Chris Hourigan
@drchrishourigan.bsky.social
"That AML MRD guy". Director, Virginia Tech FBRI Cancer Research Center in Washington, DC. Physician-Scientist. Views my own.
Appreciate shoutout to old literature
May 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Appreciate shoutout to old literature
The hits just keep on coming...
May 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The hits just keep on coming...
Biotech shares today. What did I miss?
May 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Biotech shares today. What did I miss?
Current administration proposes 18 BILLION dollar cut (~40%) to NIH medical research for FY26 (closer to 45% if new budget 27B not 48.5B+inflation). National Science Foundation cuts of ~56% proposed. whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u.... @altnih4science.bsky.social @davelevitan.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Current administration proposes 18 BILLION dollar cut (~40%) to NIH medical research for FY26 (closer to 45% if new budget 27B not 48.5B+inflation). National Science Foundation cuts of ~56% proposed. whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u.... @altnih4science.bsky.social @davelevitan.bsky.social
Tell me you don't understand the research and innovation process w/o saying it. McKinsey report from DOGE staff now at NIH on "leading through change: preparing for government transition". I went to HBS specifically to think seriously about how federal research agencies could improve - this ain't it
March 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Tell me you don't understand the research and innovation process w/o saying it. McKinsey report from DOGE staff now at NIH on "leading through change: preparing for government transition". I went to HBS specifically to think seriously about how federal research agencies could improve - this ain't it
None of this is normal
March 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
None of this is normal
Great timing for #Tandem25! Dr. Amanda Blackmon and Prof. Mike Grunwald co-editors of nature.com/bmt special issue on Pre-MEASURE
February 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Great timing for #Tandem25! Dr. Amanda Blackmon and Prof. Mike Grunwald co-editors of nature.com/bmt special issue on Pre-MEASURE
Our work for next year is going to be laser-focused on the prospective MEASURE protocol (NGS-based AML MRD for those undergoing alloHCT in CR) - but this is well deserved recognition, in difficult times, of prior work from this superstar team. clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT052...
February 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Our work for next year is going to be laser-focused on the prospective MEASURE protocol (NGS-based AML MRD for those undergoing alloHCT in CR) - but this is well deserved recognition, in difficult times, of prior work from this superstar team. clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT052...
Amazing showing from my team (ex-NIH, now VT) at #tandem25 - five presentations over the next two days!! Dr. Gege Gui and I both talk tomorrow, and Rasha Al-Ali, Jesse Tettero, and Laura Dillon all have presentations on Thursday.
@astct.bsky.social @cibmtr.bsky.social @fralinbiomed.bsky.social
@astct.bsky.social @cibmtr.bsky.social @fralinbiomed.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Amazing showing from my team (ex-NIH, now VT) at #tandem25 - five presentations over the next two days!! Dr. Gege Gui and I both talk tomorrow, and Rasha Al-Ali, Jesse Tettero, and Laura Dillon all have presentations on Thursday.
@astct.bsky.social @cibmtr.bsky.social @fralinbiomed.bsky.social
@astct.bsky.social @cibmtr.bsky.social @fralinbiomed.bsky.social
Wonderful, collegial, meeting this morning (6am!) with AML MRD colleagues from around the world. Challenging times for physicians and scientists but this productive, apolitical, thoughtful conversation with true experts working to use NGS to improve things for patients was therapeutic and energizing
February 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Wonderful, collegial, meeting this morning (6am!) with AML MRD colleagues from around the world. Challenging times for physicians and scientists but this productive, apolitical, thoughtful conversation with true experts working to use NGS to improve things for patients was therapeutic and energizing
He joins four other research groups here, with at least another four to be recruited in the coming years... @fralinbiomed.bsky.social @virginiatech.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 3:40 PM
He joins four other research groups here, with at least another four to be recruited in the coming years... @fralinbiomed.bsky.social @virginiatech.bsky.social
#ASH24 done. A privilege to speak, with colleagues from the FDA, on progress in using MRD testing for drug development in blood cancers. AML the next one?
December 10, 2024 at 1:15 PM
#ASH24 done. A privilege to speak, with colleagues from the FDA, on progress in using MRD testing for drug development in blood cancers. AML the next one?
Starting now!!
December 7, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Starting now!!
Started day at 4am ET - got here at 3.30pm ET. Fantastic absurd trip across the country but I made it. Let’s go!!! @ash-hematology.bsky.social #ASH24
December 6, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Started day at 4am ET - got here at 3.30pm ET. Fantastic absurd trip across the country but I made it. Let’s go!!! @ash-hematology.bsky.social #ASH24
#ASH24 Introverts don’t always relish mega-conferences the way others do. It helps me, personally, to remember the absolute joy that Eli Estey had at this meeting and how he relished the chance to engage meaningfully with his colleagues and their work (with kindness). @ash-hematology.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 12:35 AM
#ASH24 Introverts don’t always relish mega-conferences the way others do. It helps me, personally, to remember the absolute joy that Eli Estey had at this meeting and how he relished the chance to engage meaningfully with his colleagues and their work (with kindness). @ash-hematology.bsky.social
Appreciate the invitation from Melody Zhang, Amir Behdad, and Craig Soderquist to talk at #AMP2024 about the only thing I know about (MRD testing in AML). Also, pictured here my co-speaker and previous clinical boss at Johns Hopkins - Mark Levis (FLT3 guru).
November 23, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Appreciate the invitation from Melody Zhang, Amir Behdad, and Craig Soderquist to talk at #AMP2024 about the only thing I know about (MRD testing in AML). Also, pictured here my co-speaker and previous clinical boss at Johns Hopkins - Mark Levis (FLT3 guru).
Don’t forget to see Laura Dillon PhD FACMG present poster today and give talk tomorrow:
November 22, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Don’t forget to see Laura Dillon PhD FACMG present poster today and give talk tomorrow:
First #AMP2024 meeting (and visit to Canada) done! HouriganLab will come back to future AMP conferences - hopeful with results from MEASURE.
November 22, 2024 at 4:23 PM
First #AMP2024 meeting (and visit to Canada) done! HouriganLab will come back to future AMP conferences - hopeful with results from MEASURE.
Vancouver! I was not familiar with your game!
November 21, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Vancouver! I was not familiar with your game!
