Taru Muranen lab
@tarumur.bsky.social
We study tumor stroma interactions in my lab at BIDMC at Boston, and are big fans of fibroblasts and ECM. Opinions are my own!
This is pretty cool...
Why does the naked mole rat have the longest lifespan of any rodent, nearly 40 years?
A 30-year long mystery unraveled @ScienceMagazine today!
Its cGAS enzyme in cells has 4 missense mutations that upends its function, promoting DNA repair and suppressing inflammation
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A 30-year long mystery unraveled @ScienceMagazine today!
Its cGAS enzyme in cells has 4 missense mutations that upends its function, promoting DNA repair and suppressing inflammation
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is pretty cool...
Oh the irony... The lead pic from a lab and the whole institution they just gave stop work orders.. though I do love organoids so yay for that... www.nih.gov/news-events/...
NIH to prioritize human-based research technologies
New initiative aims to reduce use of animals in NIH-funded research.
www.nih.gov
May 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Oh the irony... The lead pic from a lab and the whole institution they just gave stop work orders.. though I do love organoids so yay for that... www.nih.gov/news-events/...
So so happy for you, especially in these times of frequent gloom, this is such great news, makes me very happy! Go Violet!
Im beyond thrilled to share that I will be attending Vanderbilt IGP PhD program this fall! I want to sincerely thank @tarumur.bsky.social and @klab.bsky.social being amazing scientific beacons for the past 4 years! I hope to continue my passion in researching GI diseases at Vandy! Go dores! 💛
March 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So so happy for you, especially in these times of frequent gloom, this is such great news, makes me very happy! Go Violet!
Please please colleagues in other states, write to your representatives, the link is below through AACR.
Worried about continued funding for cancer (and other biomedical) research? @theaacr.bsky.social will help you reach your representatives in the U.S. Congress.
bit.ly/4inD1eb
bit.ly/4inD1eb
AACR Legislative Action Center: Your Voice Matters
Directly contact your elected officials about the importance of cancer research, the need for continued funding and the latest lifesaving breakthroughs. In the United States, you can do so by sending ...
bit.ly
March 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Please please colleagues in other states, write to your representatives, the link is below through AACR.
@alextoker.bsky.social @piskounovalab.bsky.social @bdmanning.bsky.social @dibblelab.bsky.social and @tarumur.bsky.social all standing up for science
March 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@alextoker.bsky.social @piskounovalab.bsky.social @bdmanning.bsky.social @dibblelab.bsky.social and @tarumur.bsky.social all standing up for science
Stand up for science Boston!!!
March 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Stand up for science Boston!!!
We (me and lab) will be showing up in Boston, come join tomorrow Friday at Boston Common 12pm if you care about the future of science and in our case cancer research!!!
SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
March 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We (me and lab) will be showing up in Boston, come join tomorrow Friday at Boston Common 12pm if you care about the future of science and in our case cancer research!!!
Reposted by Taru Muranen lab
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Sign the Petition
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap (NOT-OD-25-068)
chng.it
February 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Petition to Reverse the NIH Indirect Cost Cap initiated by Tom Maniatis. Please amplify
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Sign the Petition: chng.it/kK2HMP5pGk
"Share with Leadership & Faculty. Reach out to professional societies, biotech and pharma leaders, and philanthropic organizations to raise awareness and mobilize support."
Reposted by Taru Muranen lab
There are legit criticisms of IDCs and how they are negotiated, but cutting infrastructural and administrative support to 1/4-1/6 of what it was overnight is a devastating assault on universities and US biomedical research.
what a fucking Friday afternoon news dump: they are capping indirects at 15%
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
There are legit criticisms of IDCs and how they are negotiated, but cutting infrastructural and administrative support to 1/4-1/6 of what it was overnight is a devastating assault on universities and US biomedical research.
Reposted by Taru Muranen lab
An Optimized Protocol for Simultaneous Propagation of Patient-derived Organoids and Matching CAFs
Work by Jenny Högström (@jennyhogstrom.bsky.social)
and Taru Muranen (@tarumur.bsky.social) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
#LifeSciences #Reproducibility #CancerBiology
Work by Jenny Högström (@jennyhogstrom.bsky.social)
and Taru Muranen (@tarumur.bsky.social) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
#LifeSciences #Reproducibility #CancerBiology
January 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
An Optimized Protocol for Simultaneous Propagation of Patient-derived Organoids and Matching CAFs
Work by Jenny Högström (@jennyhogstrom.bsky.social)
and Taru Muranen (@tarumur.bsky.social) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
#LifeSciences #Reproducibility #CancerBiology
Work by Jenny Högström (@jennyhogstrom.bsky.social)
and Taru Muranen (@tarumur.bsky.social) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
#LifeSciences #Reproducibility #CancerBiology
Happy holidays from our labs to yours, and we were happily surprised by the snow as well (and the gigantic snow men at HMS)!!!
December 20, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Happy holidays from our labs to yours, and we were happily surprised by the snow as well (and the gigantic snow men at HMS)!!!
Our VERY detailed protocol of generating HR+ breast cancer organoids and matching CAFs is out: bio-protocol.org/e5160
This is a follow-up to @jennyhogstrom.bsky.social last paper, just with more details to help everyone generate these organoid CAF co-cultured and to move cancer research forward!
This is a follow-up to @jennyhogstrom.bsky.social last paper, just with more details to help everyone generate these organoid CAF co-cultured and to move cancer research forward!
bio-protocol.org
December 10, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Our VERY detailed protocol of generating HR+ breast cancer organoids and matching CAFs is out: bio-protocol.org/e5160
This is a follow-up to @jennyhogstrom.bsky.social last paper, just with more details to help everyone generate these organoid CAF co-cultured and to move cancer research forward!
This is a follow-up to @jennyhogstrom.bsky.social last paper, just with more details to help everyone generate these organoid CAF co-cultured and to move cancer research forward!
First post ever here, to celebrate my amazing lab and their recent achievements!
November 23, 2024 at 12:57 AM
First post ever here, to celebrate my amazing lab and their recent achievements!