Sam C. Wang
@SamWangMD
Surgical Oncologist. Basic science and translational research. @UTSW_Surgery. Tweets are my own.
This is terrible.
NCI Interim Funding Policy: “With these considerations, we expect to fund through the 4th percentile for those established investigator applications.” “It is expected that funds will be available to reach the 10th percentile for those Early Stage Investigator applications.” 😢
I am happy to share our latest study. Congrats to postdoc Shayna Thomas-Jardin on her outstanding work published in @CR_AACR aacrjournals.org/cancerres/arti…
Thank you @CR_AACR for selecting our story for the cover this month (art credit: Jose Cabrera)!
Excited to share our recent breakthrough method for surgical video analysis, the Kinematic Adaptive Frame Recognition (KAFR)! 📄 Paper: shorturl.at/p1YJZ 📦 Code: shorturl.at/LSVo1 @sofiagarcesp02 @amrus1992 @PatricioPolanc0 @UTSW_Surgery @UTSWSurgeryLife #SurgicalAI
Congratulations Zeng and Greg!
Intro to 2 new studies from my lab on somatic mutations in liver disease. 1st is about a mutated gene that leads to improved clone fitness and organismal health (CIDEB). The 2nd is about a mutated gene that leads to improved clone fitness but worse overall health (TBX3). 1/8
Thanks for visiting us! You and your team are doing amazing things in the fight against pancreas cancer. Excited to see the next chapter!
In awe of the incredible faculty & trainees in the #SurgOnc division after my visit to @UTSW_Surgery @UTSWSurgeryLife @utswcancer - mission-driven, impeccable culture, strong leadership, & collective buy-in. Recipe for a strong #TEAM! Thx for the invitation & kind hospitality
Congratulations @tae_hwang !
I am excited to announce our collaboration with LG AI Research @LGUS to develop, implement, optimize, and deploy AI platform to help cancer patients. Our goal is simple: Give physicians and patients its real-time, AI-powered tools they can trust. @VUMChealth @VUMCDiscoveries…
GI Onc Expert Interview! Here I talk esophagogastric cancers w all-star GI med oncs @KlempnerSam & @TimothyJBrownMD We discuss: 1) MATTERHORN: D-FLOT for all? Extrapolate to esophagus? Need for adj durva? 2) Organ preservation: SANO trial, & overall paradigm Full video link👇
After a brief hiatus, we are back w the teaching videos! Just recorded GI pathology 101 series w our awesome chief of GI pathology, @SuntreaHammer. Going to edit etc & share soon.
Did you know that people with germline #CDH1 variants face unique challenges related to reproduction? Check out our latest article here: jmg.bmj.com/content/early/… @AmberFGallanis #HDGC @NoStomach4Cancr @DeGregorioFF @CGAIGC @GeneticCouns
It’s not goodbye, it’s see you at @SocSurgOnc/@AHPBA! We’re so proud of our graduating #CGSO and #HPBsurgery fellow, Dr. Michelle Ju. What a star! We know she’s going to have a wonderful career @UWSurgery @UWHPBSurgery 💫 😷 🔪
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🧬 New study highlights germline risks in gastric cancer (GC): 📊 Of 3,706 GC patients tested, 13.3% had pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PGVs) 🧠 Most common genes: 🔹 BRCA1/2, PALB2, ATM (HRR) – 35% 🔹 CDH1, CTNNA1 (Hereditary Diffuse GC) – 19.5% 🔹 Lynch syndrome genes –…
Congratulations!
Today's #thursdaymotivation is courtesy CRI's @Zhu_Lab: Congrats @GiannaMaggiore for your successful #dissertationdefense! Dr. Maggiore's family and lab mates joined to celebrate. Next steps: summertime fun & finishing her M.D. @UTSWMedCenter 🎉 #relentlessdiscovery
Congratulations @GilbertZMurimwa !
Proud of @GilbertZMurimwa for his publication in @CR_AACR “SMAD4 Deficiency Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Progression and Confers Susceptibility to TGFβ Inhibition” @brekkenlab @utswcancer @UTSWSurgeryLife aacrjournals.org/cancerres/arti…
Second year @utswcancer fellow Jonathan Hyak presents our work at #ASCO25
Congratulations @cvangelesMD !!!
Congratulations to Christina Angeles, MD, on your promotion to Associate Professor of Surgery with tenure and Associate Professor of Dermatology!
Congratulations to Christina Angeles, MD, on your promotion to Associate Professor of Surgery with tenure and Associate Professor of Dermatology!