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Feb 5
I am very honored to receive the @TAMESTX Mary Beth Maddox Award. Thank you to Dr. Kliewer and the late Dr. Mangelsdorf for their trust and support.
TAMEST Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship Committee Chair Dr. Helen Elisabeth Heslop and Nominator Dr. Steven Kliewer present Dr. Maralice Conacci-Sorrell, @UTSWMedCenter, with the 2026 TAMEST Mary Beth Maddox Award. #TAMEST2026
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May 29
I had a fantastic visit at Baylor! Thank you for the exciting discussions, Cheryl Walker, Peggy Goodell, @DrGEcheverria, Ruhee Dere, @gorelicklab, Jeanine Van Nostrand, Xia Gao, and Sean Hartig, and former student Enrique Rodrigues.
Thank you to TAMEST for this opportunity!
As part of the Mary Beth Maddox Award Lecture Series, 2026 Recipient Maralice Conacci‑Sorrell, Ph.D., @UTSWMedCenter, delivered her lecture “Identifying and Targeting Nutrient Dependencies in Cancer Cells” on May 13 at @BCMHouston, drawing 60 in‑person and 48 virtual attendees.
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“Preprints: communicating at the speed of science”
We’re thrilled to have @cshperspectives joining us from @openrxiv to speak at today’s Basic Sciences Division Guest Seminar. For all our @FredHutch colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at 11:30 in the B-suites.
ALT TODAY for a Basic Sciences Division guest seminar presented by Dr. Richard Sever from openRxiv. Richard Sever, PhD Chief Science & Strategy Officer openRxiv Title: “Preprints: communicating at the speed of science” 11:30am on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 B-suites (B1-072/074/076), Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch
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May 6
What drives @MariaChahrour? Understanding the “why” behind neurodevelopmental conditions like autism. Her lab studies genes and brain development to advance understanding and inform more personalized approaches to care. Learn more: bit.ly/4rJmYeu #UTSWMeetTheMinds
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May 5
We already thought @Zhu_Lab hung the (liver-shaped) moon🌙 & now his #relentlessdiscovery is promulgated. Check out Chp 6, "When Our Bodies Autocorrect," p140 to read how somatic mutations could give us "hope." Great topic, @rkhamsi! Watch out #booktok 🤓
ALT Hao Zhu stands in front of a window holding the book "Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health."
Apr 22
This week marks the release of my book Beyond Inheritance 🎉 📖. It tells the stories of patients with mysterious ailments who have been saved by a radical new view of genetics. And how whales can teach us about preserving our DNA as we age. Available now: tinyurl.com/5yjsr97n
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Apr 28
What's better than one #HHMIInvestigator being elected to @theNASciences? Ten! Meet the newest members, recognized by their peers for distinguished, ongoing contributions to original research: bit.ly/4cCxRuv.
ALT 10 HHMI Investigators elected to the National Academy of Sciences: - Jesse Bloom, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center - Clifford P. Brangwynne, Princeton University - Ralph J. DeBerardinis, UT Southwestern Medical Center - Chuan He, The University of Chicago - Stephen Liberles, Harvard Medical School - Vanessa Ruta, The Rockefeller University - Pardis C. Sabeti, Harvard University - Russell E. Vance, University of California, Berkeley - Johannes Walter, Harvard Medical School - Yi Zhang, Boston Children’s Hospital
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A @JNCI_Now study shows that one in three U.S. adults with common cancers are diagnosed in the emergency department, raising concerns about missed opportunities for timely detection and access to routine care. UTSW contributors: @Sandi_L_Pruitt @MAMullins
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Apr 28
Woohoo! Go Ralph!
Apr 28
🌟From the desk of @SJMorrison_: It's a great day for CRI, which now has 2 @theNASciences members. Congratulations to Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D., and his laboratory on this recognition for the quality and impact of their work! #relentlessdiscovery
cri.utsw.edu/deberardinis-na…
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Apr 28
🌟From the desk of @SJMorrison_: It's a great day for CRI, which now has 2 @theNASciences members. Congratulations to Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D., and his laboratory on this recognition for the quality and impact of their work! #relentlessdiscovery
cri.utsw.edu/deberardinis-na…
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TAMEST celebrates the election of four Texas researchers to the @theNASciences in 2026, including a past TAMEST protégé and our seventh past O’Donnell Award recipient to be elected to multiple national academies. Read More: nasonline.org/news/2026-nas-…
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There are only two weeks left to nominate for the 2027 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship. Don't miss this opportunity to highlight an early career woman scientist in Texas whose bold ideas are shaping the future of cancer research. Learn More: buff.ly/kz5t70t
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Apr 6
Thanks for the awesome write-up! For those who want more, check-out our companion #tweetorial
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UM researchers from @LyssiotisLab identify cellular pathways that drive precancerous lesions to form pancreatic tumors.
Learn how their results could help researchers treat benign lesions before they become tumors: michmed.org/JDRQ8.
ALT Microscopic tissue images of a healthy pancreas on the left and a diseased pancreas on the right
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Mar 7
Congratulations to Dr. Tyler Jacks! He's this year's @AmericanCancer Medal of Honor winner! @ACS_Research Read more here⬇️ pressroom.cancer.org/medal-o…
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Feb 17
Igor gave a great talk!
Feb 16
Igor Lopes dos Santos (Conacci-Sorrell Lab)
🔬🧬WIPs highlight: Explores how the tryptophan metabolite I3P fuels hepatocellular carcinoma.
By probing its roles in AHR signaling and ferroptosis resistance, this work uncovers metabolic vulnerabilities for liver cancer therapy.
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Thank you to everyone who attended the #TAMEST2026 Annual Conference. Photos will be available soon. We hope to see you next year at our TAMEST 2027 Annual Conference: Frontiers of Discovery, February 1–3, 2027, in Houston, Texas: tamest.org/annual-conference…
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Feb 11
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the North Texas Advocacy Breakfast this morning. A huge thank you to our emcee, speakers and panelists. A special thanks to our sponsors. #texasfightscancer
@CPRITTexas @FOX4
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Attention undergrads! Simmons Cancer Center is now accepting applications for the DREAM Internship program. This 10-week summer program is designed to help undergraduate students gain exposure to diverse areas of cancer research.
Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3Qi4otC.
ALT A group of individuals in lab coats working in a laboratory at UT Southwestern. Three people are examining a tray with samples, while two others are engaged in a discussion in the background.
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Feb 5
Yunsun Nam and I had a remarkable time at the TAMEST meeting. Thank you @TAMESTX for supporting our work and for the inspiring lessons on the transformative impact of philanthropy.
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#TAMEST2026 celebrated the 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards recipients at last night's ceremony:
- Pengfei Liu, Ph.D., @bcmhouston
- Bilal Akin, Ph.D., @UT_Dallas
- Yunsun Nam, Ph.D., @UTSWMedCenter
- Fan Zhang, Ph.D., @UT_Dallas
- Yue Hu, Ph.D., @bp_plc
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Jan 16
I am humbled and honored to receive the 2026 Hill Prize in Medicine from @TAMESTX and Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
We received this exciting recognition for our efforts to develop and eye drop treatment for wet AMD, a project which is informed by our extensive prior work in exosome-mediated barrier penetration in other organ systems, such as brain.
The 2026 Hill Prize in Medicine honors all of my lab teammates, and Dr. Kaira Church who is leading the AMD studies.
Jan 15
📣Our secret is OUT!
Cancer keeps us busy, but one experiment led to another…and we invented an EYE DROP therapy for AMD!
Thrilled to share that this work has been awarded the @TAMESTX 2026 Hill Prize in Medicine
Our iEV eye drops are poised to disrupt the industry standard!
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