Associate Professor at MDACC; Student of Life; Passion = Chromatin and Cancer; Aspire to make a positive difference.
Joined July 2010
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Kunal Rai retweeted
20 Sep 2023
Join us at #FoGBoston for insights from @raikunal (Associate Professor & Scientific Director, @MDAndersonNews Epigenomics Therapy Initiative) on his work surrounding the role of #epigenetic changes in cancer progression. More info here: hubs.la/Q022tvn70
#cancergenomics
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Our new study shows NRF2-driven enhancer reprogramming contributes to chemotherapy resistance in head and neck cancers, providing rationale for targeting NRF2 to overcome cisplatin resistance. Led by @earslan_tamu and Dr. Abdullah Osman. @MDAndersonNews
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Recently got my trophy for Potu N Rao Award for Excellence in Basic Science 2022. Many thanks to Division of Cancer medicine @MDAndersonNews for the recognition. I owe to this to the tireless efforts of the present and past trainees in my lab.
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Kunal Rai retweeted
8 Oct 2022
Happy to share our Review on chromatin state dynamics and computational tools to explore differential CS in normal vs. cancer cell | @ Briefings in Bioinformatics | w/ @aayushraman | academic.oup.com/bib/advance… | @PMResearch_UHN @broadinstitute @MDAndersonNews #epigenomics #chromatin
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Our preprint on epigenome reprogramming in R and NR melanoma patients treated with ICB suggests an enhancer biomarker and BETi aPD1 combo. Great collaboration with @manoliskellis @gmboland @MMattohti @tangming2005 @JenWargoMD @dliu_ccb @MDAndersonNews
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Kunal Rai retweeted
3 Sep 2022
Preprint @raikunal @MDAndersonNews with @gmboland @MGHCancerCenter
@manoliskellis @MIT:
Enhancer Reprogramming in Melanoma Immune Checkpoint Therapy Resistance
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Nice data from high throughput profiling of clinical samples to functional perturbation study.
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Kunal Rai retweeted
27 Jun 2022
Comparable tumor immune microenvironment in human glioblastoma & murine model: buff.ly/3OdgOk3
@Zamler_Brain @Jianhu_Neural @draettag @HeimbergerAmy @LurieCancer @BrainTumorInst @MDAndersonNews @swatowic @raikunal @tcellsrus @lmks91 @cinziakas @KristinHuntoon @KatTomcat1
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Our collaborative work with Joe Ludwig on DSRCT,showing AR as a therapeutic target that functions through epigenome reprogramming, appeared today in @NatureComms . @MMattohti @MDAndersonNews
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Thankful to CPRIT for their support of our research. @MDAndersonNews
16 Feb 2022
BREAKING NEWS: CPRIT announces 74 new grants for over $112 million to expand innovations in cancer research and prevention in Texas. Check out the release for the entire list of awards. #CPRIT #TexansConquerCancer
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Kunal Rai retweeted
16 Feb 2022
BREAKING NEWS: CPRIT announces 74 new grants for over $112 million to expand innovations in cancer research and prevention in Texas. Check out the release for the entire list of awards. #CPRIT #TexansConquerCancer
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Kunal Rai retweeted
6 Dec 2021
New research identifies mechanisms behind how fasting can reduce the negative effects of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy: fal.cn/3kqFD @raikunal @TaniguchiMD #EndCancer
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Kunal Rai retweeted
7 Dec 2021
Chris Terranova, Kristina Stemler, Kunal Rai, Helen Piwnica Worms and collaborators - Reprogramming of H3K9bhb at regulatory elements is a key feature of fasting in the small intestine cell.com/cell-reports/fullte…
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Collaborative work with @HusseinAbbas01 @Daver_Leukemia @IamLinghua online now. @KatTomcat1 @praveenbarrodia from my lab contributed significantly to this work. Congrats to all!
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Kunal Rai retweeted
18 Oct 2021
Congrats to @HusseinAbbas01, my postdoc Dapeng and the team | Single cell T cell landscape and T cell receptor repertoire profiling of AML in context of PD-1 blockade therapy @Daver_Leukemia @raikunal @MDAndersonNews nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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We are looking for two motivated and talented 'Senior Research Scientists" with expertise in protein biochemistry and CRISPR/Cas screening at MDACC Epigenomics Initiative (METI).
Biochemist position: bit.ly/3lAPFMc
Biology Position:
bit.ly/2YK7Nda
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Our study on chromatin states in metastatic melanoma came out today. We demonstrate genotype-specific chromatin state patterns and suggest use of PRC2 inhibitors in NRAS-mutant melanoma.
cell.com/cell-reports/fullte…
@tangming2005 Chris Terranova Mahinur Maitituoheti
@MDAndersonNews
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Also, sharing a review we wrote about application of machine learning tools in epigenomics with a focus on cancer research. @earslan_tamu Jonathan Schulz
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Our new collaborative paper with Dr. Keila Torres, sheds light into the biology of and suggests therapeutic approaches for PRC2-deleted MPNST - a soft-tissue sarcoma.
link.springer.com/article/10…
Led by Veena Kochat & @aayushraman . @MDAndersonNews .
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Kunal Rai retweeted
28 May 2021
It’s time to change this slide! @FDA approval today of #sotorasib. Congrats @JonathanOstrem & Ulf Peters on launching the successful attack with tethering from @realJimWells and scientists at Wellspring! Many steps-great to see the summit reached!! @UCSFCancer @HHMINEWS
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