Ashani Weeraratna
@ashi-w.bsky.social
Professor and Chair, cancer biologist. I care about science, equity and cooking. Opinions (lots of them) my own.
Spending way too much time advocating for cancer research these days but this time it was fun to do it with a friend! @johnshopkinsbmb.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Spending way too much time advocating for cancer research these days but this time it was fun to do it with a friend! @johnshopkinsbmb.bsky.social
(Also amused by the pic btw. A great pic just the fact there is one ๐)
February 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
(Also amused by the pic btw. A great pic just the fact there is one ๐)
Excited for you and your new colleagues- some really wonderful folks out there!!
February 11, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Excited for you and your new colleagues- some really wonderful folks out there!!
How fortunate I get to be on Capitol Hill tomorrow when they arrive!!
A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...
February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
How fortunate I get to be on Capitol Hill tomorrow when they arrive!!
Reposted by Ashani Weeraratna
As Elizabeth M. Jaffee andโฏAntoni Ribas take over as the new editors-in-chief of Cancer Immunology Research, they shareย how they got startedย inย immunotherapyย research,ย theirย visionย for theย AACRย journal, and whatย excites them aboutย #AACRIO26ย on the #AACRBlog:ย buff.ly/2QY3kFY
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
As Elizabeth M. Jaffee andโฏAntoni Ribas take over as the new editors-in-chief of Cancer Immunology Research, they shareย how they got startedย inย immunotherapyย research,ย theirย visionย for theย AACRย journal, and whatย excites them aboutย #AACRIO26ย on the #AACRBlog:ย buff.ly/2QY3kFY
Iโm kind of surprised no one is talking about that mike Tyson ad. Justโฆ.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Iโm kind of surprised no one is talking about that mike Tyson ad. Justโฆ.
Reposted by Ashani Weeraratna
โIf Iโm here at Super Bowl LX, itโs because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. Itโs worth more than you think.โ โBad Bunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
โIf Iโm here at Super Bowl LX, itโs because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. Itโs worth more than you think.โ โBad Bunny
Bad Bunny and good food. Super Bowl LX
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Bad Bunny and good food. Super Bowl LX
My cousin is EVP of publicis which was responsible for this ad!!
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
My cousin is EVP of publicis which was responsible for this ad!!
Eggplant moju, chicken curry, caramelized onion sambol.
February 8, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Eggplant moju, chicken curry, caramelized onion sambol.
Stress cooking again. Salmon with coconut cashew sauce, curried chicken pastries, garlic mango shrimp, coconut turmeric cabbage.
February 8, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Stress cooking again. Salmon with coconut cashew sauce, curried chicken pastries, garlic mango shrimp, coconut turmeric cabbage.
I have, to put it mildly, been so deeply disturbed by all of this- not only because of the perpetrators, but the sheer volume of people who just looked the other way and didnโt report. ๐
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I have, to put it mildly, been so deeply disturbed by all of this- not only because of the perpetrators, but the sheer volume of people who just looked the other way and didnโt report. ๐
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Things are dark and hard right now for many. I found this really wonderful website and I wanted to share.
People write beautiful letters for others who need some TLC and to be reminded why the world needs them.
Enjoy and please share widely.
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
People write beautiful letters for others who need some TLC and to be reminded why the world needs them.
Enjoy and please share widely.
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
Reasons to Stay - Mental Health
Reasons to Stay is a suicide prevention project reaching people at difficult moments through anonymous letters written by volunteers. Each letter on this site was written by a real person and delivere...
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Things are dark and hard right now for many. I found this really wonderful website and I wanted to share.
People write beautiful letters for others who need some TLC and to be reminded why the world needs them.
Enjoy and please share widely.
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
People write beautiful letters for others who need some TLC and to be reminded why the world needs them.
Enjoy and please share widely.
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
Mike was more than my colleague, he was my friend and confidant. He was beloved by so many from students to staff and faculty. We will miss him more than I can express. Rest in peace Mike, your memory will always be a blessing.
It is with deep sadness that we share that Michael J. Matunis, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has passed away. (1/4)
In Memoriam: Michael Matunis, 1964-2026 | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
publichealth.jhu.edu
February 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Mike was more than my colleague, he was my friend and confidant. He was beloved by so many from students to staff and faculty. We will miss him more than I can express. Rest in peace Mike, your memory will always be a blessing.
Sheโs incredible. But the rhetoric that has gotten us to this place in American politics is reprehensible to say the very, very least.
Toughest congressperson in America rears back for a punch, and refuses to cut short townhall, after asshole sprays her with something.
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Sheโs incredible. But the rhetoric that has gotten us to this place in American politics is reprehensible to say the very, very least.
And kudos to @cdelawalla.bsky.social and her team for all they are doing.
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
And kudos to @cdelawalla.bsky.social and her team for all they are doing.
We are no longer in a time of complacency. Listed here are action items. I add, join advocacy calls when asked. Too many times organizations are hurting for scientists to join them on the Hill. timmermanreport.com/2026/01/scie...
Science and Industry Need to Push Back Hard - TimmermanReport.com
The days of strongly worded letters, statements to the press, white papers, and op-eds are over. The people dismantling science are coming at all we care about with a pliers and a blowtorch. If I have...
timmermanreport.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:33 PM
We are no longer in a time of complacency. Listed here are action items. I add, join advocacy calls when asked. Too many times organizations are hurting for scientists to join them on the Hill. timmermanreport.com/2026/01/scie...
Oh man. So sorry your travels have been such a mess :(
January 25, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Oh man. So sorry your travels have been such a mess :(
I was called dramatic and alarmist, and boy do I wish I had been. There is very, very little pleasure in knowing i was right.
January 25, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I was called dramatic and alarmist, and boy do I wish I had been. There is very, very little pleasure in knowing i was right.
Reposted by Ashani Weeraratna
Please share. ๐
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Please share. ๐
Yes 100%. But somehow it still beggars belief.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Yes 100%. But somehow it still beggars belief.
I cannot believe this is America today.
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I cannot believe this is America today.