu5625157511, Mingyu Yang. Inspired by the incredible progress across HTAN centers and excited for the road ahead toward better cancer diagnosis and treatment! 🥳
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Excited for the CGC Spatial Biology Conference this September in London and looking forward to reconnecting with many friends and colleagues from across the spatial biology community! 🤩🤩
Final call for abstracts! 🔬
Spatial biology is transforming how we understand cancer, from tumour evolution and the microenvironment to treatment responses.
This September, the Cancer Grand Challenges Conference: Spatial Biology will bring together global leaders in cancer research, tech development and clinical practice for three days of breakthrough science, bold ideas and new collaborations.
There will also be editors from leading scientific journals attending, making this a fantastic opportunity to share your work with a broad and influential community across cancer research and publishing.
Submit your abstract by Sunday 31 May for the opportunity to present your research and be part of the conversation shaping the future of spatial biology in cancer.
📍 The Royal Society, London
📅 1–3 September 2026
⏰ Abstract deadline: Sunday 31 May
Submit your abstract and secure your place ➡️ lnkd.in/eM7b6GX5
#SpatialBiology #CancerResearch
#ShaharAlon, #BerndBodenmiller, #DarioBressan, #RongFan, #JosephineBunch, #FeiChen, #ElizabethHillman, #JoakimLundeberg, #DanaPe'er, #SinemSaka, #PeterSorger, #OliverStegle, #JasonSwedlow, #AdamTaylor, #SarahTeichmann, #NicholasWalton
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AASF is seeking a Community Engagement and Membership Consultant (Contractor). Learn more about the position and how to apply: aasforum.org/get-involved-co…
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Thank you, Yale Medicine Magazine, for highlighting my lab and my amazing colleagues Professors Etienne Caron, Liza Konnikova, Smita Krishnaswamy, and Sai Zhang in this nice article introducing the diverse and fundamental biomedical research at @YaleMed.
m.yale.edu/djjk
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May 16
Congratulations to @JunLiuLab @YaleMicroPath researcher @guowangbiao for receiving the poster award at the 11th Annual @Yale Biophysics and Structural Biology Symposium!
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One of the many perks of working at @YaleMed is the numerous food trucks. Jean Wei, who runs our favorite Taiwanese food truck, retired last week. Thank you for feeding us for the past 17 years!
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Jane Ying Wu, who took her own life, was cleared of wrongdoing by the US National Institutes of Health. Her family alleges that her employer destroyed her career. go.nature.com/3OZDs51
ALT Neuroscientist Jane Ying Wu was the subject of an investigation by the US National Institutes of Health as part of US President Donald Trump\u2019s China Initiative. Credit: Courtesy of Elizabeth Rao
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Last week, AASF and AI NextGen hosted the inaugural AIX Summit in NYC with 700 leaders from academia, industry, and finance to examine how AI will drive American scientific discovery and economic growth.
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Mar 19
Looking forward to seeing many friends and colleagues at the ORS Asian Leadership Forum Network Breakfast next week in Charlotte!
📍 Location: Room E220 D–F, Charlotte Convention Center
📅 Date & Time: Sunday, March 29, 2026 | 7:00–9:00 AM
It is a pleasure to co-chair this event with Su Chin Heo (UPenn), and we are especially excited to welcome our keynote speaker:
Dr. Michelle S. Caird (University of Michigan)
🗣️ “Many Pasts, One Future”
This gathering is a wonderful opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and continue building a strong and supportive Asian leadership community within ORS.
Looking forward to a great morning of conversations, inspiration, and collaboration.
See you all there! @ORSsociety #ORS2026
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Mar 11
New Urologic Sciences Division Bridges Research and Clinical Excellence m.yale.edu/dgn2
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Glad to attend the 2026 Telluride Workshop on Physical Genomics and Transcriptional Engineering and to catch up with old friends and colleagues across the US. I just realized the seven scientists in this dinner photo likely have seven countries of origin, including Pakistan, India, China, America, Jordan, Israel and Italy, now working in UPenn, Yale, Northwestern, Brown, Stanford and UTexas. In a chaotic world, we meet and share our research with a common ideal: for the betterment of humankind. Thank you @TellurideSci for supporting the workshop! Thank you Prof. Vadim Backman for organizing the workshop and for inviting us!
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BREAKING: @NPR published an in-depth report on the Dr. Jane Ying Wu case, highlighting AASF's leadership and the nationwide response from 1,000 faculty members, including Nobel Laureates. Listen: buff.ly/17xh43Y
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Our manuscript on the nanomechanics of the mechanosensitive channel NompC (biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…) has been accepted for publication in Science Advances. This was a wonderful collaboration with the groups of Yifan Cheng, Lily Jan, and Yuh-Nung Jan at UCSF.
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Feb 21
Congratulations to @LianhuanWei_Lea @YaleNeuro for winning a poster award at the Gordon conference on #FTD and related dementias!
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Sign on and share the letter honoring Dr. Jane Ying Wu's memory today! The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, Feb. 3rd at 12 pm ET. Join nearly 850 and help us reach 1,000. Let us be united, standing up for fairness, transparency, and dignity. Sign on: buff.ly/u656wy3
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A new study led by Prof. Dale Sebastian @YalePsych, @YaleMed Deputy Dean Prof. Darin Latimore and colleagues reported career advancement barriers faced by Asian/Asian American faculty members. Many @AFAYale members participated in this study. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… (1/3)
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Importantly, the study identified barriers including "cultural norms discouraging self-promotion, limited access to decision-makers, and unclear pathways to sponsorship." This study helps broaden awareness and deepen understanding of the Asian faculty experience (2/3)
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and suggests that “academic medical institutions may need intentional, relationship-centered sponsorship initiatives to address unique advancement challenges experienced by Asian faculty members and illuminate opaque leadership pathways.” (3/3)
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