Please don’t forget to register for Wednesday’s seminar featuring @mariabrbic.bsky.social from @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social 👇
@cancerdynamics
The Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics (IICD) focuses on the interplay between mathematical sciences and cancer research at Columbia University. https://linktr.ee/cancerdynamics
Please don’t forget to register for Wednesday’s seminar featuring @mariabrbic.bsky.social from @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social 👇
cc: @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
📅 Monthly Research Meeting- March 4, 2026
Thank you to Andrew Blumberg, PhD for presenting on discrete curvature and PhD candidate Ashwin Viswanathan (Peterka Group) for presenting on tumor-induced epileptiform activity. Stay tuned for our next meeting April 1! #CancerResearch
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Calling grad students & postdocs! Join a FREE 5-day workshop on #cancerresearch methods, July 6-10. Learn about data integration & optimal transport. Apply by April 10. Email iicdoutreach@columbia.edu for info or visit >> bit.ly/IICDWorkshop...
Special thanks to the @cancerdynamics.bsky.social Summer Internship Program and the S. Jay Levy Fellowship Program for sending me three fantastic students three years in a row 🙌—each one building on the last, passing the torch to the next 🔥➡️🔥. Thank you Hannah, Abdullah, and Marina.
Tumor immune evasion is programmable 🛡️🧠.
Our integrated single-cell CRISPR screening framework maps kinase control of T cell–driven tumor states in Glioblastoma(GBM) 🧬 and nominates druggable nodes 💊 (e.g., EPHA2/PDGFRA) that blunt evasive programs and boost T cell killing 🔥.
Don’t forget to join us for Next-Generation Cancer Research — AI and Computation on March 16. See details below ⤵️
Sharanya Chatterjee
Congratulations to @columbiaseas.bsky.social undergraduate student and @elhamazizi.bsky.social lab member Sharanya Chatterjee on receiving an honorable mention for the 2025-2026 @cra-hq.bsky.social Outstanding Undergraduate
Research Awards >> cra.org/crn/2026/01/...
Our March newsletter is out now! Learn about our upcoming AI and Computation Symposium, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, recent awards, upcoming events, and more: bit.ly/4b1pc2A
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social @columbiasysbio.bsky.social @columbiacancer.bsky.social @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social @datascicolumbia.bsky.social
Meet the speakers:
The symposium will feature talks from researchers @elhamazizi.bsky.social, Andrew Blumberg, @bimidu.bsky.social, @itaiyanai.bsky.social, and a keynote address by @danapeer.bsky.social, exploring advances at the intersection of AI and cancer research> bit.ly/IICDSymposiu...
Join IICD for a virtual seminar with @mariabrbic.bsky.social, from @epfl-ai-center.bsky.social on March 11. Don’t miss her presentation on how AI can facilitate discoveries in life sciences >> bit.ly/4cCaf9A #AI #AIResearch #CancerDynamics @icepfl.bsky.social
Check out IICD Core Member Andrew Blumberg's feature in @columbiauniversity.bsky.social news where he share about a project on testing if AI can answer unsolved math problems.
Read more: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/could-a...
NOW HIRING: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Join IICD and the Rane Lab Group > bit.ly/4tCRCZg #Postdoc #JobOpening #ResearchJobs #NowHiring
#TBT to our last symposium, “The Impact of Art on Scientific Discovery.” Don’t forget to save your seat at this year’s Symposium “Next Generation Cancer Research – AI and Computation” >> bit.ly/IICDSymposiu... #CancerResarch #AI #AIInnovation
Photo of the 2022 IICD Summer Undergraduate Research Cohort eating lunch at a picnic table.
Photo of the 2023 Summer Research Cohort in front of the New York City skyline.
The 2024 Undergraduate Summer Research Program cohort stands in front of the Alma Mater statue at Columbia University.
The 2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Program cohort takes a photo in front of the New York Genome Center.
We are excited to welcome our fifth cohort of SRP interns later this summer! Learn more about the program and hear student experiences >> bit.ly/IICD-SRP
#UndergraduateResearch #SummerResearch
“First Proof,” a paper co-authored by Professor Andrew Blumberg of Cancer Data Research, was recently featured by @nytimes.com >> www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/s...
📣 IICD Members: A new Grants Corner is out now! Check your inboxes for funding opportunities and other resources. #Funding #Grants #Researchers
Thank you to David Cheek from @harvardmed.bsky.social and @naxerova.bsky.social for his talk on disentangling cancer-driving mutations from normal tissue aging at yesterday’s seminar.
Meet Dr. @lingting-shi.bsky.social, a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in @jlmcfalinefigueroa.bsky.social and @elhamazizi.bsky.social’s labs. She shares advice about overcoming challenges and the power of persistence. 🔬https://bit.ly/3ZPkd01 #WomenInScience #STEM
Meet Christine Sharabun, an MS student in @datascicolumbia.bsky.social with Sanket Rane’s Lab who offers advice to women in STEM. Read Christine’s interview: bit.ly/3ZPkd01%F0%9...
cc: @columbiaseas.bsky.social
Meet Megan Rodriguez, a MD-PhD student in Computer Science in @brentstockwell.bsky.social's lab, and hear her reflections on the impact of mentorship: bit.ly/3ZPkd01 🔬 #WomenInScience #STEM
@columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
Meet Neeha Kothapalli, a MD-PhD candidate in @elhamazizi.bsky.social and Benjamin Izar Lab’s groups. She shares her experiences navigating transitions throughout her career. Read her inspiring story 🔬 bit.ly/3ZPkd01
cc: @columbiaseas.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social @columbiacancer.bsky.social
Jenny Jin
Meet Jenny Jin, a MD-PhD student in @brentstockwell.bsky.social laboratory. She shares some advice with the next generation of women scientists. 🔬 bit.ly/3ZPkd01
#WomenInScience #GirlsInSTEM
cc: @columbiamed.bsky.social @columbiacancer.bsky.social
Meet Tina Giorgadze, a PhD student in statistics with Dr. Simon Tavaré, who is passionate about creating an inclusive scientific community🔬: bit.ly/3ZPkd01 #WomenInScience #STEM
cc: @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social @datascicolumbia.bsky.social
Photo collage for women and girls in science. Clockwise, from top left: Headshots of Tina Giorgadze, Jenny Jin, Neeharika Kothapalli, Megan Rodriguez, Christine Sharabun, and Lingting Shi
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re celebrating six IICD researchers and their vision for the future of cancer research. Meet the women behind the science here: bit.ly/3ZPkd01 🔬✨
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The IICD will host a half-day symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Cancer Research on March 16, 2026. The program will feature short presentations from leading researchers and a keynote by @danapeer.bsky.social
(@mskcancercenter.bsky.social).
Free with registration: bit.ly/IICDSymposiu...