James DeGregori
jdegregori.bsky.social
James DeGregori
@jdegregori.bsky.social
Prof at U of Colorado SOM. Researcher in the evolutionary biology of cancer, AML, and aging. Completely dog-dependent. Waiting for the next puzzling result....
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Join @cmaley.bsky.social, @lucielaplane.bsky.social, Joel Brown and Benjamin Spada for a live EvoChat discussion about "How we define cancer matters", hosted by the International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer (ISEEC).

Oct 1st at 8am PST, 11am EST, 5pm CEST

ucsb.zoom.us/j/8313111375...
September 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Important findings from the @soledadsosalab.bsky.social at the @cdi-einstein.bsky.social at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center on the mechanisms of dormant cutaneous melanoma awakening via midkine dependent signaling. Congrats on this story!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Midkine inhibits dormancy of disseminated melanoma cells
A significant factor in cancer-related mortality in melanoma is the appearance of intrinsically aggressive distal metastases. This recurrence frequently results from the awakening of dormant dissemina...
www.biorxiv.org
June 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Check out the symposium on “Cancer in an evolutionary framework: across species and within individuals” at the ESEB conference in Barcelona this August.

Flyer:
www.canva.com/design/DAGjV...

Abstract submission closes this Friday:
eseb2025.com/call-for-abs...
Call for Abstracts – ESEB 2025. Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Barcelona. Spain
eseb2025.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Check out the editorial from Montano, Seidl and me announcing a new virtual issue spanning multiple Wiley journals on Aging and Cancer. Reach out if you are interested in contributing! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Aging and Cancer—Inextricably Linked Across the Lifespan
Aging (as old man wind) alters the trajectory of cancer (dangerous seas) through changes in the immune system and metabolism (among many others), leading to altered cancer epidemiology, pathogenesis,...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Sign up now for a live discussion "From Elephants to Humans: Evolutionary Insights into Cancer" on Weds 22nd, 11am EST. @amyboddy.bsky.social, @athenaaktipis.bsky.social & me will explore how ecology and #evolbio shape #cancer across the tree of life. Free registration: asu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Discover How Evolution Shapes Cancer Across Species. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us for a live and unfiltered discussion of cancer across life, "From Elephants to Humans: Evolutionary Insights into Cancer," featuring Amy Boddy (UCSB) and Rob Noble (CSGUL). We will explore how...
asu.zoom.us
January 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
And while I'm promoting the science of Aging and Cancer, check out the last issue of the journal Aging AND Cancer: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/26438909...
Aging and Cancer: Vol 5, No 3
Aging AND Cancer is an open access, international journal focusing on aging as a central component of cancer evolution and progression.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Check out the conference in Hainan China on Aging and Cancer. It's Dec 13-14 (starting 12th for those in the West), there is a virtual option (yea, you don't need to fly to China), a great line up of speakers, and it's FREE. www.icacconference.com/2024/
衰老与肿瘤国际研究中心
www.icacconference.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:05 PM