Scientist, Mentor, Mom of 3, Wife of Cancer Center Director. All views, post, and opinions are my own.
Joined October 2018
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So proud to be an OG mentee of this titan of science, my hocam, @ghotamis who has been elected into the National Academy of Sciences. Here is us as babies in '03. The best. @HarvardChanSPH @theNASciences
Apr 28
We are extremely proud and thrilled to announce our very own Dr. Hotamışlıgil @ghotamis has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences!! Congratulations on this outstanding achievement and recognition 👏👏👏😊nasonline.org/news/2026-nas-…
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Amazing opportunity @AACR to share our experience in building the @MeDOCResearch Consortium to fill the gaps in understanding the obesity-cancer risk connection during the @theNCI - @NIH session today! Read more about this innovative transdisciplinary approach-Lam et al @JNCI_Now
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Apr 21
Did you know metabolic issues linked to obesity can raise cancer risk? 🎗️The NCI/NIH Consortia Initiative MeDOC, is bringing together experts across disciplines to tackle this head-on. Learn more at today's NCI-Sponsored session from 10:15-11:15 PST at #AACR26.
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Apr 20
Plasma Metabolomics Profiles in the Progression of Adverse Liver Conditions to Liver Cancer presented by Cindy (Xinyuan) Zhang
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Apr 20
Checkout the posters we presented today (4/20)!
Circulating Sphingolipids and Colorectal Cancer Risk Among African American Adults presented by Sara Salas
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Excellent showing of Memphians from @UTHSC_Cancer - Center for Cancer Research from faculty to trainees at #AACR26 with many posters and speakers! Congrats to @RachelSPerkins1 Rachel Perkins for her @AACR Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Award! 🎉
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So happy to catch up on the successes of my former doctoral student Mehdi @ChaibImmune at #AACR26 now a postdoc at MD Anderson. It was amazing to see his work highlighted during Jim Allison’s lifetime achievement award! Congrats Mehdi! So proud!
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Amazing work
Apr 20
Be sure to checkout the MeDOC Consortium's poster at #AACR this afternoon (4/21 2-5pm PST)! The poster will be set up in Section 4, Board 26
MeDOC-KB: Knowledge Base for Unraveling the Metabolic Links Between Obesity-Related Cancers presented by The GW-CC
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Thrilled for @JJMilnerLab to be awarded this @AACR Trailblazer award! So happy to run into my former “roton” rotation student who has gone on to great things!! #Aacr26
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Apr 20
Big things are happening! MeDOC Consortium members are at #AACR2026, sharing groundbreaking research on obesity-related cancers. Posters will be presented this afternoon in Sections 36 (#14) and 54 (#8).
Proud to help drive real change in cancer research—stay tuned for updates!
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So honored to be a part of @MeDOCResearch
Apr 20
Be sure to checkout the MeDOC Consortium's poster at #AACR this afternoon (4/20 2-5pm)! The poster will be set up in Section 36, Board 14
Obesity, metabolic dysfunction, and cancer risk: Uncovering the metabolic landscape presented by the #MeDOC Consortium
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Apr 18
Simultaneously released at #AACR26 our new collaborative study investigating the impact of weight loss and omega-3 PUFA on the #microbiome in women at high-risk for #breastcancer aacrjournals.org/cancerpreve…
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Excited to be at #AACR26! Look for me Tuesday morning for our @MeDOCResearch panel in this special @theNCI @NIH Selected Session!
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Apr 19
Join Lily Guenther, MD, Molecular Oncology, from 3-3:30 p.m. at booth 2346. She will share her expertise in pediatric sarcoma ahead of her presentation at the Interface of Radiation Science and Pediatric Oncology Town Hall tonight at 6:30 p.m.
#AACR26 #StJudeResearch
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Congrats to my postdoctoral fellows Dr. Sandesh Marathe @SMaratheTweets and Dr. Naveed Pervaiz on receiving Travel Awards at the @UTHSC_CGHS 18th Annual Postdoctoral Research Showcase to attend the 2026 @GordonConf on #Immunometabolism to share exciting @MeDOCResearch findings!
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Identification of susceptibility loci using a novel murine model for triple-negative breast cancer academic.oup.com/g3journal/a…
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Conserved candidate genes (RASSF3, GNS, and TBC1D30) associated with poorer overall survival in BC patients—highlighting new risk biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets.
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Triple negative breast cancer (#TNBC) remains an aggressive subtype in need of advances to predict risk and improve outcomes. Using systems genetics in a novel preclinical model in the BXD recombinant inbred family we identified genetic modifiers of TNBC onset and burden.
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I am thankful to the @theNCI for funding this work and our multidisciplinary team. @GeneNetwork2 @DavidAshbrook @LauraSipe3 @davidneilhayes and a team of trainees to conquer this huge study!
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