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Fil Bednar
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Father/husband, GI cancer surgeon, science enthusiast and occasional practitioner. Cancer sucks. Stochastic noise rules. Current abode: University of Michigan.
Some tremendous photography on this site showing the everyday beauty around us. We make the world around us, so I will try to contribute in my own little way…

This is not the Carribean, Fiji, or the Med. This is southwest Michigan!
October 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
LLMs homogenize everything, writers with good style will end up standing out more in the end.

Also, if looking for style and clarity, would try add these to the list:
November 26, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Early morning summit - Bell Rock Trail, Sedona, Arizona
November 24, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Early morning view!
November 24, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Good morning!
November 24, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Today’s moment of Zen…
November 23, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Our work confirmed our observations, the Ptf1a-CreER system shows more transformation, more myeloid infiltration, and likely differential reprogramming of signaling pathways compared to the other two models. There are tantalizing hints of mechanism in the paper (READ IT!).
November 22, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Prague is a beautiful hometown…
November 16, 2024 at 7:09 PM
For the recently added.

I am a surgical oncologist caring for patients with pancreas and stomach cancers. My lab studies how chromatin changes contribute to pancreas tumor growth and how the microenvironment and tumor talk to each other.

I love “the outdoors”, sci-fi, and am an eternal optimist.
November 15, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Post a photo taken in the mountains, when you see this post!

Jenny Lake, Grand Tetons, WY
October 30, 2024 at 11:40 AM
September 2, 2024 at 11:58 PM
It is currently 62 and sunny in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Need to get that dose of Vitamin D, while I can. And what better way to do it than …
December 9, 2023 at 6:45 PM
The “Eye of God” is upon us…
October 28, 2023 at 10:38 AM
Great talk by Jason Sheltzer on his aneuploidy work today! Fundamental biology in oncogenesis/genome rearrangement “addiction”. Also see his group’s paper in Science!

www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
October 25, 2023 at 2:43 PM
All things pancreas… three days… Here we go! #AACR #pancreas #PDAC
September 27, 2023 at 9:52 PM