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Kevin Pruitt
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Associate Professor | UNC Chapel Hill, Pharmacology Department | Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center | Research in Endocrinology, Epigenetics, & Wnt signaling| Views my own. https://www.med.unc.edu/pharm/pruittlab/team/
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This month we celebrated our 2nd yr since relocating to UNC and my final TTUHSC PhD defense of the talented Dr. Geetha Boligala, a thoughtful, creative, hard working, and brilliant lab member who's finalizing one of our most notable discoveries. She is simply amazing!

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Photo of advisor and newly minted PhD recipient after a successful defense standing in front of celebratory signs.
October 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Congrats to Dr. Flavia Sardela de Miranda on her PhD defense! Smart, resilient, kind, hardworking, phenomenal lab member with amazing communication skills are just a few words that describe @flaviasardela.bsky.social. Your future is bright and you deserve the good coming your way. So proud of you!🎉
October 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Gave a seminar at the Van Andel Institute and greatly enjoyed meeting with pioneers in the field of Wnt signaling @sgraingerphd.bsky.social and @bartwilliams.bsky.social. Also reunited with amazing colleagues in the fields of epigenetics and RAS biology. What a vibrant research community @vai.org!
Photo of @dr-kevin-pruitt.bsky.social standing in front of slides from the podium where he gave a seminar at the Van Andel Institute.
September 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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A moment from Day 1 of a symposium celebrating 50 yrs of discovery at UNC Lineberger Cancer Center. This talk by Dr. Edison Liu was one of many filled with inspiration and remarkable feats of scientific discovery.

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A pic shared by Dr. Ed Liu in his early days at UNC Lineberger Cancer Center. Image is of him and members of his lab.
September 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Enjoyed cooler temps on a lovely morning walk.

#bluesky #latesummer #peace #light #photography
Photo of a shaded path along a neighborhood side street as summer draws to a close.
August 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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While helping my daughter move and get settled into her apartment for her senior year at UT Austin, we visited the Austin public library with her, where I took a photo from the top floor balcony of the library. My how time flies...

#Fatherhood #Memories #Austin #Texas #Longhorns #Bluesky #Clouds
View of trees, clouds and buildings from the top floor of the Austin public library.
August 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Welcomed the momentary peace of nature.

#trailwalk #gratitude #nature #bluesky #photography #summer #calm #peace
Sun streaming through trees of different sizes displaying the glorious cycles of life.
July 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Snapshot on my first trailwalk of the summer.

#trailwalk #summer #bluesky #photography #light
Snapshot of a trail in a North Carolina forest. Sun reflecting off the stream and warming the rocks on a warm, but beautiful summer day.
July 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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The WNT Gordon conference at Bates College was amazing. Inspiring science, wonderful colleagues, outstanding lab member presentations, and of course, the hospitality and tastes of Maine. Kudos to #WNT GRC 2025 organizers! Looking forward to the next #GRC in 2027!
Upper left: Maine lobster that was absolutely delicious. Upper right: view from plane approaching Portland Airport. Lower: view of path leading to seminar room on Bates College campus
June 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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In early spring, I love when trees awaken with new life with such vibrant shades of green. 💚

#trailwalk #photography #Easter
Snapshot of a forest trail with rays of sun streaming through trees on a beautiful spring day.
April 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Signs of spring on a beautiful bluesky morning outside of @unclineberger.bsky.social

#spring #photography #UNC
A tree outside of Lineberger Cancer Center on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill is illuminated by the morning sun. Breezes cause petals from recent spring blooms to dance along the path.
March 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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The sound of streams and the rustling of leaves...the peaceful utterance of nature.

#trailwalk #nature #photography #restoration #balance
A North Carolina trail with the sun peeking through the clouds and reflecting off a stream
February 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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The sun decided to visit briefly on a beautiful and cloudy winter day.

#Bluesky #clouds #balance
Photo of a brief glimpse of the sun shining on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill after two days of wintry weather.
February 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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In route to a meeting on campus and crossed paths with a legend...

#UNC #bluesky #TarHeels #WorldsLargestRam #photography
Sculpture of "the world's largest ram" on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill campus. It stands just outside of the entrance to football stadium and enjoys the warmth of a beautiful sunny day.
February 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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The trees and stream welcomed the evening rain.

#trailwalk #nature #bluesky #photography
February 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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I returned to Johns Hopkins for a seminar, reunited with colleagues and luminaries in the field, and sat at my postdoc bench once more. 🧪

#HopkinsMedicine #JHU #CancerResearch #Epigenetics
Photo of a group of scientists at the building entrance of Johns Hopkins school of medicine and in a conference room. The left photo is a picture of a scientist sitting at his former postdoc research bench
January 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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From our recent family visit. Thankful for those who have led and continue to lead lives of service and sacrifice.
#MLK #light #service
As the sun sets a family of four standing in front of MLK memorial statue of a civil rights pioneer who lived a life of sacrifice and service.
January 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Taking a break from science to enjoy a game with the one and only Channing Der. 🏀

#TarHeels #UNC #Carolina #basketball @tarheels.bsky.social @unc-phco.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Let’s welcome @dalimartinez.bsky.social to Bluesky! Dalia is a postdoc in the Pruitt lab who has immense creativity and exceptional wet-bench & computational skills. Stay tuned as she advances her project exploring Wnt signaling and transcriptional regulation.

#Wnt #Bioinformatics #Epigenetics
Biomedical research scientist pausing an experiment at her research bench to pose for a photo
January 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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A beautiful #bluesky winter morning @unclineberger.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The last time I walked a snow covered trail was in Los Alamos, NM years ago. Enjoyed the first in North Carolina.

#trailwalk #nature #bluesky #photography #light #snow
January 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Please join me in welcoming @geethapboligala.bsky.social to Bluesky! Geetha is a talented graduate student in the lab with a pioneering spirit and phenomenal work ethic. Her project explores the new roles of Dishevelled in cancer biology and the tumor microenvironment. 🌟
#Wnt #TME #immunology
Research scientist sitting at her research bench as she takes a break from her experiments to pose for a photo.
January 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Re-introducing @flaviasardela.bsky.social, a talented graduate student in the lab who's passionate about science. Flavia leads projects that explore how oncogenic signaling and cryoablation of tumors influence immune cell infiltration into the tumor niche. Please join me in welcoming her to Bluesky!
Research scientist posing at her bench in a research lab
January 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Spent a few seconds at the creek on trail walk, but photos can't capture the feeling...

#trailwalk #nature #bluesky #photography #light #water #stone
December 28, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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Rays of sun streaming through the trees and magnifying the land contours. Nothing like nature...

#trailwalk #nature #NorthCarolina #bluesky #photography #gratitude #light
December 23, 2024 at 7:25 PM