Urbain Weyemi, Ph.D.
@weyemilab.bsky.social
Cancer Biologist
Principal Investigator
Head, Genomic stability and Redox metabolism - NCI/NIH
Opinions are mine and not those of NIH
Principal Investigator
Head, Genomic stability and Redox metabolism - NCI/NIH
Opinions are mine and not those of NIH
Pinned
Check out our new review paper in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
We summarized recent advances in understanding the complex interplay between DNA damage response and metabolism, focusing on how this crosstalk affects cancer therapy resistance.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
We summarized recent advances in understanding the complex interplay between DNA damage response and metabolism, focusing on how this crosstalk affects cancer therapy resistance.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
🚨 Preprint Alert! 🚨
Ever wondered how the nucleolar genome is protected from oxidative damage?
Check our new preprint uncovering a previously unrecognized role of Peroxiredoxin 1 (PRDX1) in safeguarding ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from oxidative damage.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ever wondered how the nucleolar genome is protected from oxidative damage?
Check our new preprint uncovering a previously unrecognized role of Peroxiredoxin 1 (PRDX1) in safeguarding ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from oxidative damage.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Peroxiredoxin 1 safeguards the nucleolar genome from oxidative damage
Peroxiredoxin 1 (PRDX1) is a highly conserved, thiol-dependent peroxidase that rapidly scavenges reactive oxygen species to modulate redox signaling. PRDX1-null mice exhibited genomic instability, sho...
www.biorxiv.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
🚨 Preprint Alert! 🚨
Ever wondered how the nucleolar genome is protected from oxidative damage?
Check our new preprint uncovering a previously unrecognized role of Peroxiredoxin 1 (PRDX1) in safeguarding ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from oxidative damage.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ever wondered how the nucleolar genome is protected from oxidative damage?
Check our new preprint uncovering a previously unrecognized role of Peroxiredoxin 1 (PRDX1) in safeguarding ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from oxidative damage.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🧪 A new method called MagIC-Cryo-EM allows scientists to use powerful #CryoEM techniques to examine proteins that have been difficult to study so far.
The (molecular) shape of you
New methods allow scientists to use a powerful technique known as cryo-EM to examine proteins that have been difficult to study so far.
buff.ly
June 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
🧪 A new method called MagIC-Cryo-EM allows scientists to use powerful #CryoEM techniques to examine proteins that have been difficult to study so far.
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FYI - We've extended abstract submission deadline to June 8. Submit soon to be considered for a short talk. Come join us at the first FASEB #Ferroptosis meeting! It's going to be awwwwesome! 🤩
events.faseb.org/event/11797f...
events.faseb.org/event/11797f...
Home - Ferroptosis, Oxidative Stress, and Lipid Metabolism
events.faseb.org
June 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
FYI - We've extended abstract submission deadline to June 8. Submit soon to be considered for a short talk. Come join us at the first FASEB #Ferroptosis meeting! It's going to be awwwwesome! 🤩
events.faseb.org/event/11797f...
events.faseb.org/event/11797f...
Celebrating my brother’s graduation at The George Washington University for his Master of Engineering in Cloud Computing!
Brother Jacques, you made us proud! Your hard work paid off! 🎉👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Brother Jacques, you made us proud! Your hard work paid off! 🎉👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
May 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Celebrating my brother’s graduation at The George Washington University for his Master of Engineering in Cloud Computing!
Brother Jacques, you made us proud! Your hard work paid off! 🎉👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Brother Jacques, you made us proud! Your hard work paid off! 🎉👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Reminder: The 1st FASEB #Ferroptosis Meeting is this summer! Spectacular speaker lineup + short talks selected from submitted abstracts. It is going to be awesome! Trainees, newcomers & all interested are welcome!
📅 Abstract deadline: June 1, 2025.
shorturl.at/QA6T1
📅 Abstract deadline: June 1, 2025.
shorturl.at/QA6T1
May 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Reminder: The 1st FASEB #Ferroptosis Meeting is this summer! Spectacular speaker lineup + short talks selected from submitted abstracts. It is going to be awesome! Trainees, newcomers & all interested are welcome!
📅 Abstract deadline: June 1, 2025.
shorturl.at/QA6T1
📅 Abstract deadline: June 1, 2025.
shorturl.at/QA6T1
The spring is back for real in Maryland!
April 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The spring is back for real in Maryland!
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The Jiang lab@Moffitt is attending @ASBMB! If you are interested in redox biology and cancer metabolism, check out our posters as listed below on Monday, April 14th, 2025! See you in Chicago! We are hiring now!
April 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Jiang lab@Moffitt is attending @ASBMB! If you are interested in redox biology and cancer metabolism, check out our posters as listed below on Monday, April 14th, 2025! See you in Chicago! We are hiring now!
Check out our new review paper in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
We summarized recent advances in understanding the complex interplay between DNA damage response and metabolism, focusing on how this crosstalk affects cancer therapy resistance.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
We summarized recent advances in understanding the complex interplay between DNA damage response and metabolism, focusing on how this crosstalk affects cancer therapy resistance.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
April 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Check out our new review paper in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
We summarized recent advances in understanding the complex interplay between DNA damage response and metabolism, focusing on how this crosstalk affects cancer therapy resistance.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
We summarized recent advances in understanding the complex interplay between DNA damage response and metabolism, focusing on how this crosstalk affects cancer therapy resistance.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Reposted by Urbain Weyemi, Ph.D.
Abstracts are due TOMORROW! Please share!
📢🚨Deadline to submit an abstract for the 2025 Showcase is this Friday, March 21st!📢🚨
Registration free!
Speakers chosen from abstracts and non-faculty only!
Amazing poster session and workshops!
Sign up today at: www.cancermetabolismshowcase.org
Registration free!
Speakers chosen from abstracts and non-faculty only!
Amazing poster session and workshops!
Sign up today at: www.cancermetabolismshowcase.org
9:30 AM - 3 PM EST, May 5th and 6th, 2025
www.cancermetabolismshowcase.org
March 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Abstracts are due TOMORROW! Please share!
I thank the NCI Center for Cancer Research for shedding light on our most recent publication.
ccr.cancer.gov/news/article...
ccr.cancer.gov/news/article...
Targeting two proteins leaves some cancer cells vulnerable to chemotherapy | Center for Cancer Research
Targeting two proteins that cancer cells rely on to sustain their metabolism and DNA repair capabilities can double the survival rate of mice with lung cancer tumors. Cross referencing with data from ...
ccr.cancer.gov
March 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I thank the NCI Center for Cancer Research for shedding light on our most recent publication.
ccr.cancer.gov/news/article...
ccr.cancer.gov/news/article...
To all the charlatans bragging about curing cancer in 5 years with AI: you have no idea what you’re taking about.
February 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
To all the charlatans bragging about curing cancer in 5 years with AI: you have no idea what you’re taking about.
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I was hoping that my first bsky post would be more cheerful. I recently joined NIH (NIEHS) as a PO. I fought hard for this position and was so excited to support health science from a new vantage point… I picked up my life and moved to NC. Unfortunately, my time at NIEHS was short lived.
February 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I was hoping that my first bsky post would be more cheerful. I recently joined NIH (NIEHS) as a PO. I fought hard for this position and was so excited to support health science from a new vantage point… I picked up my life and moved to NC. Unfortunately, my time at NIEHS was short lived.
TIRING!
Our next president will have to be technologically competent, at least , in order for us to sustain our place in the world.
This will become increasingly obvious over the next 4 years as AI gets more powerful
This isn’t necessarily bad. Truly. Done right, we will be a better, more equal society
This will become increasingly obvious over the next 4 years as AI gets more powerful
This isn’t necessarily bad. Truly. Done right, we will be a better, more equal society
February 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
TIRING!
Happy Black History Month!
February 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Happy Black History Month!
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Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Check out our new paper just out in Redox Biology!
Leveraging metabolism-focused CRISPR screen, we established a gene dependency map between DNA damage response and metabolism.
We identified peroxiredoxin 1 as a key driver of resistance to ATM inhibition.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Leveraging metabolism-focused CRISPR screen, we established a gene dependency map between DNA damage response and metabolism.
We identified peroxiredoxin 1 as a key driver of resistance to ATM inhibition.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Metabolic dependency mapping identifies Peroxiredoxin 1 as a driver of resistance to ATM inhibition
Metabolic pathways fuel tumor progression and resistance to stress conditions including chemotherapeutic drugs, such as DNA damage response (DDR) inhi…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Check out our new paper just out in Redox Biology!
Leveraging metabolism-focused CRISPR screen, we established a gene dependency map between DNA damage response and metabolism.
We identified peroxiredoxin 1 as a key driver of resistance to ATM inhibition.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Leveraging metabolism-focused CRISPR screen, we established a gene dependency map between DNA damage response and metabolism.
We identified peroxiredoxin 1 as a key driver of resistance to ATM inhibition.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Urbain Weyemi, Ph.D.
Excited to co-chair #ASBMB2025 with the incredible
Dave Pagliarini! This year’s ASBMB meeting promises to showcase cutting-edge science, foster dynamic collaborations, & inspire new ideas. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it—register & submit your late breaking abstracts. t.co/UwgMdxBo15
https://bit.ly/3YGLQIx
t.co
January 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Excited to co-chair #ASBMB2025 with the incredible
Dave Pagliarini! This year’s ASBMB meeting promises to showcase cutting-edge science, foster dynamic collaborations, & inspire new ideas. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it—register & submit your late breaking abstracts. t.co/UwgMdxBo15
About 10 minutes after your first chalk talk with comments like:
I don’t see how your work is going to reshape the field. Of course, I don’t know either. 😂😂
I don’t see how your work is going to reshape the field. Of course, I don’t know either. 😂😂
January 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
About 10 minutes after your first chalk talk with comments like:
I don’t see how your work is going to reshape the field. Of course, I don’t know either. 😂😂
I don’t see how your work is going to reshape the field. Of course, I don’t know either. 😂😂
Fake news! Please read the entire study. It is fluoride over-exposure, and it is a 1.6 drop in IQ. I don’t want to lose my teeth to adjust to a standard deviation.
Is fluoride exposure associated with lower IQ scores in children?
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A new systematic review of 74 studies says yes.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A new systematic review of 74 studies says yes.
January 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Fake news! Please read the entire study. It is fluoride over-exposure, and it is a 1.6 drop in IQ. I don’t want to lose my teeth to adjust to a standard deviation.
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Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
The U.S. Surgeon General wants cancer warnings on alcohol. Here's why
Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
www.npr.org
January 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
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First post here, how exciting!! 🥳
📣💻[JOB OFFER] I am looking for a postdoc with experience in QM/MM, MD and biosystems, and who would be motivated to study the formation mechanisms of oxydative histone modifications. Please share! #compchem #histones #PTM #redox
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
📣💻[JOB OFFER] I am looking for a postdoc with experience in QM/MM, MD and biosystems, and who would be motivated to study the formation mechanisms of oxydative histone modifications. Please share! #compchem #histones #PTM #redox
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
Emmanuelle Bignon on LinkedIn: Job offer - pdoc CHROM
📢🧬I have a postdoc position open for people with experience using QM/MM on biosystems! Do not hesitate to apply if you're interested in investigating the…
www.linkedin.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:59 AM
First post here, how exciting!! 🥳
📣💻[JOB OFFER] I am looking for a postdoc with experience in QM/MM, MD and biosystems, and who would be motivated to study the formation mechanisms of oxydative histone modifications. Please share! #compchem #histones #PTM #redox
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
📣💻[JOB OFFER] I am looking for a postdoc with experience in QM/MM, MD and biosystems, and who would be motivated to study the formation mechanisms of oxydative histone modifications. Please share! #compchem #histones #PTM #redox
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
No offense, but people talk about A.I. and machine learning in 2024 like folks used to talk about microarray in the late 1990’s. They have no idea what they are talking about, but they say it anyway because it sounds smart.
December 26, 2024 at 8:27 PM
No offense, but people talk about A.I. and machine learning in 2024 like folks used to talk about microarray in the late 1990’s. They have no idea what they are talking about, but they say it anyway because it sounds smart.
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No need for hallucinations, there are still plenty of important open questions in science
A.I. hallucinations are reinvigorating the creative side of science. They speed the process by which scientists and inventors dream up new ideas and test them to see if reality concurs. It’s the scientific method only supercharged helping scientists open new frontiers
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/s...
How Hallucinatory A.I. Helps Science Dream Up Big Breakthroughs
Hallucinations, a bane of popular A.I. programs, turn out to be a boon for venturesome scientists eager to push back the frontiers of human knowledge.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2024 at 2:10 PM
No need for hallucinations, there are still plenty of important open questions in science
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Do you want to work as a #postdoc in our group in a Hospital Research Institute in Madrid?🏥🔬
Interested in how #mitochondria and #redox signalling/stress can influence #stroke outcome and #inflammation?🧠💊
Apply up to 26 December at n9.cl/iunkw (ref 72/2024)
Full call n9.cl/gijjd
Please repost 😉
Interested in how #mitochondria and #redox signalling/stress can influence #stroke outcome and #inflammation?🧠💊
Apply up to 26 December at n9.cl/iunkw (ref 72/2024)
Full call n9.cl/gijjd
Please repost 😉
December 16, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Do you want to work as a #postdoc in our group in a Hospital Research Institute in Madrid?🏥🔬
Interested in how #mitochondria and #redox signalling/stress can influence #stroke outcome and #inflammation?🧠💊
Apply up to 26 December at n9.cl/iunkw (ref 72/2024)
Full call n9.cl/gijjd
Please repost 😉
Interested in how #mitochondria and #redox signalling/stress can influence #stroke outcome and #inflammation?🧠💊
Apply up to 26 December at n9.cl/iunkw (ref 72/2024)
Full call n9.cl/gijjd
Please repost 😉
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Excited to announce the next round of the @utaustin.bsky.social Trailblazer Postdoc Symposium. I'd love to see some #devbiol folks join us! Nominate postdocs! Nominate yourself! I
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December 13, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Excited to announce the next round of the @utaustin.bsky.social Trailblazer Postdoc Symposium. I'd love to see some #devbiol folks join us! Nominate postdocs! Nominate yourself! I
Questions? DM me!
Please amplify!
@socdevbio.bsky.social
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Please amplify!
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