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5 years

Sincere thanks to @Pitt_MBB Coach Jeff Capel ( @jeffcapel ) & wife, Kanika for their generous & much appreciated lunch for every single staff member @UPMCHillmanCC . Shout out to Food for Thought Deli, too! @UPMC @PittTweet

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Congratulations to Dr. Heath Skinner ( @HSkinnerMDPhD ) appointed professor & chair, Department of Radiation Oncology at @PittHealthSci & @UPMCHillmanCC .

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Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD, was elected at the just concluded 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology ( @ASCO ) to serve a 1-year term as ASCO Treasurer-elect (2023-2024) and ASCO Treasurer (2024-2025). Congratulations Dr. Owonikoko! #ASCO2023

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Jason J. Luke, MD, FACP, has been announced as the Interim Associate Director for Clinical Research at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center beginning February 1. Congratulations Dr. Luke!

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Let’s go. #CrucialCatch

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Week 5️⃣💪 @JamesConner_ | #HereWeGo | @UPMCHillmanCC | #CrucialCatch

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Please join us in welcoming Benjamin A. Nacev, MD, PhD, to UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Nacev will lead a basic and translational laboratory focused on epigenetic dysregulation in sarcomas. @BenNacev @PittHealthSci

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3 years

Check out our survivors leading the Terrible Towel Twirl with @RyanShazier !

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Today's Towel Twirl was led by @RyanShazier & local cancer survivors! 🎗 #HereWeGo | #CrucialCatch

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We're excited to welcome Dr. Taofeek Owonikoko ( @teekayowo ) to Hillman and @PittDeptofMed this July as Division Chief of Hem/Onc, and Hillman's associate director for translational research and co-leader of the Cancer Therapeutics Program. Learn more:

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We are pleased to announce Patricia Opresko, PhD, as the Dr. Bernard F. Fisher Chair for Breast Cancer Discovery Science, a newly formed chair this year. Dr. Opresko's work focuses on how telomeres protect the genome to prevent cancer and premature aging.

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To our @UPMCHillmanCC physicians, nurses, staff, and all others working tirelessly to combat the spread of #COVID19 , you are our heroes. Thank you for your dedication to the patients and communities you serve.

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Congratulations to Dr. Jason Luke for receiving an Ascending Star Award for his work in immunotherapy! “It's not an exaggeration to say that immuno-oncology has been a modern revolution in cancer treatment," says Dr. Luke. "The future of cancer treatment is immuno-oncology.”

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Benjamin A. Nacev, MD, PhD, has been named a Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator by the @DamonRunyon Cancer Research Foundation. Dr. Nacev will use this opportunity to continue his work on recurring genetic changes that happen in sarcoma patients.

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We are pleased to announced the appointment of Jason Luke, MD, FACP ( @jasonlukemd ) to direct the newly established Cancer Immunotherapeutics Center & serve as associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

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We are proud to announce that UPMC Hillman received an “exceptional” score, the highest achievable rating, and its largest grant to date when it was recently renewed as a NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center for another five-year period. Learn more:

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Join us in welcoming Dr. Monica Baskin ( @drmonicabaskin ) as associate director of community outreach and engagement and associate director of health equity @UPMCHillmanCC !

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3 years

Congratulations to the @UPMCHillmanCC Scientific Retreat Junior Scholar Award Winners! @RPatelMDPHD @TLHagan @ArbelyYael @hwbulls @KMBaileylab @nicole_scheff @PittHealthSci

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An exciting day @UPMCHillmanCC ! Our #RadOnc team became the FIRST site in the eastern U.S. & one of just a handful in the nation, to treat a patient on the RefleXion X1 system! @UPMCnews @UPMCPhysicianEd

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#ICYMI : Hillman researchers provide a comprehensive analysis of the HNSCC TME ecosystem, utilizing data-rich resources and cutting-edge techniques to generate improved treatment strategies for this diverse disease.

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Join us in congratulating M. Saiful Huq, PhD ( @HuqedOnPhysics ), Director, Medical Physics @UPMCHillmanCC , on receiving the William D. Coolidge Gold Medal award from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine ( @aapmHQ )!

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center would like to welcome Tony Cillo, PhD! Dr. Cillo will develop an active research program focusing on cancer immunology, immunotherapy, and systems immunology, focusing on unraveling the complex interplay of the immune system within the TME. @tonyrcillo

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Congratulations @jasonlukemd , director of Cancer Immunotherapeutics @UPMCHillmanCC whose #KEYNOTE716 trial led to #FDA approval of pembrolizumab for patients 12 years & older with stage IIB and IIC #Melanoma

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3 years

Congratulations to #immunologist Tullia Bruno ( @BcellBruno ) Her project was among the top four cancer research projects across the country selected for funding by The Mark Foundation! ( @themarkfdn ) @UPMCnews @PittHealthSci @UPMCPhysicianEd

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4 years

Happy #WomenInScience Day! 👩‍🔬 To celebrate, we want to highlight some of the female researchers who are pioneering the future of cancer treatment and care at UPMC Hillman and @PittTweet . Meet them here ⬇️ #WomenInSTEM

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The University of Pittsburgh was awarded a five-year, $11.2 million grant from the @NIH to support a Head and Neck Cancer SPORE. Learn how this SPORE will advance head and neck cancer research and care at Hillman. @HSkinnerMDPhD

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Steffi Oesterreich, PhD, Adrian V. Lee, PhD, Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, and Norman Wolmark, MD, FACS, have each received funding from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Learn about how their work is changing the field of breast cancer research and care.

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"My main piece of advice to young women scientists is: don’t take yourself out of the game—you are far more capable and talented than you realize," says Dr. Abby Overacre. @OveracreLab was featured in this JEM Viewpoint highlighting women in science.

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We are pleased to welcome Kathryn H. Schmitz, PhD, MPH, to UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Schmitz is a leading researcher in exercise oncology and uses exercise in cancer prevention, control, and survivorship. @fitaftercancer @PittHealthSci

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2 years

University College Cork ( @UCC ) and UPMC announced a new partnership in cancer research. This international collaboration will establish a collaborative research environment, provide greater access to clinical trials for patients, and embed cutting-edge research in clinical care.

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3 years

The virtual #pancreaticcancer symposium presented by @UPMCHillmanCC and @PanCAN is on Feb. 19, and our guest faculty list features @EileenMOReilly from @sloan_kettering . Register today to hear Dr. O’Reilly’s talk about resectable #pancreaticcancer .

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Rain? NO problem! Our first wave of riders for @R2C_Cancer have crossed the finish line, receiving medals from @steelers @kennypickett10 @UPMCnews @RobertFerrisMD @oesterreichs @Adrianvlee @choksirj

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So proud of Dr. Kurt Weiss, @UPMCHillmanCC #osteosarcoma surgeon, researcher and survivor who was awarded a grant from @AgentsMIB to fight bone cancer. Thanks @sperrineWTAE

UPMC doctor, cancer survivor and scientist awarded with $100,000 grant to fight bone cancer

The group raises money to support patients diagnosed with cancer-related to the skeleton. Often these patients are teenagers.

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Representing our wonderful UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at the #SITC23 Gala! @RobertFerrisMD @RiyueSunnyBao @BcellBruno @cyndypatton @YanaNajjarMD @DelgoffeLab @OveracreLab @diwakardavar @jasonlukemd @LotzeMT

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Shout out to @joshaxel @PittsburghPG for this inspirational story on @UPMCHillmanCC chairman, Dr. Stanley Marks, his nurse Carrie Richards and @JamesConner_ who came together for #CancerResearch ! via @PittsburghPG

James Conner gives courage award to his former nurse who also battled cancer

Conner was at Heinz Field on June 17 to present the James Conner Courage Award to UPMC Hillman Cancer Center nurse Carrie Richards.

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4 years

Tullia Bruno, PhD, and Sarah Taylor, MD, each received the @UPMCHillmanCC Junior Scholar Awards for their research in B cells in human cancers and advancing clinical translational research to develop/improve therapies and quality of life for gynecologic cancer patients. Congrats!

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Our leading #breastcancer research scientist, Dr. Steffi Oesterreich ( @oesterreichs ) presents two compelling studies designed to improve patient care & understanding of disease progression. Friday Dec. 9 | Hall 1 | 7-8:15 am CT | P6-05-10 & P6-14-02 @MageeWomens @PittHealthSci

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After decades of research, Dr. Olivera Finn is about to embark on a study testing her theory of a cancer vaccine on local women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, a noninvasive, extremely early stage breast cancer.

After decades of research, a Pitt professor is poised to test a breast cancer vaccine

Seed money in hand, cancer immunology pioneer Olivera Finn to begin trials for a vaccine that could eliminate the need for treatment of early stage breast cancer.

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New study by @UPMCHillmanCC immunologist, Dr. Dario Vignali ( @Vignali_Lab ) on how LAG3 works, published today in @NatImmunol . The findings could lead to new therapies for #Cancer & autoimmune disorders. @UPMCnews @UPMCPhysicianEd @PittHealthSci

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2 years

Congratulations to Dr Hima Bindu Musunuru ( @bindhu2102 ) recipient of the @ASTRO_org Resident Recognition Award. Here with @HSkinnerMDPhD

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4 years

Researchers at UPMC Hillman, @PittDeptofMed and @MageeWomens were recently awarded more than $2.5 million by the @DeptofDefense and @CDMRP to support ovarian cancer research. Learn more:

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"Cancer research saves lives. Period.” UPMC's Dr. Kurt Weiss is hopeful his story will give hope to patients, and his research will make a difference, which has been his goal since hearing he was cancer free 32 years ago. @KRWSarcominator @WPXI @WPXICara

Local doctor made it his life’s work to research, fight cancer that took his leg when he was young

Dr. Kurt Weiss is hopeful his story will give hope to patients, and his research will make a difference, which has been his goal since hearing he was cancer free 32 years ago.

www.wpxi.com

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@UPMCHillmanCC

2 years

We are proud to be nationally ranked again this year as one of the #BestHospitals for cancer care by @usnews . Thank you to everyone who voted and all at @UPMCHillmanCC who continue our excellence!

U.S. News & World Report

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These are the rankings for the #BestHospitals by specialty and state.

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is pleased to welcome Yvonne Mowery, MD, PhD, DABR, an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology who will develop an active research program focusing on basic and translational research in head and neck cancer.

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Groundbreaking research led by Hillman's @jasonlukemd shows immunotherapy, pembrolizumab, can reduce cancer recurrence in earlier stage #melanoma . Results published in @TheLancet .

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Honored to have #Nobel laureate Charlie Rice @RiceLaboratory provide the Keynote for our Viral Oncology Symposium #ViralOncology #CancerResearch

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New study led by Hillman rad/onc @HSkinnerMDPhD & published in @NatureComms may lead to more personalized treatment in #radiation therapy. @UPMCnews @PittHealthSci

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. @pittathletics well represented in our @R2C_Cancer today! @kennypickett10 @UPMCnews

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4 years

Proud of @UPMCHillmanCC & @PittDeptofMed radiation oncologists Sushil Beriwal ( @Sushilberiwal ) & Felicia Snead named Fellows of @ASTRO_org . Well-deserved! @UPMCNews @UPMC

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The @UPMCHillmanCC Scientific Retreat is underway with director @RobertFerrisMD applauding the group for outstanding success in recruitment, #NCI grants and other key awards. @UPMCnews @PittHealthSci

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Congratulations to 4 @UPMCHillmanCC oncologists named @HemOncToday Next Gen Innovators! Drs.Yana Najjar & Diwakar Davar ( @diwakardavar ), along with Drs. Timothy Burns & Daniel Zandberg.(not pictured) #ASCO2019 @UPMCnews

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Jason Luke, MD, FACP, has been named Associate Director of Clinical Research at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, having served as interim AD for the last year. In this role, he will enhance clinical trial accruals and portfolio management.

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Dr. Steffi Oesterreich @oesterreichs featured in @NewsMedical about her latest research on a gene mutation found in 20-30% of #breastcancer recurrences and potential new opportunities for targeting these tumors. @UPMCnews @UPMCPhysicianEd

How new Insights into ESR1 Mutant Breast Cancers may lead to Novel Therapy Targets

In this interview, we speak to Steffi Oesterreich, PH.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, about how new insights into a gene mutation present in 20-30% of breast cancer recurrences may have a...

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Hear about strengths & weaknesses of immunotherapy biomarkers in GI malignancies today @ASCO #GI23 with @AnwaarSaeed3 Level 3 Ballroom 3:45 PT

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Our division chief of hematology/oncology Dr Taofeek Owonikoko @teekayowo presents poster on Pan-can analysis of YAP1 across tumor types to determine response to immunotherapy. #ASCO22 @PittHemeOnc @UPMCPhysicianEd

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It’s a STRIKE!! Check out our chairman and leading #oncologist Dr Stanley Marks throwing out the first pitch at tonight’s @Pirates game! @SMMresearchfund @PittHealthSci @UPMCnews

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Dr. Olivera Finn @UPMCHillmanCC gives a sneak peak of her Richard V. Smalley, MD, Memorial Lectureship @sitcancer . Congratulations Dr. Finn! #SITC2019 #SITC19

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Congratulations to @UPMCHillmanCC Junior Scholar Award winners! Drs. Lan Coffman, Yana Najjar and Kar-Hai Chu ( @karhai ) with Dr Bob Ferris ( @RobertFerrisMD )

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2 years

Pitt researchers regularly appear in the annual listing of Highly Cited Researchers, published by Clarivate. Of the 25 Pitt researchers on the list this year, 9 are UPMC Hillman members. Congratulations on this incredible accomplishment!

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. @UPMCHillmanCC & @PittTweet well represented with our EIGHT abstract young investigator awardees @sitcancer . Congratulations team! @BcellBruno @DelgoffeLab @Vignali_Lab

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New clinical trial results likely to change treatment for #HPV throat cancer. A new study which included @UPMCHillmanCC found that #robotic surgery, followed by low-dose radiation, provided excellent results. @UPMCnews @UPMCPhysicianEd

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2 years

Our director @RobertFerrisMD is featured in @TargetedOnc on the latest developments in head & neck cancer and future treatments.

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3 years

Congrats to #melamona expert @diwakardavar the 2021 recipient of the Sy Holzer Endowed Immunotherapy Research Award for his innovative research in #Cancer #Immunotherapy ! @UPMCnews @PittHealthSci

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. @PPGPaintsArena is completely transformed for the largest Gala in Pittsburgh - #HillmanGala2022 ! Sponsored by @PNCBank to fund groundbreaking #CancerResearch @UPMCHillmanCC @lrcestello @bwild1842 @RobertFerrisMD @PittHealthSci

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Join us in congratulating Dr. Saiful Huq for receiving the William D. Coolidge Gold Medal Award from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine ( @aapmHQ ). This is highest honor given by AAPM, recognizing a member for an eminent career in medical physics. @HuqedOnPhysics

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Today in @CellReports , @UPMCHillmanCC and @PittTweet researchers describe a new mechanism by which cancer cells preserve the tips of chromosomes, or telomeres, when they divide. @UPMCnews @UPMCPhysicianEd

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4 years

Congratulations to @diwakardavar , @YanaNajjarMD , and @DrRobyT for being selected by the @PAMEDSociety 2020 Top Physicians Under 40! .

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Couldn’t have done it without YOU! The hundreds of riders who bicycled in @R2C_Cancer to support UPMC Hillman #CancerResearch this weekend. Despite the wet weather the inaugural event raised nearly $500,000! We’ll be back next year! ☀️ @PittHealthSci @UPMCnews

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UPMC Hillman Director @RobertFerrisMD gives the State of the Cancer Center Address to kick off the 35th Annual Scientific Retreat!

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What do scientists do when the work is done? @jasonlukemd immunologist by day & trumpet player by night! @sitcancer #Checkpoints all scientist band! @PittHealthSci @UPMCnews

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2 years

Congratulations to @PhilPiferRadOnc & @KarapetLilit for being named @ConquerCancerFd Young Investigators! @HSkinnerMDPhD @RobertFerrisMD & Dr Dan Zandberg

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Dr Erica Braverman ( @EricaBMD ) pediatric oncologist @ChildrensPgh receives a @sitcancer Sparkathon Award as one of the future leaders in #Immunotherapy !

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Congrats to #ovariancancer researcher Dr Ron Buckanovich, the 2023 @PNCBank Elsie Hillman Distinguished Scholar Award! Presented by @RobertFerrisMD & PNCs Matt George. @R2C_Cancer

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2 years

Join Dr. Steffi Oesterreich ( @oesterreichs ) at #AACR22 mini session on New Approaches to Targeting Hormone Dependent Cancers - Rm 260 at 3pm CST.

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Congrats @PittDeptofMed resident @LewisWu19 #ASCO23 Merit Award winner for his abstract on a novel radiomic approach identifying early/advanced NSCLC patients at risk for #brain metastasis. Poster session today 1:15pm Hall A-Poster discussion 4:30pm S504. @UPMCPhysicianEd

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Merry Christmas from all of us at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center!

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Congratulations to Dr. Jami Saloman, of @PittGILiverNutr , @PittDeptofMed , @PCPRPgh and @UPMCHillmanCC , for receiving a 2022 @PanCAN research grant to support her work on pancreatic cancer.

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Dr. Tullia Bruno ( @BcellBruno ) is selected as the 2022 Sy Holzer Endowed Immunotherapy Research Fund Awardee for her work in immune-centric cancer therapies. @PittHealthSci

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UPMC Hillman is pleased to welcome Dr. @NadineHempel to the faculty as a member of the cancer biology program. Hempel will serve as an associate professor of medicine in the division of hematology/oncology at @PittDeptofMed . Learn more:

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Groundbreaking science at UPMC Hillman @thenci co-led by @diwakardavar @HassaneZarour shows changing the gut microbiome through fecal transplants can benefit patients with advanced melanoma who didn't respond to immunotherapy. #WorldCancerDay Learn more:

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is very pleased to announce Diwakar Davar, MD, MS, as clinical director for the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program. Dr. Davar has an impressive understanding of immunotherapy and a commitment to using it to improve the survival of melanoma patients.

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First immunotherapy for aggressive #breastcancer approved by the FDA. Congratulations to @UPMCHillmanCC immunologist, Dr. Leisha Emens, who was co-leader of the clinical trial that led to the drug approval.

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Congrats to Dr. Leisha Emens ( @EmensLeisha ) for being elected as vice president of the Society for Immunotherapy in Cancer ( @sitcancer )! Dr. Emens, co-leader of the @UPMCHillmanCC Immunology and Immunotherapy Program, will begin her term in January 2021.

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1 year

Please join us in welcoming Serah Choi, MD, PhD, to UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Her research interests include targeting glucose transporters in cancers and developing novel therapies for brain tumors. @SerahChoiMDPhD

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Shout out to #Pittsburgh business owner, Frank Zappala (The First City Company) & his wife Erica for personally delivering lunch to @UPMCHillmanCC staff at UPMC Passavant! #cancerday @UPMCnews

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How has UPMC Hillman Cancer Center impacted the field of breast cancer research? We sat down with three of our experts to learn more for #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth . @oesterreichs @adrianvlee @zervanto

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2 years

Congratulations to Drs. Tullia Bruno ( @BcellBruno ) and Jason Luke ( @jasonlukemd ) from @UPMCHillmanCC as newly-elected @sitcancer at-large directors!

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We are pleased to announce the results of the 2022 SITC Election. These leaders are ready to contribute to the society's bright future beginning in January 2023. A big thank you to this year’s candidates and voters! View results: #MakingCureaReality

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@UPMCHillmanCC

10 months

Want to learn more about Lobular #BreastCancer ? Join @UPMCHillmanCC researcher, Dr. Steffi Oesterreich ( @oesterreichs ) as she moderates an educational session on this topic later today. #SABCS23 @PittHealthSci @UPMCnews

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

3 years

It’s great being back in person for the first time in 2 years for presentations - @jasonlukemd said what we’re all thinking at the 33rd @UPMCHillmanCC Scientific Retreat. #Masks and #SocialDistancing in place-of course!

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

2 years

Congratulations to @UPMCHillmanCC Dr. Lilit Karapetyan ( @KarapetLilit ) selected for a prestigious Merit Award by Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation @ConquerCancerFd for her study of #Melanoma & advancements in #cancerresearch . @UPMCPhysicianEd @UPMCnews @PittHemeOnc

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

2 years

On #InternationalWomensDay , we are proud to highlight all of the women at UPMC Hillman. They continue to be world leaders in understanding, preventing, and treating cancer through the integration of scientific discovery, clinical excellence, and community partnerships.

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

2 years

On #NationalWomenPhysicianDay , we would like to thank all of the female physicians at UPMC Hillman for the amazing work they do each and every day to make life changing medicine possible 🔬 🧬 🩺

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

1 year

How to increase underrepresented participation in biomedical research? Our #HealthEquity Dr. Monica Baskin @drmonicabaskin leads a session to explore models, strategies & metrics to achieve improvements. #Diversity #CancerResearch @PittHealthSci @UPMCPhysicianEd @UPMCnews #AACR23

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

2 years

Did you know that two #HillmanResearchers work directly with @SusanGKomen ? Drs. Adrian Lee and Steffi Oesterreich use their breast cancer expertise to help lead Komen's research strategy as advisory board member and Komen Scholar. @oesterreichs @Adrianvlee

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

2 years

Novasenta, a @UPMCEnterprises portfolio company founded by @RobertFerrisMD , @DelgoffeLab , and @Vignali_Lab of @UPMCHillmanCC , announced today the completion of a $40M Series A financing.

Novasenta closes $40 million Series A funding round | UPMC Enterprises

UPMC Enterprises portfolio company Novasenta recently announced the completion of $40 million in Series A financing. The funding from UPMC Enterprises will allow Novasenta to advance its pipeline of...

enterprises.upmc.com

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

2 years

Dr. Kurt Weiss's ( @KurtRWeiss ) experience being diagnosed with #sarcoma as a young adult inspired him to become the musculoskeletal oncologist he is today — one of only a few experts in sarcoma and the only one who has had sarcoma.

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

5 years

The first Breast Cancer TownHall @UPMC McKeesport aimed at reducing #BreastCancer disparities. Presenters and Survivors are ready for the day! @UPMCnews @UPMC

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

2 years

Our director, @RobertFerrisMD , gives the welcome message and director's overview of Hillman Cancer Center at our 34th Annual Scientific Retreat.

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

3 years

Congratulations to surgical oncologist Dr. Michael Lotze, presented with the @sitcancer 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award! @PittSurgery #SITC21

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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

@UPMCHillmanCC

11 months

Coming up at #SITC23 , @YanaNajjarMD presents her study on improving treatment of metastatic melanoma. Session 208d: Oral Abstract Session | 5:05–6:30 p.m. | Ballroom 6CD. @PittHealthSci