Charles Ishak
Assistant Professor at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Our lab studies transposable elements and viral mimicry in (ovarian) #cancer initiation. #newPI
Lab site: mdanderson.org/research/department…
- Reposted by Charles IshakWe are saddened to learn of the passing of the Hon. Kirsty Duncan. A respected scientist and tireless champion of research in Canada, she leaves a lasting legacy through her leadership and advocacy, including her service as Minister of Science. Our condolences to her friends and family.
- Reposted by Charles IshakUBC and BC Cancer are recruiting a cancer stem cell faculty member at the Associate Professor or Professor rank for the new Connie Eaves Chair in Cancer Stem Cell Research. A great position recognizing a giant in the field. Please share. #Vancouver ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
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- Thank you to @maialab.bsky.social , @rdrapkin8-penn.bsky.social and all organizers for a great OMCF meeting!
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- Congratulations @daniel-decarvalho.bsky.social !
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- Reposted by Charles Ishak"Unmasked: transposable elements as drivers and targets in cancer" by Ting Wang & colleagues "This review synthesizes a growing body of work that positions TEs as both catalysts and antagonists of the tumor state." Check it out! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
- Reposted by Charles IshakExcited to have this paper out today! Repeats mimic pathogen-associated patterns across a vast evolutionary landscape." It was a fun and productive collaboration with Benjamin Greenbaum John LaCava, Simona Cocco, Petr Šulc and many others! www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
- Reposted by Charles IshakWe published a detailed protocol for our Plate-CUT&Tag method on @protocolsio.bsky.social to accompany our recent preprint (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) give it a try! Feedback welcome! dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.n2bvjed5wgk5/v1
- Reposted by Charles IshakIn his memory, Western has opened an equity-based graduate scholarship. Please consider supporting his final initiative if you are able: www.westernconnect.ca/beier ; thank you for all the time you spent and laughs you shared with him. We love and miss him so much already. - The Beiers
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- Dear @mdanderson.bsky.social , Please join us today in auditorium 4SCR1.1110 at 4pm for our Dept. seminar series. Today we welcome Dr. Marco Gallo from Baylor College of Medicine who will share the latest breakthroughs towards understanding chromatin regulation in brain malignancies.
- Reposted by Charles IshakCheck out Dr. Mendez-Dorantes' recent preprint for more details on his exciting research! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 42/
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- Congratulations to my postdoctoral mentor Dr. @daniel-decarvalho.bsky.social on receiving the 2025 Gairdner Momentum Award from the @gairdnerawards.bsky.social ! This is an amazing achievement!
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- Reposted by Charles Ishakexciting news for our scientific community! www.nygenome.org/news-events/...
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- Dear @mdanderson.bsky.social community, We are excited to invite you to our dept. seminar featuring Dr. Katherine Chiappinelli (@chiappinellilab.bsky.social) tomorrow (Thursday March 6) at 4:00pm in auditorium room 4SCR1.1110. Drop by to learn about TEs as therapeutic targets in (ovarian) cancer!
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- Thank you to @daniel-decarvalho.bsky.social and all members of the team who made this study possible! This study represents an exciting new direction towards understanding how dsRNAs contribute towards tumorigenesis and considering new ways to exploit viral mimicry!
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- Reposted by Charles IshakHello #cancersky! It's official, we're here! Follow us for all things #cancerresearch and #oncology 🥳
- Reposted by Charles IshakI’m excited to share our latest study led by @giuliapasquesi.bsky.social out today in @cellpress.bsky.social , uncovering a new way transposons have been repurposed for human interferon signaling! Read on for a thread on cryptic splice variants, decoy receptors, and viruses (1/N) 👇🧵 #TESky 🧪
- Reposted by Charles IshakWhat better place than the city of lights to make my transposition to 🦋. Look at all that blue sky!
- Reposted by Charles IshakTracking transposable element (TE) activity in genomics data can be a pain, but there are solutions! Our lab built TEtranscripts -- which we've updated to work for small RNAs (TEsmall), bulk RNA at the locus level (TElocal), and in single-cell data (TEsingle). Check it out! www.mghlab.org/software
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- Reposted by Charles IshakDid you know there’s a site to search for starter packs of people to follow? Built by @mubashariqbal.com blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
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Look who's here @pnas.org ✔️ @science.org ✔️ @naturecellbiology.bsky.social ✔️ @natrevgenet.bsky.social ✔️ @naturebiotech.bsky.social ✔️ @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social ✔️ @naturechemistry.bsky.social ✔️ @genesdev.bsky.social ✔️ @cellchembiol.bsky.social ✔️ @genomeresearch.bsky.social ✔️ @jcellbiol.bsky.social ✔️ - Reposted by Charles IshakWe strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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- Hello Bluesky! I am a #NewPI studying #TransposableElements and viral mimicry in cancer initiation. Our projects range from basic to translational, and draw from several fields including #Epigenetics, chromatin regulation, and the ovarian cancer field. If these topics interest you, please reach out!
- Reposted by Charles IshakScraping who is on the platform working on #TransposableElements or other types of #RepetitiveDNA Have fun! go.bsky.app/7t5GQAPat://did:plc:ebur4kpwnz66tpsbldned4bo/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lamuxwqbvg2g
- Reposted by Charles IshakWith some help from @raduzabet.bsky.social, I've created a starter pack of researchers working on #Epigenetics, Chromatin and Gene Regulation who are active on here: go.bsky.app/TKp9YAn I've likely missed many people so let me know if you want to be added. Similarly if you would like to be removed.at://did:plc:r4oafnlhdrdeggs4rfwe6j26/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l7pocwoq2224
