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Dr. Ron DePinho

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Devoted to #endcancer suffering. Scientist, Physician, Educator, Entrepreneur, Advocate. Professor & Past President @MDAndersonNews. Views expressed are my own

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Mice grow bigger brains when given this stretch of human DNA. An incredibly cool story of how specific stretches of DNA in humans (human accelerated regions) engineered into mice makes mouse brain bigger! nature.com/articles/d4158…

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What an angry exchange with a reviewer taught me about arrogance and humility. This piece reminds me of the Thomas Jefferson quote: "When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to a hundred." nature.com/articles/d4158…

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US brain drain: scientists seeking jobs abroad amid Trump’s assault on research. The change in culture here is demoralizing but worth noting that the US spent $210B across all research agencies in 2024, EU $100B, UK $20B. Philanthropy not included. šŸ¤” nature.com/articles/d4158…

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ā€˜AI models are capable of novel research’: OpenAI’s chief scientist on what to expect. In my view, the future has already arrived. nature.com/articles/d4158…

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Tvardi Therapeutics Announces First Quarter 2025 Results and Provides Business Update - Business Wire stocks.apple.com/AtYIGjjIRSnG_l…

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Great story on Bectas Therapeutics under CEO Ronan O'Hagan. "Precision immunotherapies take aim at secondary immune checkpoints." nature.com/articles/d4374…

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President Biden diagnosed with high grade prostate cancer metastatic to bone. Thanks to his support of cancer research, he has meaningful treatment options to extend his life. Praying for his good health. šŸ™ā¤ļø bbc.com/news/articles/…

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šŸ“£Coming Soon: Extracellular Vesicles and Exosomes Biology Core Facility (EVcore) A first of its kind facility to support your EV research needs including isolation, characterization, imaging, engineering and more. Grateful to CPRIT for supporting this resource. Stay

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Study Links GLP-1 Drugs to Lower Cancer Risk. 7% drop in obesity-related cancers, .. primarily driven by cancers of the colon (HR 0.84, 95% CI 0.72-0.98) and rectum (HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.56-0.93). medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverag…

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Philanthropic funders: team up to jump-start innovative science. Collaborations between privately run foundations provide an opportunity to fund risky science that governments cannot take on. nature.com/articles/d4158…

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Renewal of NIH grants linked to more innovative results, study finds. This makes sense and aligns with my own experience. Stability brings unanticipated opportunities that typically emerge over a long period and in surprising ways. nature.com/articles/d4158…

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Groundbreaking discoveries becoming harder to find? Provocative piece. Given accelerated progress in my field, I do not agree. Moreover, how does one define or even recognize disruptive science. Einstein's ideas were not understood by many for decades. nature.com/articles/d4158…

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Reverse electron transport (RET) at enzyme complex I drives excess production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species in the livers of obese mice. nature.com/articles/d4158…

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Targeted Combo Plus Chemo Doubles Survival in BRAF-Mutated CRC. Encorafenib, cetuximab, and FOLFOX -- the BREAKWATER regimen -- is practice for metastatic colorectal cancer with BRAF V600E mutation medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverag…

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Trump's deep NIH cuts & restructuring requires Congress to implement, which always makes major changes to a presidents’ plans before passing a budget. Congress previously voiced bipartisan support for NIH as the ā€œcrown jewelā€ of federal gov. statnews.com/2025/05/30/nih… via STAT

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25 million cavities and $9.8 billion: Study estimates the costs of removing fluoride from water. Wonder if we have enough dentists? statnews.com/2025/05/30/flu… via STAT