Excited to share this new preprint from our laboratory. Congratulations to Kaiah Fields and all our collaborators for all the hard work!

bioRxiv Cancer Bio@biorxiv-cancer.bsky.social · 2w ago

Genetic and Pharmacologic Targeting of Eya3 in Macrophages Drives Anti-Tumor Immunity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.22.739910v1

Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Annika Gustafson of Heide Ford's @heidefordlab.bsky.social and Kristin Artinger's labs for a successful PhD defense!

So proud of Kaiah for all the hard work she has done! Big congratulations to Dr.Fields!

Molecular Biology Ph.D. Program // CU Anschutz@molbcu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congratulations to Molecular Biology student Kaiah Fields of Heide Ford's lab @heidefordlab.bsky.social for a successful PhD defense!

Welcome to the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine: Where discovery begins. 🧪✨ @cumedicalschool.bsky.social | @cuanschutz.bsky.social

We remember and honor Joshua Black, PhD, who passed away on Oct. 25, 2025. Josh was a brilliant scientist, a beloved colleague, and a cherished friend. To honor his legacy and support a research lectureship in his honor, we invite you to contribute in his memory at giving.cu.edu/JBlack.

A gift in memory of Joshua Black, PhD

Join me and make a gift in memory of Joshua Black

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Josh was an amazing colleague, collaborator, and friend. He will be very much missed.

CU Anschutz Department of Pharmacology@cupharmacology.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It is with deep sadness that we share our beloved colleague, Josh Black, passed away this past weekend. Josh was a brilliant scientist, generous mentor and cherished friend to many. He will be profoundly missed and fondly remembered by all.

A few years ago, Michael Oliphant was a doctoral student working in the lab of @cucancercenter.bsky.social leader @heidefordlab.bsky.social to understand how breast cancer spreads. Now, Oliphant is back at @cuanschutz.bsky.social @cupharmacology.bsky.social, launching his own lab. #cucityofhealth

CU Cancer Center’s Newest Rising Star Focuses on ‘Opposite Ends of the Breast Cancer Spectrum’

Michael Oliphant, PhD, rejoins Heide Ford, PhD, at the CU Department of Pharmacology to study cancer evolution and drug resistance.

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Sharing this new review written by two talented trainees from the Ford lab, Sheera Rosenbaum and Kaiah Fields. @kaiahfields.bsky.social

PLOS Biology@plosbiology.org · last yr.

The ability of #cancer and immune cells to change their phenotype contributes to tumor progression and therapy resistance. @heidefordlab.bsky.social explores the mutual plasticity of cells in the tumor microenvironment and why this matters for the development of therapies 🧪 plos.io/4774Y7a

So impressed by our new faculty members Justin O’Hare and Debo Sardar for being 2 of only 12 nationally who received the Klingenstein award this year! @debo-astrocyte.bsky.social @justinkohare.bsky.social

CU Anschutz Department of Pharmacology@cupharmacology.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to Debosmita Sardar, PhD, and Justin O’Hare, PhD, Assistant Professors in the Department of Pharmacology, who have received Klingenstein Fellowships in Neuroscience, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for early career scientists. Learn More: bit.ly/44y8nJD

Excited to share this new paper from my close collaborator’s lab, Rui Zhao. www.jbc.org/article/S002...

Cryo-EM structures reveal the PP2A-B55α and Eya3 interaction that can be disrupted by a peptide inhibitor

We have previously shown that Eya3 recruits PP2A-B55α to dephosphorylate pT58 on Myc, increasing Myc stability and enhancing primary tumor growth of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, the ...

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Excited to share a new study from the Ford lab: EYA3 regulation of NF-κB and CCL2 suppresses cytotoxic NK cells in the premetastatic niche to promote TNBC metastasis | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Congratulations to Sheera Rosenbaum and Connor Hughes, as well as all co-authors!

EYA3 regulation of NF-κB and CCL2 suppresses cytotoxic NK cells in the premetastatic niche to promote TNBC metastasis

EYA3 promotes evasion of cytotoxic NK cells to enable metastasis, highlighting a therapeutic target in metastatic breast cancer.

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So fortunate to work with all these amazing women in our department!

CU Anschutz Department of Pharmacology@cupharmacology.bsky.social · last yr.

As Women's History Month comes to a close, we celebrate the incredible women on our primary faculty and their invaluable contributions to the pharmacology field. Their dedication to research, mentorship and innovation continues to shape the future of science and medicine. #WomeninSTEM #CUAnschutz

So proud of Ford lab members who have recently defended their theses (Connor Purdy and Art Wolin) and matched into the Duke internal medicine residency (Connor Hughes, MSTP). It’s been a busy couple of months for the lab, but nothing is more special than watching the success of your trainees!

Was very excited to host Senator Hickenlooper in my lab this past week, as well as be involved in a panel discussion around the important of federal funding for science! coloradosun.com/2025/03/19/n...

Funding cuts to CU-Anschutz could erase years of medical research contributed by patients, advocates fear

NIH funding cuts could halt years of progress on medical research contributed by patients at Colorado's CU-Anschutz campus.

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Excited to post this op-ed published in the front porch and written by the talented Aimee Bernard in conjunction with the basic science chairs. Opinions are our own. frontporchne.com/opinion-the-...

Opinion: The Critical Need for Science Funding | Front Porch

As chairs of the basic science departments, we are compelled to address a matter of utmost urgency: the critical need for funding in scientific research. In an era where scientific advancements hold t...

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Excited to share this new review written by Annika Gustafson, in close collaboration with Kristin Artinger and Adam Durbin @artingerlab.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...

Frontiers | Myogenesis gone awry: the role of developmental pathways in rhabdomyosarcoma

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Welcome to the faculty @alebrambati.bsky.social! Read more about Ale’s background and research areas below. 🧬

Interested in doing your postdoc with the Department of Pharmacology at @CUAnschutz? Join us for our Postdoctoral Education & Knowledge Summit with @cuanschutz_dpb and the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics! Applications close December 1st. bit.ly/CU-PEAKS

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Excited to share my first real post on Bluesky: New preprint from the Ford lab on an eya3/nfkb/ccl2 axis and the pre-metastatic niche in breast cancer. www.biorxiv.org/content/bior...

Happy to start my migration to bluesky!! Excited to meet you all here and share our science.