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Ronny Drapkin
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Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Director of UPenn Ovarian Cancer Research Center.
Our lab focuses on the factors that drive ovarian tumorigenesis - it's totally tubular!
Excited to share the Ovarian Cancer Research Syndicate line-up of speakers for the fall. Please share. We have amazing trainees presenting and the latest from leaders in the field.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A friend shared this article: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
The public needs to know!
September 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thank you to the #CanaryFoundation for hosting our ovarian pre-cancer atlas team meeting this week. We are excited to start working on Atlas 2.0!
September 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Great trip to the UK for the British Gynecologic Cancer Society meeting and a visit to @ox.ac.uk Oxford University. Thank you to Drs. Manchanda and Ahmed for the invites. Beautiful and historic places.
July 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Beautiful morning in London. Excited to attend the 2025 British Gyn Cancer Society #BGCS meeting.
July 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Delighted and honored to receive a Pershing Square grant to support our work in ovarian cancer and to attend the award ceremony in NYC!
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May 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
May 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
It was an absolute honor and delight to deliver the 2nd Annual Erin Rothfuss lecture Johns Hopkins today. Getting to meet the family made it extra special. Thank you to Amanda Fader for the invitation and the opportunity to connect with so many Hopkins colleagues!
May 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Our first NIH ovarian cancer SPORE team mtg with our @hopkinsmedicine.bsky.social partners since our successful renewal! Thanks to our EAB/IAB members for their time & insights. Great day of science! Thanks to Yelena for all the invaluable help.
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@penncancer.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Another great #AACR meeting! Great energy, incredible science, and wonderful opportunity to connect with former trainees, colleagues, and collaborators.
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April 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wonderful to celebrate Dr. Patrick Sung from @utsanantonio.bsky.social as the Basser Global Prize Awardee and keynote speaker at the 2025 Basser Center for BRCA Symposium!
April 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Celebrating first-author papers with mugs from #ScienceGrit (sciencegrit.com). Congrats to Matt Knarr and Pamela Rojas de Santiago!
March 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Standing up for Science at Philly City Hall!
Who would have thought we'd have to do this?!?

Science serves society!
Science is diverse!
Science saves lives!
America is great because of science!

"If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything!"

#StandUpforScience2025
March 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Rally for Science!
March 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Standing up for Science at Philly City Hall!!
March 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Wonderful visit to the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Thank you Jessica Lang for the invite. Great collaborative opportunities!
Beautiful (frozen) lakes too!
February 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The Ovarian Cancer Research Syndicate schedule is out from the @pennmedicine.bsky.social Ovarian Cancer Research Center. Great line up!
January 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I visited the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) today. Incredible place! Thank you Magdalena Bieniasz for the invitation. Great to meet with Joan Walker, Doris Bennrook, Bethany Hannafon, Maureen Cox, Xin Zhang, and Priyabrata Mukherjee. @omrf.bsky.social @am-omrf.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 5:43 AM
It was a privilege and honor to attend the @cancergrand.bsky.social thinktank in Boston. RFA coming in 2025!
Heading back home.
December 13, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Got together at @pennmedicine.bsky.social Chester County Hospital this morning to advance our gyn oncology tissue banking efforts with our surgeons, pathologist, and BioTrust team. #biobanking #cancertissue @pennmedcso.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Congratulations to my postdoc Matthew Knarr for a lovely example of drug repurposing in ovarian cancer! Thank you to our amazing collaborators, Analisa DiFeo and Dave Hoon.
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November 22, 2024 at 12:42 AM
The Ovarian Cancer Midwest Focus (OCMF) conference at Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was a total blast. The keynote speakers (Don Cleveland and Denise Montell) were amazing. The flash talks by the trainees were fascinating....and Casino Night was super fun.
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November 22, 2024 at 12:39 AM