Advancing cancer immunotherapy through research, collaboration and data-driven innovation. Creating a world #Immune2Cancer. Est. 1953.
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Postdoctoral researchers are advancing new cancer treatment approaches.
This #PostdocAppreciationWeek, meet Anca Apavaloaei, PhD, a CRI postdoctoral fellow at @WeillCornell who studies new cancer vaccine targets to help the immune system fight cancer.
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This #WorldCancerResearchDay, we’re celebrating a record year.
CRI committed $34.4M across 93 awards, including an inaugural IGNITE Award to @simpak to help launch her independent research program. bit.ly/4h1oS8w
@Penn @WherryLab #WCRD2026
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The Rudensky Symposium brought together scientists across generations to explore immunology and cancer while celebrating Alexander “Sasha” Rudensky, PhD, of @MSKCancerCenter. bit.ly/4iAADE2
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What if a tissue sample could help reveal which #cancertreatment is most likely to work for a patient?
Meet Julie Deutsch, MD, a 2026 CRI STAR at @JohnsHopkins, who uses #pathology and machine learning to match patients with the right therapy. bit.ly/4xVZJlo
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Proud to support Shayna Thomas-Jardin, PhD, through a CRI IGNITE Award as she investigates how cancer cells survive stress and evade the immune system. #CancerResearch #CancerImmunotherapy
UTSW postdoc Shayna Thomas-Jardin, Ph.D., is studying how cancer cells survive stress and evade immune attack – research that earned her a @CancerResearch Institute IGNITE Award. Read how her research could help uncover new ways to target cancer: bit.ly/4y7qjrn
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This #WorldGratitudeDay, we’re grateful for the donors who support our mission, the researchers advancing the science, the patients and families who inspire our work, and everyone who stands with us. Thank you.
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Why do some cancers resist immunotherapy?
CRI-funded scientist @jboumelha, a postdoc in @MiriamMerad’s lab at @SinaiImmunol, is studying how immune cells may drive treatment resistance and how we might overcome it.
Learn more: bit.ly/43ISccc
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📢 Applications are now open for CRI’s 2027 CLIP grants.
Up to $1M over three years is available for teams advancing immune-based approaches to cancer prevention and interception.
📅 LOI deadline: Dec. 1, 2026
Learn more + apply: bit.ly/4ywtOrL
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CRI is proud to announce Reed Jobs, founder of Yosemite, as the 2026 Oliver R. Grace Award recipient.
His bold approach to philanthropy and investment is helping move promising cancer discoveries closer to patients.
Learn why he's being honored: bit.ly/4hieQja
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CAR T-cell therapy has transformed treatment for certain lymphomas. But what do we know about life after treatment?
This #WorldLymphomaAwarenessDay, learn how researchers are studying CAR T-cell therapy’s potential impact on fertility: bit.ly/4A5my7K
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This #PostdocAppreciationWeek, we celebrate the early-career scientists whose bold ideas are helping shape the future of cancer treatment.
Meet the 2025–2026 CRI Postdoctoral Fellows helping build a world immune to cancer: bit.ly/3UC0e5z
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Cancer Research Institute retweeted
Largest Grantmaking Year in CRI History With $34.4 Million Across 93 Awards - Alicia Zhou
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Cancer Research Institute - Judy Perkins’s Journey From Stage 4 Breast Cancer to Disease-Free
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Before cancer develops. Before it takes hold. Before it returns.
Researchers are exploring 3 windows to act:
1️⃣ Primary prevention
2️⃣ Cancer interception
3️⃣ Preventing recurrence
Explore how science is creating new opportunities to intervene: bit.ly/3V118Zn
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What makes ovarian cancer difficult to detect early?
Symptoms like bloating, pelvic pain, feeling full quickly & urinary changes can be easy to overlook.
This #OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth, explore how immunotherapy is advancing treatment: bit.ly/3SSMHFY
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In FY 2025–26, CRI made its largest grantmaking investment to date: $34.4 million in new funding supporting 93 awards across 50 institutions, 17 U.S. states, and five countries.
Explore: bit.ly/3UBV2P0
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Once considered a disease of older adults who smoke, the rise of lung cancer in nonsmokers and young adults is an alarming trend. #LCINS is now recognized as a distinct disease entity that is biologically different from lung cancer caused by smoking:
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What causes sarcoma, and what are the symptoms? Can sarcoma be prevented, or detected early? Discover: bit.ly/3Tu0Idh #Immunotherapy #Sarcoma
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Behind every patient is a village, with each person playing a part in the cancer journey, offering support in ways both big and small. During #WorldCancerSupportMonth, CRI is highlighting patients' stories about their villages: bit.ly/3SE3igC
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This is a great resource for anyone considering a clinical trial.
If you’re considering a clinical trial, having an open conversation with your doctor is an important first step. Discover 10 questions you can ask your doctor about clinical trials, on our website: bit.ly/4tXh0Z5 #ClinicalTrial #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy
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