Miranda Hunter
@mrndhntr.bsky.social
Cancer cell biologist @ MSKCC / NCI K99 fellow / 🇨🇦 in NYC
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Miranda Hunter
@mrndhntr.bsky.social
· Aug 27
Mechanical confinement governs phenotypic plasticity in melanoma - Nature
Mechanical confinement of cancer cells at the tumour–microenvironment interface induces phenotype switching through chromatin remodelling by HMGB2, leading to a more invasive and drug-resistant state ...
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My recent postdoctoral work is out today in @nature.com! We found that physical confinement makes melanoma cells more invasive and drug tolerant. Thanks to all who made this work possible @whitefishlab.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social #NIH #NCI www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Go Jays!!!!!
Pentagon warns Toronto ‘dangerously close’ to winning World Series
Pentagon warns Toronto ‘dangerously close’ to winning World Series
WASHINGTON D.C. - Following last night's elimination of the New York Yankees, the United States Department of War has advised the White House that the Toronto Blue Jays are "perilously close" to acqui...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Go Jays!!!!!
Thank you to Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social for highlighting our recent paper! aacrjournals.org/cdnews/news/...
The Mechanical Microenvironment Drives Plasticity in Melanoma
Major Finding: Mechanical confinement governs phenotype switching from a proliferative to an invasive state. Concept: Stable changes in chromatin architecture in mechanically confined cells induce can...
aacrjournals.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thank you to Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social for highlighting our recent paper! aacrjournals.org/cdnews/news/...
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Got to love studies that were clearly conducted "for the love of the game" (“self-decapitating sea slugs”, “plants that see and use that for mimicry”, “worms that jump in the air”, aka papers you sometimes find in @currentbiology.bsky.social
) References to all of this bellow👇
) References to all of this bellow👇
September 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Got to love studies that were clearly conducted "for the love of the game" (“self-decapitating sea slugs”, “plants that see and use that for mimicry”, “worms that jump in the air”, aka papers you sometimes find in @currentbiology.bsky.social
) References to all of this bellow👇
) References to all of this bellow👇
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I can't believe I need to have an AI policy! I made it pretty short though: Using AI is cheating, yourself mostly. In addition to the environmental blight created by AI, it makes no sense to use it in your intellectual and creative work. Why would you outsource your innate intelligence?
September 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I can't believe I need to have an AI policy! I made it pretty short though: Using AI is cheating, yourself mostly. In addition to the environmental blight created by AI, it makes no sense to use it in your intellectual and creative work. Why would you outsource your innate intelligence?
Lay(-ish) summary of our melanoma confinement paper with some behind the scenes details of how this project came about, and what we’re planning to do next (hint: PDAC 🐟). Thanks @nature.com for featuring our work.
A really nice Research Briefing on Miranda's @mrndhntr.bsky.social paper. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1038/d415...
September 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lay(-ish) summary of our melanoma confinement paper with some behind the scenes details of how this project came about, and what we’re planning to do next (hint: PDAC 🐟). Thanks @nature.com for featuring our work.
My recent postdoctoral work is out today in @nature.com! We found that physical confinement makes melanoma cells more invasive and drug tolerant. Thanks to all who made this work possible @whitefishlab.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social #NIH #NCI www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mechanical confinement governs phenotypic plasticity in melanoma - Nature
Mechanical confinement of cancer cells at the tumour–microenvironment interface induces phenotype switching through chromatin remodelling by HMGB2, leading to a more invasive and drug-resistant state ...
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My recent postdoctoral work is out today in @nature.com! We found that physical confinement makes melanoma cells more invasive and drug tolerant. Thanks to all who made this work possible @whitefishlab.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social #NIH #NCI www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Science is fun, but
Academia.. needs work
Academia.. needs work
August 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Science is fun, but
Academia.. needs work
Academia.. needs work
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1/6 Thrilled to share that I have joined the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor! Grateful for the journey so far and incredibly excited for what’s ahead at @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social @utoronto.ca.
csb.utoronto.ca/faculty/feli...
csb.utoronto.ca/faculty/feli...
July 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
1/6 Thrilled to share that I have joined the Department of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor! Grateful for the journey so far and incredibly excited for what’s ahead at @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social @utoronto.ca.
csb.utoronto.ca/faculty/feli...
csb.utoronto.ca/faculty/feli...
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it is hard to convey in words how bad the bloodbath has been for professionals working in the "not evil" sectors
Everyone I've ever connected to on LinkedIn (and myself) was put out of work in the last 3 months lol. Idk what the official figures are but easily 100s of thousands globally, at least 10s of thousands in US.
June 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
it is hard to convey in words how bad the bloodbath has been for professionals working in the "not evil" sectors
Very smart move. Vancouver is gorgeous and UBC is great. Apply!!
U.S. citizen interested in grad studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada)?
Grad programs are re-opening applications of US programs for one week. With expedited decisions.
U.S. Applicant Week:
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#AcademicChatter #Canada #GradSchool
Grad programs are re-opening applications of US programs for one week. With expedited decisions.
U.S. Applicant Week:
www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...
#AcademicChatter #Canada #GradSchool
US Applicant Week
www.grad.ubc.ca
April 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Very smart move. Vancouver is gorgeous and UBC is great. Apply!!
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Striking new study from @archaeon-alex.bsky.social's lab just out in @science.org on multicellular development induced by compression in Archaea: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Tissue-like multicellular development triggered by mechanical compression in archaea
The advent of clonal multicellularity is a critical evolutionary milestone, seen often in eukaryotes, rarely in bacteria, and only once in archaea. We show that uniaxial compression induces clonal mul...
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April 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Striking new study from @archaeon-alex.bsky.social's lab just out in @science.org on multicellular development induced by compression in Archaea: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Great ❤️
A 2018 research study found that Canadians use nicer, more positive words and fewer emoticons on Twitter. This is a word cloud from the study, with Canada on the left, the USA on the right. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
March 31, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Great ❤️
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Hey! Are you an American considering a PhD or a postdoc, and the funding / academic situation just went absolutely bonkers?
Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions.
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions.
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
NSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programs
As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025.
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca
March 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Hey! Are you an American considering a PhD or a postdoc, and the funding / academic situation just went absolutely bonkers?
Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions.
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions.
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
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Second, women make terrific leaders. They tend to be organized and prepared. They also tend to be more empathic as they have often experienced more challenges and setbacks than men in similar positions. They tend to be more courageous, particularly when the stakes are high.
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March 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Second, women make terrific leaders. They tend to be organized and prepared. They also tend to be more empathic as they have often experienced more challenges and setbacks than men in similar positions. They tend to be more courageous, particularly when the stakes are high.
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NIH-funded research is at risk. Cuts to federal funding could harm science and the economy. Contact Congress now to protect research. Every call matters. Find your reps at govtrack.us and speak up today. #FundScience
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
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February 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NIH-funded research is at risk. Cuts to federal funding could harm science and the economy. Contact Congress now to protect research. Every call matters. Find your reps at govtrack.us and speak up today. #FundScience
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
www.ascb.org/science-poli...
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Super excited to announce my new lab at the University of Michigan opening Jan 2025! 🎉We’ll study how cells work together to shape the GI tract, with ties to regeneration & disease.
Hiring at all levels—esp. a research tech to help launch the lab! Info: huyckelab.org
#DevBio #CellBio #Hiring
Hiring at all levels—esp. a research tech to help launch the lab! Info: huyckelab.org
#DevBio #CellBio #Hiring
December 13, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Super excited to announce my new lab at the University of Michigan opening Jan 2025! 🎉We’ll study how cells work together to shape the GI tract, with ties to regeneration & disease.
Hiring at all levels—esp. a research tech to help launch the lab! Info: huyckelab.org
#DevBio #CellBio #Hiring
Hiring at all levels—esp. a research tech to help launch the lab! Info: huyckelab.org
#DevBio #CellBio #Hiring
Fun catching up with some fellow RFG lab OGs in San Diego for #cellbio2024! @rodrigofg.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Fun catching up with some fellow RFG lab OGs in San Diego for #cellbio2024! @rodrigofg.bsky.social