Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics
@cancerdynamics.bsky.social
The Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics (IICD) focuses on the interplay between mathematical sciences and cancer research at Columbia University.
https://linktr.ee/cancerdynamics
https://linktr.ee/cancerdynamics
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The IICD Seminar Series returns this fall!
Join us monthly for talks from top minds in cancer dynamics—from Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Human Technopole, and more.
📍2nd Wednesdays @ 2PM ET | Schermerhorn Hall 603 & Zoom
📅 Full lineup: bit.ly/4kT5YPC
#CancerResearch #CompBio #Genomics #IICD
Join us monthly for talks from top minds in cancer dynamics—from Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Human Technopole, and more.
📍2nd Wednesdays @ 2PM ET | Schermerhorn Hall 603 & Zoom
📅 Full lineup: bit.ly/4kT5YPC
#CancerResearch #CompBio #Genomics #IICD
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.
February 13, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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.
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 🔬✨
February 11, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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 🔬✨
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...
(@mskcancercenter.bsky.social).
Free with registration: bit.ly/IICDSymposiu...
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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...
(@mskcancercenter.bsky.social).
Free with registration: bit.ly/IICDSymposiu...
🧬 IICD Monthly Research Roundup – January 2026
#IICDResearch #CancerGenomics #CancerResearch
cc: @natgenet.nature.com @natmethods.nature.com @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com
#IICDResearch #CancerGenomics #CancerResearch
cc: @natgenet.nature.com @natmethods.nature.com @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
🧬 IICD Monthly Research Roundup – January 2026
#IICDResearch #CancerGenomics #CancerResearch
cc: @natgenet.nature.com @natmethods.nature.com @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com
#IICDResearch #CancerGenomics #CancerResearch
cc: @natgenet.nature.com @natmethods.nature.com @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social @natureportfolio.nature.com
Thank you to Naomi Klickstein (Gaublomme lab) and Dr. Lambda Moses (@bimidu.bsky.social) for kicking off this year’s monthly research meetings with presentations on organelle interaction regulators and adenocarcinoma progression #Cancer #Research #IICD #Columbia
February 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Thank you to Naomi Klickstein (Gaublomme lab) and Dr. Lambda Moses (@bimidu.bsky.social) for kicking off this year’s monthly research meetings with presentations on organelle interaction regulators and adenocarcinoma progression #Cancer #Research #IICD #Columbia
On #WorldCancerDay, we raise awareness for cancer prevention and detection. Thank you to our scientists, community members, any everyone making advances in #CancerResearch and education. #Cancer #IICD #RaiseAwareness
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
On #WorldCancerDay, we raise awareness for cancer prevention and detection. Thank you to our scientists, community members, any everyone making advances in #CancerResearch and education. #Cancer #IICD #RaiseAwareness
Our February newsletter is live! Check out a new Faces of IICD video, a retrospective article spotlighting our educational programs, introductions to new members, upcoming events, and more: bit.ly/4a8iDuR
cc: @elhamazizi.bsky.social @brentstockwell.bsky.social @nygenome.org @siyuhe.bsky.social
cc: @elhamazizi.bsky.social @brentstockwell.bsky.social @nygenome.org @siyuhe.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Our February newsletter is live! Check out a new Faces of IICD video, a retrospective article spotlighting our educational programs, introductions to new members, upcoming events, and more: bit.ly/4a8iDuR
cc: @elhamazizi.bsky.social @brentstockwell.bsky.social @nygenome.org @siyuhe.bsky.social
cc: @elhamazizi.bsky.social @brentstockwell.bsky.social @nygenome.org @siyuhe.bsky.social
Applications close in two days. Undergrads! Join us this summer at the IICD for an exciting research opportunity.
📣 The deadline to apply for the 2026 IICD Summer Research Program is quickly approaching! Calling all undergrads!
The program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
The program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
January 30, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Applications close in two days. Undergrads! Join us this summer at the IICD for an exciting research opportunity.
Did you know that IICD offers outreach programs for learners of all ages? With a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, IICD is committed to expanding access to scientific discovery. Read more >> bit.ly/3YW4Q5j
#STEM #Science #ScienceOutreach #Research #Education #IICD #ColumbiaUniversity
#STEM #Science #ScienceOutreach #Research #Education #IICD #ColumbiaUniversity
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Did you know that IICD offers outreach programs for learners of all ages? With a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, IICD is committed to expanding access to scientific discovery. Read more >> bit.ly/3YW4Q5j
#STEM #Science #ScienceOutreach #Research #Education #IICD #ColumbiaUniversity
#STEM #Science #ScienceOutreach #Research #Education #IICD #ColumbiaUniversity
Welcome to Yanjie Chen, formerly an intern in @khanhndinh.bsky.social Lab, who has officially joined IICD as a Staff Associate. His research focuses on applying machine learning to cancer genomics and large-scale multi-omic data analysis.
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Welcome to Yanjie Chen, formerly an intern in @khanhndinh.bsky.social Lab, who has officially joined IICD as a Staff Associate. His research focuses on applying machine learning to cancer genomics and large-scale multi-omic data analysis.
Thank you to Dr. Romain Lopez from @nyu.edu, who shared his work developing predictive models to bridge molecular states with phenotypic outcomes in immune cell activation during a special seminar.
Watch the recording: youtu.be/-W9osPUDvIM?...
cc: @elhamazizi.bsky.social
Watch the recording: youtu.be/-W9osPUDvIM?...
cc: @elhamazizi.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Thank you to Dr. Romain Lopez from @nyu.edu, who shared his work developing predictive models to bridge molecular states with phenotypic outcomes in immune cell activation during a special seminar.
Watch the recording: youtu.be/-W9osPUDvIM?...
cc: @elhamazizi.bsky.social
Watch the recording: youtu.be/-W9osPUDvIM?...
cc: @elhamazizi.bsky.social
📣 The deadline to apply for the 2026 IICD Summer Research Program is quickly approaching! Calling all undergrads!
The program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
The program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
📣 The deadline to apply for the 2026 IICD Summer Research Program is quickly approaching! Calling all undergrads!
The program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
The program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
📣 Don’t forget to register for our special seminar featuring Romain Lopez from @nyu.edu. See details below. ⤵️
Join us Jan. 22 at 2 pm for an IICD Special Seminar with Dr. Romain Lopez from @nyu.edu, who will discuss his interdisciplinary work on cellular population dynamics.
Register: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social
Register: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
📣 Don’t forget to register for our special seminar featuring Romain Lopez from @nyu.edu. See details below. ⤵️
Cover feature!
🎉 Siyu He and colleagues appear on the January cover of @natmethods.nature.com for Squidiff, a diffusion AI model predicting cellular responses to developmental and chemical cues: www.nature.com/nmeth/volume...
🎉 Siyu He and colleagues appear on the January cover of @natmethods.nature.com for Squidiff, a diffusion AI model predicting cellular responses to developmental and chemical cues: www.nature.com/nmeth/volume...
January 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Cover feature!
🎉 Siyu He and colleagues appear on the January cover of @natmethods.nature.com for Squidiff, a diffusion AI model predicting cellular responses to developmental and chemical cues: www.nature.com/nmeth/volume...
🎉 Siyu He and colleagues appear on the January cover of @natmethods.nature.com for Squidiff, a diffusion AI model predicting cellular responses to developmental and chemical cues: www.nature.com/nmeth/volume...
Reposted by Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics
Our January issue is now live! 🥳
nature.com/nmeth/volume...
On the cover, a network of illuminated grids forms a cell-like shape representing Squidiff’s ability to predict continuous cell-state transitions under differentiation and perturbations. Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
nature.com/nmeth/volume...
On the cover, a network of illuminated grids forms a cell-like shape representing Squidiff’s ability to predict continuous cell-state transitions under differentiation and perturbations. Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Our January issue is now live! 🥳
nature.com/nmeth/volume...
On the cover, a network of illuminated grids forms a cell-like shape representing Squidiff’s ability to predict continuous cell-state transitions under differentiation and perturbations. Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
nature.com/nmeth/volume...
On the cover, a network of illuminated grids forms a cell-like shape representing Squidiff’s ability to predict continuous cell-state transitions under differentiation and perturbations. Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Thank you to Matt Jones from MIT Biology and @mitkochinstitute.bsky.social for sharing his work on quantitative profiling of tumor evolution beyond chromosomes with our members at yesterday’s seminar. Watch the recording here: youtu.be/ZRjwmeX9LQ4?...
January 15, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Thank you to Matt Jones from MIT Biology and @mitkochinstitute.bsky.social for sharing his work on quantitative profiling of tumor evolution beyond chromosomes with our members at yesterday’s seminar. Watch the recording here: youtu.be/ZRjwmeX9LQ4?...
📣 Don’t forget to register for our first seminar of the year. See details below.
On January 14 at 2 pm, we welcome Matt Jones from MIT Biology and @mitkochinstitute.bsky.social who will discuss about the quantitative profiling of tumor evolution beyond chromosomes.
Register here: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social
Register here: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
📣 Don’t forget to register for our first seminar of the year. See details below.
Faces of IICD: Meet Dr. Maithê R. M. de Barros! Her path has taken her from Brazil to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social and @nygenome.org, exploring cancer evolution with single-cell genomics & computational biology. Check out our interview to hear her story: bit.ly/3WxU5EU
January 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Faces of IICD: Meet Dr. Maithê R. M. de Barros! Her path has taken her from Brazil to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social and @nygenome.org, exploring cancer evolution with single-cell genomics & computational biology. Check out our interview to hear her story: bit.ly/3WxU5EU
📣 Don’t forget to apply for the 2026 IICD Summer Research Program for Undergraduates. See details below ⤵️
📣 Applications are open! Calling all undergrads!
The 2026 IICD Summer Research Program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
The 2026 IICD Summer Research Program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
January 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM
📣 Don’t forget to apply for the 2026 IICD Summer Research Program for Undergraduates. See details below ⤵️
Join us Jan. 22 at 2 pm for an IICD Special Seminar with Dr. Romain Lopez from @nyu.edu, who will discuss his interdisciplinary work on cellular population dynamics.
Register: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social
Register: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Join us Jan. 22 at 2 pm for an IICD Special Seminar with Dr. Romain Lopez from @nyu.edu, who will discuss his interdisciplinary work on cellular population dynamics.
Register: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social
Register: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social
📣 The 2026 Director’s Letter is here! Explore this year’s advances in data-driven cancer research and IICD’s growing impact across science and education. Read: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/iicd-ne...
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
📣 The 2026 Director’s Letter is here! Explore this year’s advances in data-driven cancer research and IICD’s growing impact across science and education. Read: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/iicd-ne...
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social
Warm Holiday wishes from the Herbert and Florence Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics. Thank you for your support and partnership this year.
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Warm Holiday wishes from the Herbert and Florence Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics. Thank you for your support and partnership this year.
Congratulations to Ethan Cohen, former Alliance intern, who received the Mathematical Modelling and Biodiversity Chair Prize for his work at IICD. Read more: bit.ly/3KbbjFW
@khanhndinh.bsky.social @polytechniqueparis.bsky.social
@khanhndinh.bsky.social @polytechniqueparis.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Congratulations to Ethan Cohen, former Alliance intern, who received the Mathematical Modelling and Biodiversity Chair Prize for his work at IICD. Read more: bit.ly/3KbbjFW
@khanhndinh.bsky.social @polytechniqueparis.bsky.social
@khanhndinh.bsky.social @polytechniqueparis.bsky.social
A wonderful night celebrating member achievements at our Holiday Party, capped off with the reveal of the winning IICD Art & Science Competition artworks! 🎉
December 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A wonderful night celebrating member achievements at our Holiday Party, capped off with the reveal of the winning IICD Art & Science Competition artworks! 🎉
Don’t forget to apply for the 2026 IICD Summer Research Program for Undergraduates. See details below ⬇️
📣 Applications are open! Calling all undergrads!
The 2026 IICD Summer Research Program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
The 2026 IICD Summer Research Program offers a 10-week immersive experience in cancer research and mathematical sciences for undergrads. #UndergraduateResearch
📅 Apply by Feb 1, 2026: bit.ly/IICD-SRP
December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Don’t forget to apply for the 2026 IICD Summer Research Program for Undergraduates. See details below ⬇️