Andrea Kunz
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Andrea Kunz
@dreandea.bsky.social
Managing Editor for the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (JITC) who loves singing, traveling, WI sports, fitness, gaming, and cats. Views are my own.
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Thank you to Dr. Maus and everyone who participated in the JITC Meet the Editor session at #AACR25! Meet with JITC at upcoming events including AAI (#immunology2025) and ASCO (#asco25). sitcancer.org/research/jit...
April 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This. "Capping the F&A cost rate at 15% indicates a fundamental misunderstanding of how biomedical research is conducted..." Read more: ascopost.com/news/april-2...
Is This the End of Cancer Research as We Know It?
Ongoing efforts to rein in government spending have been described as a “chainsaw for bureaucracy.” It’s an apt metaphor for the haphazard budget cuts that many federal agencies are still experiencin....
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April 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Access the latest in immunotherapy research with the April issue of the #JITC digest! Check out editor-selected articles covering machine learning and read a new special series of commentaries from luminaries in the field.

Read Digest: ow.ly/CBS850VBLAU 🧪
#OncSky #research #cancer
JITC Digest April 2025
JITC Digest April 2025
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April 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Now available: second manuscript in the JITC special series, "A SITC Vision: Adapting Clinical Trials to Accelerate Drug Development in Cancer Immunotherapy." Read here: jitc.bmj.com/content/13/3...
March 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Help provide access to sun protection in your #Iowa community and apply for #sunscreen at your community event, location, or organization. Application deadline: April 28
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March 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Calling project managers! 📣 @sitcancer.bsky.social has an opening for a Senior Project Manager on our Scientific Publications team. Check out the job description below and share with anyone who may be interested.
Now Hiring: Executive Director, Inc., Senior Project Manager, SITC - Milwaukee, WI
Senior Project Manager CLIENT ASSOCIATION: Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, SITC REPORTS TO: Director of Scientific Publications DIRECT REPORTS: Project Manager STATUS: Exempt (Minimum of 37.5 ...
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March 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Nominations for SITC Annual Awards, Academy of Immuno-Oncology and 40th Anniversary Awards are now open! SITC members have until May 1 to nominate their colleagues for a variety of prestigious awards. Learn more here: sitcancer.org/aboutsitc/aw...
March 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"We will act flexibly, where appropriate, to ensure that censoring efforts will not silence the integrity of the scientific process or clear communication of scientific information important for health."
jama.com JAMA @jama.com · Feb 20
In a new Editorial, JAMA editors, JAMA Network Editors in Chief, and JAMA editorial leadership address the recent executive orders that have impacted the scientific process and reaffirm their commitment to scientific and editorial integrity.

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February 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Have you recently completed research which you would like to share with your peers? Have you made a change to your editorial or production process that yielded a positive result? Submit an Educational Poster for the 2025 Annual Meeting! councilscienceeditors.org/submit-a-pos...
February 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We are hiring a Project Coordinator at @sitcancer.bsky.social SITC - Check out the job description and share with those looking to get their feet wet in journal operations and some entry level project management experience. bit.ly/3Qf6GKj #jobopening
Now Hiring: Executive Director, Inc., Project Coordinator, SITC - Milwaukee, WI
Project Coordinator CLIENT ASSOCIATION: Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, SITC REPORTS TO: Director of Scientific Publications DIRECT REPORTS: None EXEMPT/NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEE STATUS: Non-Exempt (M...
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February 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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The National Institutes of Health plans to severely cut the percentage of its grant money that can be used for overhead costs rather than research.
NIH slashes overhead payments for research, sparking outrage
Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars
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February 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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It's #WorldCancerDay.

So thought it'd be a good idea to update the #StarterPack for #CancerImmunology - our #ImmunoSky #CanSky #OncSky #MedSky #AcademicSky communities are growing 📈 - we are now on Pack 3!

🧑‍🔬 Pack 1
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🧑‍🔬 Pack 2
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🧑‍🔬 Pack 3
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February 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Our company is looking for a Communications Manager to support @sitcancer.bsky.social. Take a look at the job description and share with anyone who may be interested. bit.ly/4au6PD0 #jobopening #hiring #nonprofit #marketing #communications
Now Hiring: Executive Director, Inc., Non-Profit Communications Manager, SITC - Milwaukee, WI
Non-Profit Communications Manager CLIENT ASSOCIATIONS: Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, SITC REPORTS TO: Director of Communications and Membership DIRECT REPORTS: None STATUS: Exempt (Minimum 37....
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January 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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"People are talking about Iowa’s alarming cancer rates, but they need to turn up the volume," guest columnist @artcullen.bsky.social writes via Iowa Writers' Collaborative. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/01/09/t...
Time to make some noise about cancer in Iowa • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Iowans need to get loud about addressing the state's high cancer rates, so that lawmakers can hear over the din of corporate cash.
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January 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Double-check the #news you read, because #ArtificialIntelligence may have #hallucinated it. Apple Intelligence did so about the BBC. www.bbc.com/news/article... H/T to @grammargirl.bsky.social for pointing out the issue via AI Sidequest, at ai-sidequest.beehiiv.com/p/merriam-we....
BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline
Apple's new artificial intelligence features falsely made it seem the BBC reported Luigi Mangione had shot himself.
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December 27, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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Guest Post — Evaluating China’s Science and Technology Journal Excellence Action Plan: A New Era of Research Impact and Standards? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/12/18/g...
Guest Post - Evaluating China’s Science and Technology Journal Excellence Action Plan: A New Era of Research Impact and Standards? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Here we examine the second phase of China’s Journal Excellence Action Plan, its implications, its funding framework, and what it means for Chinese scientific journals, researchers, and the broader int...
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December 18, 2024 at 10:52 AM
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WHAT'S ON THE INDUSTRY'S COLLECTIVE MIND: #Research Integrity was the Leading Topic of Conversation at the STM Innovation Day https://buff.ly/3ZWLZIv via @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social #AcademicSky #Publishing
Research Integrity was the Leading Topic of Conversation at the STM Innovation Day - The Scholarly Kitchen
At the start  of every December, STM hosts their innovation and integrity days in London. This year, research integrity was the focus of both days, reflecting growing interest and concern in the…
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December 18, 2024 at 1:15 PM