Metastasis Research Society
@metastasisresearch.bsky.social
The Metastasis Research Society (MRS) is dedicated to supporting progressive metastatic cancer research with the goal of improving treatments and patient lives.
http://www.metastasis-research.org
http://www.metastasis-research.org
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Thanks to those who politely pointed out we initially made a list of Metastasis Researchers... we've now made a starter pack! ☺️
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More to follow over the coming days.
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Drop us a message or reply here to be added.
More to follow over the coming days.
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⏰ It’s almost here!
The ECR Virtual Meeting kicks off next week, connecting ECRs shaping the future of metastasis biology.
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A truly global metastasis community
🗓️ Last chance to register ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
📘 Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
The ECR Virtual Meeting kicks off next week, connecting ECRs shaping the future of metastasis biology.
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A truly global metastasis community
🗓️ Last chance to register ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
📘 Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
2nd MRS Early Career Research Virtual Meeting | Metastasis Research
The 2025 MRS Early Career Research Virtual Meeting is a two day meeting aimed at engaging trainees and early career researchers from around the world and highlighting recent advances in metastasis research through keynote presentations, invited talks, panel discussions, and selected talks from abstracts. The meeting is organized and hosted by the Early Career Leadership Council (ECLC) of the MRS. Abstracts are being accepted for consideration for oral presentations. Abstract submission is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical students, residents, clinical fellows, and researchers within 3 years of starting their own independent research group. Registration for this meeting is free for MRS Members!
metastasis-research.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
⏰ It’s almost here!
The ECR Virtual Meeting kicks off next week, connecting ECRs shaping the future of metastasis biology.
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A truly global metastasis community
🗓️ Last chance to register ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
📘 Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
The ECR Virtual Meeting kicks off next week, connecting ECRs shaping the future of metastasis biology.
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A truly global metastasis community
🗓️ Last chance to register ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
📘 Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
The MRS is excited to announce the awardees for the 2026 MRS Awards.
Each will be presenting at the 2026 Biennial Congress in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 28 - July 1, 2026, don't miss it!
🎉Congratulations to all of our awardees! 🎉
Each will be presenting at the 2026 Biennial Congress in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 28 - July 1, 2026, don't miss it!
🎉Congratulations to all of our awardees! 🎉
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The MRS is excited to announce the awardees for the 2026 MRS Awards.
Each will be presenting at the 2026 Biennial Congress in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 28 - July 1, 2026, don't miss it!
🎉Congratulations to all of our awardees! 🎉
Each will be presenting at the 2026 Biennial Congress in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 28 - July 1, 2026, don't miss it!
🎉Congratulations to all of our awardees! 🎉
🚀 Two weeks to go!
The ECR Meeting brings together early-career scientists driving the next wave of metastasis research.
⚡ Don’t miss:
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A global metastasis community
🗓️ Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
The ECR Meeting brings together early-career scientists driving the next wave of metastasis research.
⚡ Don’t miss:
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A global metastasis community
🗓️ Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
2nd MRS Early Career Research Virtual Meeting | Metastasis Research
The 2025 MRS Early Career Research Virtual Meeting is a two day meeting aimed at engaging trainees and early career researchers from around the world and highlighting recent advances in metastasis research through keynote presentations, invited talks, panel discussions, and selected talks from abstracts. The meeting is organized and hosted by the Early Career Leadership Council (ECLC) of the MRS. Abstracts are being accepted for consideration for oral presentations. Abstract submission is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical students, residents, clinical fellows, and researchers within 3 years of starting their own independent research group. Registration for this meeting is free for MRS Members!
metastasis-research.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚀 Two weeks to go!
The ECR Meeting brings together early-career scientists driving the next wave of metastasis research.
⚡ Don’t miss:
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A global metastasis community
🗓️ Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
The ECR Meeting brings together early-career scientists driving the next wave of metastasis research.
⚡ Don’t miss:
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A global metastasis community
🗓️ Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
Every patient’s story inspires researchers to push boundaries, work harder, and never give up in the fight against breast cancer. Let’s honor the teams improving lives!
October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Every patient’s story inspires researchers to push boundaries, work harder, and never give up in the fight against breast cancer. Let’s honor the teams improving lives!
🚀 The program is LIVE!
Our ECR Virtual Meeting brings together trainees & junior PIs pushing the frontiers of metastasis research.
💡 Inspiring talks
🤝 Community-led discussion sessions
🌍 A global Metastasis Research Society
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
Our ECR Virtual Meeting brings together trainees & junior PIs pushing the frontiers of metastasis research.
💡 Inspiring talks
🤝 Community-led discussion sessions
🌍 A global Metastasis Research Society
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚀 The program is LIVE!
Our ECR Virtual Meeting brings together trainees & junior PIs pushing the frontiers of metastasis research.
💡 Inspiring talks
🤝 Community-led discussion sessions
🌍 A global Metastasis Research Society
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
Our ECR Virtual Meeting brings together trainees & junior PIs pushing the frontiers of metastasis research.
💡 Inspiring talks
🤝 Community-led discussion sessions
🌍 A global Metastasis Research Society
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
🎗️ October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth!
💗The MRS honors survivors and researchers, including our MRS president, Dr. Alana Welm, who recently received Innovator of the Year award for advancing & sharing patient-derived breast cancer models enabling precision medicine. bit.ly/493BMiL
💗The MRS honors survivors and researchers, including our MRS president, Dr. Alana Welm, who recently received Innovator of the Year award for advancing & sharing patient-derived breast cancer models enabling precision medicine. bit.ly/493BMiL
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🎗️ October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth!
💗The MRS honors survivors and researchers, including our MRS president, Dr. Alana Welm, who recently received Innovator of the Year award for advancing & sharing patient-derived breast cancer models enabling precision medicine. bit.ly/493BMiL
💗The MRS honors survivors and researchers, including our MRS president, Dr. Alana Welm, who recently received Innovator of the Year award for advancing & sharing patient-derived breast cancer models enabling precision medicine. bit.ly/493BMiL
Register for our next ECLC webinar by Anna Obenauf PhD on Unlocking immunity: Decoding and reprogramming
the immune-evasive tumor microenvironment - October 20th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EST | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - tidyur.link/kbryfp
the immune-evasive tumor microenvironment - October 20th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EST | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - tidyur.link/kbryfp
October 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Register for our next ECLC webinar by Anna Obenauf PhD on Unlocking immunity: Decoding and reprogramming
the immune-evasive tumor microenvironment - October 20th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EST | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - tidyur.link/kbryfp
the immune-evasive tumor microenvironment - October 20th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EST | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - tidyur.link/kbryfp
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Excited to present at the @metastasisresearch.bsky.social webinar soon. Registration is free!
October 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Excited to present at the @metastasisresearch.bsky.social webinar soon. Registration is free!
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Had a fantastic time at @myueg.bsky.social week in Berlin, sharing science and meeting new colleagues/pals!
Huge thanks to @metastasisresearch.bsky.social for making it possible for me to attend and share our research
Huge thanks to @metastasisresearch.bsky.social for making it possible for me to attend and share our research
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Had a fantastic time at @myueg.bsky.social week in Berlin, sharing science and meeting new colleagues/pals!
Huge thanks to @metastasisresearch.bsky.social for making it possible for me to attend and share our research
Huge thanks to @metastasisresearch.bsky.social for making it possible for me to attend and share our research
Attending a meeting? Early career MRS members can apply for a bursary! metastasis-research.org/for-research...
🚨Next bursary deadline is:October 1! 🚨
🎉 Congratulations again to our latest MRS Travel Bursary winners!
🌍 Shona Ritchie (Australia)
🇺🇸 Abby Jackson (USA)
🇮🇱 Avishai Maliah (Israel)
🚨Next bursary deadline is:October 1! 🚨
🎉 Congratulations again to our latest MRS Travel Bursary winners!
🌍 Shona Ritchie (Australia)
🇺🇸 Abby Jackson (USA)
🇮🇱 Avishai Maliah (Israel)
MRS Meeting Bursaries | Metastasis Research
The Metastasis Research Society is pleased to announce the availability of up to 10 Early Career Researcher (ECR) travel scholarships annually. These scholarships aim to support young investigators in presenting their metastasis research at national and international conferences.
metastasis-research.org
September 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Attending a meeting? Early career MRS members can apply for a bursary! metastasis-research.org/for-research...
🚨Next bursary deadline is:October 1! 🚨
🎉 Congratulations again to our latest MRS Travel Bursary winners!
🌍 Shona Ritchie (Australia)
🇺🇸 Abby Jackson (USA)
🇮🇱 Avishai Maliah (Israel)
🚨Next bursary deadline is:October 1! 🚨
🎉 Congratulations again to our latest MRS Travel Bursary winners!
🌍 Shona Ritchie (Australia)
🇺🇸 Abby Jackson (USA)
🇮🇱 Avishai Maliah (Israel)
Don't miss our next webinar by Zoi Diamantopoulou on "Timing the perfect strike: Using circadian rhythms to target metastasis" - September 22, 2025 - more details and register here: metastasis-research.org/2025/09/11/z...
September 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Don't miss our next webinar by Zoi Diamantopoulou on "Timing the perfect strike: Using circadian rhythms to target metastasis" - September 22, 2025 - more details and register here: metastasis-research.org/2025/09/11/z...
🚨 DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Abstract submissions are closing soon for the 2nd MRS ECR Virtual Meeting on Nov 18-19, 2025!
Trainees & Junior Faculty (within 3 years of starting your lab), share your work!
Abstract Deadline: Sept 12, 2025 - Submit here: bit.ly/47KLyp2
❗Free registration for MRS Members!
Abstract submissions are closing soon for the 2nd MRS ECR Virtual Meeting on Nov 18-19, 2025!
Trainees & Junior Faculty (within 3 years of starting your lab), share your work!
Abstract Deadline: Sept 12, 2025 - Submit here: bit.ly/47KLyp2
❗Free registration for MRS Members!
September 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🚨 DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Abstract submissions are closing soon for the 2nd MRS ECR Virtual Meeting on Nov 18-19, 2025!
Trainees & Junior Faculty (within 3 years of starting your lab), share your work!
Abstract Deadline: Sept 12, 2025 - Submit here: bit.ly/47KLyp2
❗Free registration for MRS Members!
Abstract submissions are closing soon for the 2nd MRS ECR Virtual Meeting on Nov 18-19, 2025!
Trainees & Junior Faculty (within 3 years of starting your lab), share your work!
Abstract Deadline: Sept 12, 2025 - Submit here: bit.ly/47KLyp2
❗Free registration for MRS Members!
🚨Excited for the 2nd MRS Early Career Research Virtual Meeting on Nov 18-19, 2025!
Trainees & Junior Faculty (within 3 years of starting your lab), share your work!
Abstract Deadline: Sept 12, 2025. Submit here: bit.ly/47KLyp2
❗Free registration for MRS Members! #MRS #Research #EarlyCareer
Trainees & Junior Faculty (within 3 years of starting your lab), share your work!
Abstract Deadline: Sept 12, 2025. Submit here: bit.ly/47KLyp2
❗Free registration for MRS Members! #MRS #Research #EarlyCareer
August 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🚨Excited for the 2nd MRS Early Career Research Virtual Meeting on Nov 18-19, 2025!
Trainees & Junior Faculty (within 3 years of starting your lab), share your work!
Abstract Deadline: Sept 12, 2025. Submit here: bit.ly/47KLyp2
❗Free registration for MRS Members! #MRS #Research #EarlyCareer
Trainees & Junior Faculty (within 3 years of starting your lab), share your work!
Abstract Deadline: Sept 12, 2025. Submit here: bit.ly/47KLyp2
❗Free registration for MRS Members! #MRS #Research #EarlyCareer
Calling all ECRs in cancer and metastasis research. Don't forget to register for the upcoming ECR Virtual Symposium in November (FREE for MRS members). More details here metastasis-research.org/2025/08/06/2...
August 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Calling all ECRs in cancer and metastasis research. Don't forget to register for the upcoming ECR Virtual Symposium in November (FREE for MRS members). More details here metastasis-research.org/2025/08/06/2...
Register for our next ECLC webinar by Marco Montagner, PhD on Understanding the determinants of the invisible phase of metastasis - June 26th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EDT | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - tinyurl.com/ujer8yw8
June 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Register for our next ECLC webinar by Marco Montagner, PhD on Understanding the determinants of the invisible phase of metastasis - June 26th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EDT | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - tinyurl.com/ujer8yw8
1/Meet the MRS ECLC Chairs! Dr. Thomas Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com is a Professor at the @garvaninstitute.bsky.social focussing on the Extracellular Matrix and Fibrosis in Cancer.
We interviewed Dr. Cox about his role as a founding member of the MRS Early Career Leadership Council 🧵👇
We interviewed Dr. Cox about his role as a founding member of the MRS Early Career Leadership Council 🧵👇
June 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
1/Meet the MRS ECLC Chairs! Dr. Thomas Cox @trcox.matrixandmetastasis.com is a Professor at the @garvaninstitute.bsky.social focussing on the Extracellular Matrix and Fibrosis in Cancer.
We interviewed Dr. Cox about his role as a founding member of the MRS Early Career Leadership Council 🧵👇
We interviewed Dr. Cox about his role as a founding member of the MRS Early Career Leadership Council 🧵👇
Register for our next ECLC webinar by Marco Montagner, PhD on Understanding the determinants of the invisible phase of metastasis - June 26th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EDT | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - tinyurl.com/ujer8yw8
June 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Register for our next ECLC webinar by Marco Montagner, PhD on Understanding the determinants of the invisible phase of metastasis - June 26th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EDT | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - tinyurl.com/ujer8yw8
🎗️ As we end out May, a reminder that May is Melanoma Awareness month.
🔬See a recently published article identifying melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (MCSP)+ melanoma cells as metastasis founder cells (MFCs): www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🧵👇
🔬See a recently published article identifying melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (MCSP)+ melanoma cells as metastasis founder cells (MFCs): www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🧵👇
MCSP+ metastasis founder cells activate immunosuppression early in human melanoma metastatic colonization - Nature Cancer
Guetter et al. identify a melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan-positive subpopulation of metastasis founder cells from lymph node biopsies of patients with melanoma and observe that th...
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May 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🎗️ As we end out May, a reminder that May is Melanoma Awareness month.
🔬See a recently published article identifying melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (MCSP)+ melanoma cells as metastasis founder cells (MFCs): www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🧵👇
🔬See a recently published article identifying melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (MCSP)+ melanoma cells as metastasis founder cells (MFCs): www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🧵👇
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Really glad to see that President Biden's cancer is still hormone responsive but it's a sad reminder of the importance of research efforts to target this disease 😕. ~90% of men with advanced prostate cancer will develop bone mets, which causes skeletal complications and reduced survival.
Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastasis to the bone, and he and his family are reviewing treatment options, his office said reut.rs/43Bt0Fh
Former US President Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer
Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone, and he and his family are reviewing treatment options with doctors, his office said in a statement on Sunday.
reut.rs
May 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Really glad to see that President Biden's cancer is still hormone responsive but it's a sad reminder of the importance of research efforts to target this disease 😕. ~90% of men with advanced prostate cancer will develop bone mets, which causes skeletal complications and reduced survival.
Meet the MRS presidents! Dr. Dihua Yu is the Hubert L. & Olive Stringer Chair of Molecular and Cellular Oncology @mdanderson.bsky.social and served as the Metastasis Research Society’s president from 2018-2020.
We interviewed Dr Yu about her research and involvement with the society 🧵…
We interviewed Dr Yu about her research and involvement with the society 🧵…
May 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Meet the MRS presidents! Dr. Dihua Yu is the Hubert L. & Olive Stringer Chair of Molecular and Cellular Oncology @mdanderson.bsky.social and served as the Metastasis Research Society’s president from 2018-2020.
We interviewed Dr Yu about her research and involvement with the society 🧵…
We interviewed Dr Yu about her research and involvement with the society 🧵…
Don't miss the next ECLC webinar by Christine Desmedt, PhD on Opportunities of post-mortem tissue donation programs to advance metastatic cancer research - May 19th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EDT | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - Register here lnkd.in/gfJKJ_RT...
May 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Don't miss the next ECLC webinar by Christine Desmedt, PhD on Opportunities of post-mortem tissue donation programs to advance metastatic cancer research - May 19th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EDT | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - Register here lnkd.in/gfJKJ_RT...
Don't miss the next ECLC webinar by Christine Desmedt, PhD on Opportunities of post-mortem tissue donation programs to advance metastatic cancer research - May 19th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EDT | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - Register here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Don't miss the next ECLC webinar by Christine Desmedt, PhD on Opportunities of post-mortem tissue donation programs to advance metastatic cancer research - May 19th, 2025 - USA: 11:00 AM EDT | Europe: 17:00 PM CEST | Australia: 01:00 AM AEST - Register here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
DEADLINE APPROACHING for MRS Early Career Researcher travel scholarships.
Each award provides up to US$500 for attending national conferences, and up to US$750 for international conferences.
Closes 1st May 2025
Find out more metastasis-research.org/for-research...
Each award provides up to US$500 for attending national conferences, and up to US$750 for international conferences.
Closes 1st May 2025
Find out more metastasis-research.org/for-research...
April 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
DEADLINE APPROACHING for MRS Early Career Researcher travel scholarships.
Each award provides up to US$500 for attending national conferences, and up to US$750 for international conferences.
Closes 1st May 2025
Find out more metastasis-research.org/for-research...
Each award provides up to US$500 for attending national conferences, and up to US$750 for international conferences.
Closes 1st May 2025
Find out more metastasis-research.org/for-research...
Meet the ECLC Chairs! Dr. Lalita Shevde-Samant is the Professor of Pathology at the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center and is Associate Director of CRTEC. Her lab’s research centers on the Biology and Ecosystem of Cancer.
We interviewed Dr. Shevde-Samant about her role as Founding Chair of the MRS ECLC 🧵👇
We interviewed Dr. Shevde-Samant about her role as Founding Chair of the MRS ECLC 🧵👇
April 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Meet the ECLC Chairs! Dr. Lalita Shevde-Samant is the Professor of Pathology at the UAB O’Neal Cancer Center and is Associate Director of CRTEC. Her lab’s research centers on the Biology and Ecosystem of Cancer.
We interviewed Dr. Shevde-Samant about her role as Founding Chair of the MRS ECLC 🧵👇
We interviewed Dr. Shevde-Samant about her role as Founding Chair of the MRS ECLC 🧵👇
Don't miss out on our next webinar as Dr. Maria Casanova-Acebes @casanova-acebes.bsky.social @cniostopcancer.bsky.social discusses her work on "TREM1-ing-metastasis lung immunity" - April 8th - 10:00 EST | 16:00 CET | 00:00 AEDT
Sign-up today! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tVSpK...
Sign-up today! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tVSpK...
April 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Don't miss out on our next webinar as Dr. Maria Casanova-Acebes @casanova-acebes.bsky.social @cniostopcancer.bsky.social discusses her work on "TREM1-ing-metastasis lung immunity" - April 8th - 10:00 EST | 16:00 CET | 00:00 AEDT
Sign-up today! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tVSpK...
Sign-up today! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tVSpK...