The American Journal of Human Genetics

ajhgnews.bsky.social

09 September 2026 17:07

🧬 New from @rohit-thakur.bsky.social et al! 📄Functional characterization of the 9q34.13 locus identifies RAPGEF1 as a candidate gene modulating risk for #melanoma and nevi via RAS activation

EssJay PURPLE PURPOSE

purplepurpose.bsky.social

09 September 2026 13:29

Living up the road, CSHL was a big deal for me in high school with visits & AP courses. Thrust into the PDAC community as an adult, I followed David Tuveson’s breakthrough research at CSHL with great interest. I wish him well as the new director at Duke Cancer. medschool.duke.edu/news/david-t...

EssJay PURPLE PURPOSE

purplepurpose.bsky.social

26 August 2026 16:47

Today, the FDA approved Rasonque (daraxonrasib), a RAS inhibitor, for treatment of the most common form of pancreatic cancer. Congratulations & thanks to all the scientists, physicians, & patients who dedicated themselves to this moment. This is just the beginning! 💜 www.fda.gov/news-events/...

I-75 Scientist

flscitriguy.bsky.social

24 August 2026 23:06

Accepting applications for PO positions at NIH until 9/2/2026. If you might be interested feel free to message me. www.usajobs.gov/job/881149400

adhiman.bsky.social

13 August 2026 03:36

This was a roller-coaster ride that taught me immensely and shaped my growth as a scientist. I developed deeper expertise in chromatin regulation, functional genomics, and large-scale data analysis—while seeing firsthand how these approaches can illuminate important questions in cancer biology