Beyondthecodon

Biology facts for you on Mother’s Day 😆. Hope it was lovely & energizing ⚡️ for all the moms (pun 💯 intended 😂)!

in San Diego was a walk down research career memory lane for me. Ran into former colleagues and students from academia. As well as a couple of luminaries in the field of cancer immunotherapy from my NCI post-doc and early days in biopharma. Fun 🤩 bonus was having a co-worker send over a picture 📷 of me with the SITC vice president in a pamphlet they were handing out at the meeting.

Feliz Ano Nuevo! 2026 is here 🤩. Excited to see where it will take me 🌍?!

Great ESMO2025 in Berlin. Translational/biomarker poster presented ✅. Simultaneous Nature Medicine manuscript ✅. I feel like I interact w/ more co-workers at conferences than on-site in office! Had a delicious dinner with my oncology translational development colleagues at Kurpfalz-Weinstuben (It definitely earned its Michelin stars ✨). Took a stroll through the gardens at Charlottenburg Palace after some meetings/sessions. Of course I had to stop by the Adidas flagship store too 👟.

Wonderful & energizing time participating in the women’s leadership institute SITC event in Chicago last week. This was my first time joining as faculty to contribute to 2 panel discussions on: Surviving office politics & How to say no 🛑. Engaged with so many trailblazing scientists over the 2 days (and learned a lot myself from the other faculty speakers!)

Celebrating my bday 🥳 halfway across the world 🌍 with some of the best friends a gal could ask for 🥰!!

NEW Publication: Mechanisms of Anti-Tumor Activity, Toxicity, and Resistance to Optimize IO

This was a great collaboration a huge thanks to my co-lead Ryan, and each of the co-authors, for lending their deep expertise & insight to this effort. Featured highlight on JITCs homepage today!

What a night for my BFF who pulled of a fabulous fundraiser for a great cause —> 📚. She rubbed elbows with Oprah & I rubbed elbows with Neil deGrasse Tyson 🔭 🤩 (who could not have been kinder sticking around for autographs and meeting people). So fun hanging out w/ friends and family for a festive night!

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American Cancer Society (ACS) sponsored training programs at U Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center: A 2-year postbacc program called UMB-AMPLIFIED.

The UMB Accelerating Momentum for Professionals in Life Sciences to Expand Diversity (AMPLIFIED) program provides a stipend and is designed for recent college graduates with a strong interest in cancer biology, oncology, or related fields. It provides additional training in research, career development workshops, and opportunities for community engagement. Click below:

UMB AMPLIFIED The UMB Accelerating Momentum for Professionals in Life Sciences to Expand Diversity (AMPLIFIED) program is a 2-year mentored research training program designed to encourage and prepare recent baccalaureate graduates coming from underrepresented groups in the biomedical sciences for successful entry...