Kunal Rai (@raikunal) 's Twitter Profile
Kunal Rai

@raikunal

Associate Professor at MDACC; Student of Life; Passion = Chromatin and Cancer; Aspire to make a positive difference.

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Kevan Shokat (@kevansf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s time to change this slide! FDA approval today of #sotorasib. Congrats @JonathanOstrem & Ulf Peters on launching the successful attack with tethering from Jim Wells and scientists at Wellspring! Many steps-great to see the summit reached!! UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr HHMI

It’s time to change this slide! <a href="/FDA/">FDA</a> approval today of #sotorasib. Congrats @JonathanOstrem &amp; Ulf Peters on launching the successful attack with tethering from <a href="/realJimWells/">Jim Wells</a> and scientists at Wellspring!  Many steps-great to see the summit reached!! <a href="/UCSFCancer/">UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr</a> <a href="/HHMINEWS/">HHMI</a>
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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/10.100… Led by Veena Kochat & Ayush Raman . MD Anderson Cancer Center .

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Also, sharing a review we wrote about application of machine learning tools in epigenomics with a focus on cancer research. Emre Arslan Jonathan Schulz sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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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/f… Ming "Tommy" Tang Chris Terranova Mahinur Maitituoheti MD Anderson Cancer Center

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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

Linghua Wang, MD, PhD (@iamlinghua) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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 ⁦Naval Daver, M.D.⁩ ⁦Kunal RaiMD Anderson Cancer Center⁩ nature.com/articles/s4146…

MD Anderson Cancer Center (@mdandersonnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New research identifies mechanisms behind how fasting can reduce the negative effects of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy: fal.cn/3kqFD Kunal Rai Cullen Taniguchi, MD #EndCancer

Giulio Draetta (@draettag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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/f…

CPRIT (@cprittexas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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 ow.ly/1AQ050HWOem

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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Our collaborative work with Joe Ludwig on DSRCT,showing AR as a therapeutic target that functions through epigenome reprogramming, appeared today in Nature Communications . Mahinur Mattohti MD Anderson Cancer Center nature.com/articles/s4146…

Elias Orouji (@orouji) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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/ Ayush Raman | academic.oup.com/bib/advance-ar… | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Broad Institute MD Anderson Cancer Center #epigenomics #chromatin

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/ <a href="/aayushraman/">Ayush Raman</a> | academic.oup.com/bib/advance-ar… | <a href="/PMResearch_UHN/">Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research</a> <a href="/broadinstitute/">Broad Institute</a> <a href="/MDAndersonNews/">MD Anderson Cancer Center</a> #epigenomics #chromatin
Kunal Rai (@raikunal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Recently got my trophy for Potu N Rao Award for Excellence in Basic Science 2022. Many thanks to Division of Cancer medicine MD Anderson Cancer Center for the recognition. I owe to this to the tireless efforts of the present and past trainees in my lab.

Recently got my trophy for Potu N Rao Award for Excellence in Basic Science 2022. Many thanks to Division of Cancer medicine <a href="/MDAndersonNews/">MD Anderson Cancer Center</a> for the recognition. I owe to this to the tireless efforts of the present and past trainees in my lab.
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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 Emre Arslan and Dr. Abdullah Osman. MD Anderson Cancer Center aacrjournals.org/clincancerres/…

Front Line Genomics (@flgenomics) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us at #FoGBoston for insights from Kunal Rai (Associate Professor & Scientific Director, MD Anderson Cancer Center Epigenomics Therapy Initiative) on his work surrounding the role of #epigenetic changes in cancer progression. More info here: hubs.la/Q022tvn70 #cancergenomics

Join us at #FoGBoston for insights from <a href="/raikunal/">Kunal Rai</a> (Associate Professor &amp; Scientific Director, <a href="/MDAndersonNews/">MD Anderson Cancer Center</a> Epigenomics Therapy Initiative) on his work surrounding the role of #epigenetic changes in cancer progression. More info here: hubs.la/Q022tvn70
#cancergenomics