The mission of our lab is to develop metastasis prevention strategies by understanding the biology of disseminated tumor cells and their microenvironments.

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New lab photo!! Standing offer for Dr. Biden to join our lab- she did love the views!!! Unforgettable experience to have ⁦@FLOTUS⁩ visit our lab, learn about tumor dormancy, and how we want to prevent metastasis and develop new curative approaches via ⁦@FredHutch_Met_X
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"Funding more scientific research... isn’t enough." In @TheCancerLetter, NBCC's Fran Visco and @MichelleTregear call on the cancer research and clinical community to join our efforts to pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act. stopbreastcancer.org/in-the-…
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@HutchBasicSci is searching for an associate or senior faculty member! Generous package thanks to donation from Bezos family:apply.interfolio.com/193655. Come join us in Basic Sciences
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1/11 Our newest study asks how far cellular reprogramming extends in the ordinary course of animal life. Metamorphosis offers the test of maximal severity: the wholesale conversion of one body plan into another. Out now in Nature Communications. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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🧬 Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in B Cell Immunology. Build an independent research program and advance discoveries in infectious disease prevention and human immunology. Apply: bit.ly/3UAoOn5
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🔬 Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Basic Sciences Division @HutchBasicSci. Join a world-class research community in Seattle and help advance discoveries in fundamental biology. Apply: apply.interfolio.com/190640
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Finishing your PhD or looking for a post-bac research position? We’re recruiting multiple postdocs and research technicians to study somatic evolution! Come do interdisciplinary science in a friendly, collaborative environment at @harvardmed Genetics. naxerova.hms.harvard.edu/con…
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NBCC is entering its next phase in our mission to end breast cancer: We're seeking a chief executive officer to provide the vision, strategy, and day-to-day leadership necessary to end breast cancer for everyone, everywhere. Learn more: stopbreastcancer.org/nbcc-en…
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Ever wonder if the long tail of prostate cancer mutations is actually clinically important? @SteveBlinka did discovered a new driver of ARPI resistance in prostate cancer. This work was published today in @CCR_AACR (doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CC…)
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Incredibly excited to share the first major paper from my lab @carnevale_lab led by postdoc Qi Liu @GladstoneInst @UCSF executing the first ever genome-wide in vivo screens for genetic modifications to enhance human T cell therapies for solid tumors. Now in @Nature: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Ladies and gentleman, debut paper from the superstar lab of Shivani Srivastava…
Excited to share our lab’s latest work in @SciImmunology, examining how CAR-T cells bypass the niches that normally support stem-like subsets in vivo and how this influences their sensitivity to checkpoint blockade.
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😁 Honored to be selected as a CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellow (award period 2026-2029) @CancerResearch . I’m incredibly grateful to my mentors @GhajarLab and @EvNewell1 — I wouldn’t be here without their guidance. Excited to continue this work @fredhutch @FredHutch_Met_X
The Cancer Research Institute is honored to share the Winter 2025 Class of CRI Irvington and Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellows. Meet this new class of visionaries, backed by CRI's urgent commitment to keep progress moving forward: bit.ly/3KOsT2J #CancerResearch
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Beautiful new work driven by star MD/PhD fellow Takahiro Tsuji in Japan’s Wake Laboratory.
Caught in the act: Brain microglia (green) attacking and ingesting tumor cells (red) aacrjournals.org/cancerres/a…
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Last night Adam Kampff, the glue, the light, the catalyst, the builder, the smile, left us. He and his work transformed the lives of many labs, scientists, students. He kept inspiring and being generous until his last transformation, and worked tirelessly to set up a foundation to continue the work. He once said when moving from Lisbon to London "I am not leaving, I am just spreading the good work further". Thank you Adam! Thank you!
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Hiring: PostDoc in Tissue Clearing & 3D Histopathology 🧪🖥️ My lab at Helmholtz Munich is seeking a highly motivated PostDoc/Scientist to strengthen our efforts in advanced imaging of cancer tissues. Key Responsibilities: Develop & Optimize: Create tissue-clearing protocols for human cancer samples. Image: Perform 3D microscopy using light sheet and confocal systems. Analyze: Collaborate with computational scientists to integrate multi-modal datasets and quantitative readouts. Innovate: Explore novel experimental approaches for cancer tissue clearing. Requirements: We are looking for candidates with strong hands-on expertise in tissue processing, H&E/IHC/IF staining, and handling biological imaging datasets. Experience with colorectal cancer biology and supervising junior colleagues is highly advantageous. Why join us? Work in an intellectually stimulating environment with flexible work schedules and extensive career development programs. 📩 To Apply: Please email your application (CV, transcripts, motivation letter) to thomas.schubert@helmholtz-munich.de and ali.erturk@helmholtz-munich.de by 31.12.2025. #Histopathology #TissueClearing #LightSheetMicroscopy #PostDoc #ScienceCareers #Munich
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Too many men die of prostate cancer. We miss you John. We discovered a new way of attacking androgen receptor driven prostate cancers that will lead to new therapeutics. This was a wonderful collaboration with @li_haolong and Felix Feng (rest in peace). doi.org/10.1038/s41588-025-0…
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We have launched a faculty search for an individual who will transform our basic understanding of cancer metastasis through the integration of computational approaches. Deadline is November 3rd. Please RT far and wide! nature.com/naturecareers/job…
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Join us in sunny Ventura California for the 2026 GRC Autophagy meeting ! Excited to co-chair with @FloreyLab and vice chairs @KnVelsrud @RobertoZoncu Keynote speakers incl. @EileenWhitePhD @iDikic2 and @sharontooze01 - Registration is now open : link⬇️ grc.org/autophagy-in-stress-…
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Had to make some updates 👀 💡 Honoring four more Nobel Prizes for @UCBerkeley after last week’s award announcements. #SmartAndTough #GoBears
Berkeley’s got the best and brightest 💡 Honoring the 59 Nobel Prizes and counting won by Cal affiliates on our helmets this weekend. #SmartAndTough #GoBears
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New from the Bullman Lab in Cancer Cell! Tumor-infiltrating bacteria, including Fusobacterium, disrupt cell-cell contacts & trigger quiescence, uncovering a pathway of bacteria-induced therapy resistance 🔗 cell.com/cancer-cell/fulltex… Thanks to @MDAndersonNews, @FredHutch, @UTEPnews
Bacteria can impact cancer progression and treatment. A new study shows how a particular bacteria can induce a reversible state in cancer epithelial cells, which allows tumors to evade the immune system and resist chemotherapy: bit.ly/4olyzz4 @BullmanLab #EndCancer
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Our work describing the metabolic roles of serum for cancer cell proliferation is now out @jbiolchem! Congrats to Oliver and Eric and many thanks to the editor and reviewers for a thoughtful and efficient review process. See here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Excited to share a new preprint, where we evaluate the functional contributions of serum for cancer cell proliferation. Inside: A broadly applicable serum-free media, Quantitative lipid uptake characterization, Evidence lipid scavenging > synthesis for cancer cell proliferation
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