Kate O'Donnell
kateodonnell-lab.bsky.social
Kate O'Donnell
@kateodonnell-lab.bsky.social
Scientist in the Department of Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. We investigate mechanisms of tumorigenesis.

https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/odonnell-lab
Congratulations to all the awardees - but especially my husband Joshua Mendell on this well-deserved recognition. VERY proud!!! 🎉
Congratulations and welcome to the 100 new members elected today to the National Academy of Medicine! #NAMmtg nam.edu/news-and-ins...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Reposted by Kate O'Donnell
Super pleased to announce our latest suggesting the cell of origin for #SCLC is most likely the basal cell @nature.com, not the accepted neuroendocrine cell. Implications for the earliest events in cancer, & providing new models of tuft-like cancer.
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Basal cell of origin resolves neuroendocrine–tuft lineage plasticity in cancer
Nature - Basal cells, rather than neuroendocrine cells, have been identified as the probable origin of small cell lung cancer and other neuroendocrine–tuft cancers, explaining...
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September 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thank you @aacrjournals.bsky.social for selecting our story for the cover of Cancer Research!
July 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is my first post here. The past few months have been challenging for science, but I enjoy learning about others' work here and wanted to share our latest study. Congrats to postdoc Shayna Thomas-Jardin on her outstanding work published in Cancer Research @theaacr.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM