Neli Ulrich
@neliulrich.bsky.social
Cancer Center Director at Huntsman Cancer Institute
Distinguished Professor at University of Utah
Mom, wife, dog & outdoor enthusiast.
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Distinguished Professor at University of Utah
Mom, wife, dog & outdoor enthusiast.
Follow or like is NOT an endorsement.
So grateful to my colleagues for this honor!
Congratulations to Neli Ulrich, PhD, on being elected vice president/president-elect of the Association of American Cancer Institutes. A well-deserved recognition of her leadership advancing cancer research and patient care! https://bit.ly/3WschzU
@neliulrich.bsky.social @aacicancer.bsky.social
@neliulrich.bsky.social @aacicancer.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
So grateful to my colleagues for this honor!
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People with a history of polyps often do not get follow-up colonoscopy after a positive FIT test, early-onset cancers are rising in Corn Belt states, and more. Read these stories and more from Cancer Today magazine's Week in Cancer News. www.cancertodaymag.org/cancer-talk/...
October 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
People with a history of polyps often do not get follow-up colonoscopy after a positive FIT test, early-onset cancers are rising in Corn Belt states, and more. Read these stories and more from Cancer Today magazine's Week in Cancer News. www.cancertodaymag.org/cancer-talk/...
That‘s a great initiative!
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
That‘s a great initiative!
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Across scientific disciplines, US university departments are cutting the numbers of PhD candidates they plan to accept in the current application cycle, for students due to begin in 2026, according to a Nature news article. Some plan to pause admissions altogether. #Academicsky 🧪
US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold
Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.
go.nature.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Across scientific disciplines, US university departments are cutting the numbers of PhD candidates they plan to accept in the current application cycle, for students due to begin in 2026, according to a Nature news article. Some plan to pause admissions altogether. #Academicsky 🧪
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Wild honeybees have been officially listed as endangered in the EU – the first time their decline has been formally recognised.
Dr Arrigo Moro tells us why their survival matters for biodiversity, agriculture, and food security. ⤵️
Dr Arrigo Moro tells us why their survival matters for biodiversity, agriculture, and food security. ⤵️
Wild honeybees now officially listed as endangered in the EU
The wild cousins of beehive honeybees are disappearing – here’s why that matters
eastangliabylines.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Wild honeybees have been officially listed as endangered in the EU – the first time their decline has been formally recognised.
Dr Arrigo Moro tells us why their survival matters for biodiversity, agriculture, and food security. ⤵️
Dr Arrigo Moro tells us why their survival matters for biodiversity, agriculture, and food security. ⤵️
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A paper in Nature Communication reports on a new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapeability, and thermal stability but can biodegrade in soil within 50 days. go.nature.com/4h1xv0X 🧪
October 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A paper in Nature Communication reports on a new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapeability, and thermal stability but can biodegrade in soil within 50 days. go.nature.com/4h1xv0X 🧪
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For students coming from Utah’s lowest-income families, a University of Utah education could now be entirely free.
The U. is now offering many Utah residents free tuition. Here’s who qualifies.
For students coming from Utah’s lowest-income families, a university education could now be entirely free.
www.sltrib.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
For students coming from Utah’s lowest-income families, a University of Utah education could now be entirely free.
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Starting next Fall, we'll provide full tuition for first-time, first-year students w/a family household income of less than $100k as defined by FAFSA.
The new scholarship—Utah Promise—is designed to expand access to higher education across the state.
📰 attheu.utah.edu/home-page/ut...
The new scholarship—Utah Promise—is designed to expand access to higher education across the state.
📰 attheu.utah.edu/home-page/ut...
October 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Starting next Fall, we'll provide full tuition for first-time, first-year students w/a family household income of less than $100k as defined by FAFSA.
The new scholarship—Utah Promise—is designed to expand access to higher education across the state.
📰 attheu.utah.edu/home-page/ut...
The new scholarship—Utah Promise—is designed to expand access to higher education across the state.
📰 attheu.utah.edu/home-page/ut...
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Solar energy is now the world’s cheapest source of electricity.
In the world's sunniest climes, it costs just €0.02 to generate a kilowatt-hour of electrical energy.
#renewables 🧪
In the world's sunniest climes, it costs just €0.02 to generate a kilowatt-hour of electrical energy.
#renewables 🧪
Solar Energy in 2025: Global Deployment, Cost Trends, and the Role of Energy Storage in Enabling a Resilient Smart Energy Infrastructure
The global energy landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation since 2021, with solar photovoltaic (PV) technology emerging as the cornerstone of decarbonisation efforts. This paper provides an u...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Solar energy is now the world’s cheapest source of electricity.
In the world's sunniest climes, it costs just €0.02 to generate a kilowatt-hour of electrical energy.
#renewables 🧪
In the world's sunniest climes, it costs just €0.02 to generate a kilowatt-hour of electrical energy.
#renewables 🧪
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At this time of US government shut down it is vital to reiterate the importance of medical research and in particular cancer research to the health and well-being of all people. It is crucial to continue advocating for increased investments in cancer research.
October 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
At this time of US government shut down it is vital to reiterate the importance of medical research and in particular cancer research to the health and well-being of all people. It is crucial to continue advocating for increased investments in cancer research.
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Cancer uses mitochondria to reprogram neighboring cells
Powerhouses of cancer cells infiltrate fibroblasts, fueling growth and altering gene activity
www.sciencenews.org/article/canc...
Powerhouses of cancer cells infiltrate fibroblasts, fueling growth and altering gene activity
www.sciencenews.org/article/canc...
Cancer uses mitochondria to reprogram neighboring cells
Cancer cells transfer mitochondria through nanotubes to healthy neighboring cells, turning them into tumor-supporting accomplices, a new study shows.
www.sciencenews.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Cancer uses mitochondria to reprogram neighboring cells
Powerhouses of cancer cells infiltrate fibroblasts, fueling growth and altering gene activity
www.sciencenews.org/article/canc...
Powerhouses of cancer cells infiltrate fibroblasts, fueling growth and altering gene activity
www.sciencenews.org/article/canc...
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#NIH did this. We fund medical research to help burn patients and benefit them and all Americans.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... Great article on the research advances of the future in search of the holy grail for burn patients. THIS IS WHY WE NEED TO FUND SCIENCE!!!! @wiscsurgery.bsky.social 🧪🔬 @altnih4science.bsky.social
Will the latest skin substitutes revolutionize the treatment of burns and other wounds?
Engineered multilayered tissues are showing great promise in the clinic, and could also provide more-accurate models for studying skin disease.
www.nature.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#NIH did this. We fund medical research to help burn patients and benefit them and all Americans.
Welcome to Imani, our new team member @huntsmancancer.bsky.social! Sometimes we just need a break…
September 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Welcome to Imani, our new team member @huntsmancancer.bsky.social! Sometimes we just need a break…
Visit by the international Olympic Committee to @huntsmancancer.bsky.social - we are getting ready for 2034!!!
September 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Visit by the international Olympic Committee to @huntsmancancer.bsky.social - we are getting ready for 2034!!!
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A technology feature in Nature reports how scientists are seeking to decipher the role of non-coding DNA in the human genome and are helped by a suite of artificial-intelligence tools. 🧪
Beyond AlphaFold: how AI is decoding the grammar of the genome
Scientists are seeking to decipher the role of non-coding DNA in the human genome, helped by a suite of artificial-intelligence tools.
go.nature.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A technology feature in Nature reports how scientists are seeking to decipher the role of non-coding DNA in the human genome and are helped by a suite of artificial-intelligence tools. 🧪
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This is what we should be doing here. Instead we get republicans.
"This ambitious project underscores China's blistering pace of solar panel installation, significantly outstripping global efforts, with these investments now beginning to yield tangible results."
"Carbon emissions fell by 1 percent in the first half of the year," The Independent reported.
"Carbon emissions fell by 1 percent in the first half of the year," The Independent reported.
China races to build world’s largest solar farm to hit emission goals
China has been installing solar panels at a blistering pace, far faster than anywhere else in the world
www.the-independent.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This is what we should be doing here. Instead we get republicans.
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While immigrants are being demonised and dehumanised in most European countries, here is a reminder that Europe, for most of its history, has sent its migrants to all corners of the planet, doing much damage to indigenous populations.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What does a true Brit feel when we commemorate the war or fly the St George flag? Depends on the Brit | Mihir Bose
Politicians love a single, unifying narrative, but it’s more complicated for those of us who see UK life and history through a different lens, says author and broadcaster Mihir Bose
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:57 AM
While immigrants are being demonised and dehumanised in most European countries, here is a reminder that Europe, for most of its history, has sent its migrants to all corners of the planet, doing much damage to indigenous populations.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Appendix cancer is rare but treatment like surgery combined with HIPEC—heated chemotherapy delivered directly into the abdomen—can make a real difference. Dr. Erin Ward shares how she cares for patients and why psychosocial health is key to recovery. bit.ly/456ALRf @uofusurgery.bsky.social
Talks with Docs: Erin Ward, MD
Oncologist Erin Ward, MD, talks about heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), common misconceptions about the treatment, her recent research, and more about why she chose this field of study.
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August 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Appendix cancer is rare but treatment like surgery combined with HIPEC—heated chemotherapy delivered directly into the abdomen—can make a real difference. Dr. Erin Ward shares how she cares for patients and why psychosocial health is key to recovery. bit.ly/456ALRf @uofusurgery.bsky.social
Enjoyed my visit to the @uniheidelberg.bsky.social and the @dkfz.bsky.social, along with the newest biobank! @huntsmancancer.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Enjoyed my visit to the @uniheidelberg.bsky.social and the @dkfz.bsky.social, along with the newest biobank! @huntsmancancer.bsky.social
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The Colorado River is in an "unprecedented drought," putting pressure on state leaders and limiting recreation access for vacationers this summer.
Lake Powell continues to drop as Colorado River experiences ‘unprecedented drought’
The Colorado River is in an "unprecedented drought," putting pressure on state leaders and limiting recreation access for vacationers this summer.
www.sltrib.com
August 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Colorado River is in an "unprecedented drought," putting pressure on state leaders and limiting recreation access for vacationers this summer.
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Theranostics is transforming how we detect & treat cancer. This approach helps protect healthy tissue by focusing treatment only where it’s needed. We’re expanding this innovative program. It will be led by Heloisa Soares, MD, PhD, and Jeffrey Yap, PhD. bit.ly/3JwShc2
August 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Theranostics is transforming how we detect & treat cancer. This approach helps protect healthy tissue by focusing treatment only where it’s needed. We’re expanding this innovative program. It will be led by Heloisa Soares, MD, PhD, and Jeffrey Yap, PhD. bit.ly/3JwShc2
Companies in a burgeoning field of mRNA therapeutics express shock at HHS's deep cuts to research funding. www.statnews.com/2025/08/07/k...
Work on mRNA therapies was surging. Now Kennedy has rocked the field
Companies in a burgeoning field of mRNA therapeutics express shock at HHS' deep cuts to research funding.
www.statnews.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Inside the ‘Radical Transformation’ of America’s Environmental Role www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/c...
Inside the ‘Radical Transformation’ of America’s Environmental Role
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Inside the ‘Radical Transformation’ of America’s Environmental Role www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/c...
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#Breaking: Trump administration blocks NIH from awarding any research grants and contracts
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...
Trump administration blocks NIH from awarding any research grants and contracts
The order applies to the entirety of new and, possibly, ongoing research grant dollars that go to universities and academic medical centers.
www.statnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
#Breaking: Trump administration blocks NIH from awarding any research grants and contracts
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/t...