🌟 Spotlight: Dr. Paola Costelli! Prof. of Pathology at the Univ. of Torino & our new WCX liaison! In our latest newsletter, she dives into her research on the immune system in cachexia and her new role as Networking Chair for @cancercachexia.bsky.social 📖 Read here: drive.google.com/file/d/1rmHv...

From dreaming about being late to school tests to dreaming about missing grant deadlines, my life has really progressed in the most expected way.

Please check out the latest edition of WCX newsletter! @cancercachexia.bsky.social

@women-in-cachexia.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our latest WCX Quarterly Newsletter is out! This issue is all about community + science: – new cachexia research – celebrating trainees & early-career wins – upcoming journal club – Save the date: featured talk with Dr. Grandis WCX, building a space where science and support go hand in hand 💙

Just saying: if you have the F'ing Nobel Prize and publish every few months in Science or Nature, include the first author as co-corresponding author....

Check out our latest WCX newsletter - new leadership addition, Spotlight, achievements! And join us for the next stories and science seminar! Everyone is welcome! @myoblue.bsky.social

Francielly Morena@fmorena.bsky.social · 9mo ago

✨ WCX Quarterly Newsletter is out! ✨ @cancercachexia.bsky.social New leadership, community announcements, and fresh science — plus Stories & Science in January with Dr. Kolitz. 🔗 Newsletter, links to publications & register for the Stories and Science: www.cancercachexiasociety.org/assets/2025/...

For the record, we still have PLENTY of every other kind of scientist. If you want to be matched with anything but an archaologist, we got you covered 5x over. We encourage you to sign up if you'd like a marine biologist, chemist, physicist, botanist, etc! www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

Skype a Scientist@skypeascientist.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Look I know it'll shock you to know this, but we are almost out of archeologists AGAIN. Do you know any archeologists? Are they willing to be matched with a LEGO team? Please send 'em our way we need all hands on deck (STILL!) We have had 585 requests for archeologists 🫠 forms.gle/PU3x7oayXGr3...

Dasgupta Lab is coming along! One of my most treasured piece of equipment is here! @myoblue.bsky.social #newPI #cancercachexia

I might not have been able to make it but I am there in spirit and heart! I am sure @cancercachexia.bsky.social conference 2025 is a huge success! Thank you to the society and @andyjudge24.bsky.social for making me feel included! Always proud to be part of this community! #cancercachexia

Dasgupta lab is hiring! We study cancer associated muscle wasting/cachexia and tumor-muscle crosstalk. We are hiring postdocs, research tech and graduate students! More details can be found on me website! @myoblue.bsky.social pages.charlotte.edu/adasgup2/peo...

Look out for this brilliant scientist starting her own lab, Spring 2026!! Congratulations @parnesonwissink.bsky.social !!!

Paige Arneson-Wissink, PhD@parnesonwissink.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited to share that I'll be starting as an Assistant Professor at Rosalind Franklin University in March 2026 in the Center for Genetic Diseases and Discipline of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology!

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Women in Cachexia (WCX) recognition of Outstanding Work! 2 Speakers and 3 Poster presenters were chosen from abstracts submitted by minority gender individuals to the 8th @cancercachexia.bsky.social Conference held in Turin, Italy in September!

Your monthly reminder to stay curious! And sometimes that includes changing your vantage point!

Dasgupta Lab at UNC Charlotte is hiring! This space needs to be filled with laughter, breakthroughs, failures, high fives and everything in between! (Of course equipment!😛) We will be studying cancer-induced muscle wasting! DM or email for more info! @cancercachexia.bsky.social #myoblue

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · last yr.

Scientists! @skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun! We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15 If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

Excited to share our new work in PDAC Cachexia. This work demonstrated that addition of factors like advanced age in murine models can uncover signatures that might have been obscured in other models. Grateful for @jdoles.bsky.social ‘s mentorship and support! Looking forward to all feedback :)

Rockefeller University Press@rupress.org · last yr.

Cachexia is a devastating cancer comorbidity that impacts numerous cancer outcomes. In @jem.org, @aneedasgupta.bsky.social, @jdoles.bsky.social et al describe a novel metabolic pathway/target w/ clinical implications for the treatment of cachectic #PancreaticCancer rupress.org/jem/article/...

Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages. ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions

Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

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Cachexia representation at the NCI TREC Workshop! A week of interdisciplinary discussions and fun amongst early career researchers. Highly recommend! The venue did not disappoint either! @cancercachexia.bsky.social @snoke-phd.bsky.social

Mixed feelings. My time in Doles lab is coming to an end soon. But a new phase awaits.

Excited to share our work on a new mentoring initiative in academia/medicine! Let us know what you think! @jdoles.bsky.social link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...

The worst day to get cells out of liquid nitrogen - the day it gets refilled AND you’re wearing cotton pants 💀 Never helps if you are as tall as the tank.

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Super thankful to these scientists for their constant support! I hope everyone finds their own cheerleaders in life. @snoke-phd.bsky.social @brittcounts.bsky.social @parnesonwissink.bsky.social

Please join us as we host Dr. Michelle Law for Stories and Science Seminar. This seminar series highlights scientists and their stories of navigating science and life! Everyone is welcome! Please register here : us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #MyoBlue @cancercachexia.bsky.social

My monsters are awake. Spring is not far…here’s to that hope 🥂 🪴 #plantsky

@jdoles.bsky.social lab had a fantastic time at #ASMB2025 ! Thank you to the organizers! @myoblue.bsky.social

Please join @cancercachexia.bsky.social April 2nd as we host Dr. Michelle Law for a Stories and Science seminar to talk about her work and her journey as a woman in science! Register here: lnkd.in/eMxK-hc5

Good mentorship can change your life. Can’t thank @jdoles.bsky.social enough for helping me achieve my goals. #ASMB2025

A great opening session of speakers on the topic of cancer cachexia at the Advances in Skeletal Muscle Biology (ASMB) conference at UFMyology, which included the CMR's Prof Paul Gregorevic

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This International Women's Day, let's honor those who helped us to get where we but also remind ourselves how far we have to go. Keeping ourselves informed of the journey ahead & uplifting the women in our community are the best steps we can take as individuals. www.weforum.org/publications...