The Venkatesh Lab
@venkatesh-lab.bsky.social
Cancer Neuroscience lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School led by Dr. Humsa Venkatesh | http://venkateshlab.org | #cancerresearch #cancerneuroscience | Account managed by lab manager, tweets from PI will be signed.
The Scientist checked back in with Dr. Venkatesh and our lab's work over the past 4 years. Check it out here!
Humsa Venkatesh Decodes How Tumors Hijack the Nervous System | The Scientist
Neurology researcher Humsa Venkatesh investigates the mechanisms behind the intersection of the nervous system and tumor pathophysiology.
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We are currently recruiting candidates for post-doctoral positions in the lab. If you are interested in cancer neuroscience and want to be involved in, please send your CV and cover letter to Dr. Humsa Venkatesh (hvenkatesh@bwh.harvard.edu). Come join us where cancer meets neuroscience!
Thank you to the AACR for the opportunity to share our lab's work on this important topic. Big thanks to the organizers @michellemonje.bsky.social, Mario Suva, and Stephen Bagley.
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)@theaacr.bsky.social · 4mo agoUpdates in Brain Metastases and Leptomeningeal Disease: Adrienne Boire, Humsa Venkatesh, and Josh Neman addressed this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Brain Cancer. #AACRbrain26 @adrienneboire.bsky.social
So proud of Eleena Sherman who will be leaving us to join the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh in fall as a PhD student. So excited to see all your future work! We'll miss you!
Congrats to @lexifranklin39.bsky.social for her Top Poster Presentation Award in Neurobiology at the 2026 Cancer Neuroscience Symposium sponsored by MD Anderson Cancer Center. Way to go Lexi, excellent work! @mdanderson.bsky.social @mgbresearch.bsky.social
So proud of Rachel Davis who was awarded the Young Investigator Award at the Cancer Neuroscience Symposium 2026 sponsored by MD Anderson's Cancer Neuroscience Program. Congrats Rachel! @mdanderson.bsky.social @mgbresearch.bsky.social
The Venkatesh lab is looking for a junior technician to join us this summer. If you are interested in working in cancer neuroscience, check out the job description below and see if it is a good fit for your goals! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Brigham and Women's Hospital hiring Research Lab Tech I NEUROLOGY vl in Boston, MA | LinkedIn
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Submit an abstract by January 12 for the AACR Special Conference on Brain Cancer (March 23-25, 2026; Philadelphia), chaired by Stephen J. Bagley, Michelle Monje, and Mario L. Suva. Learn more: buff.ly/9MkKUbq #AACRbrain26 @michellemonje.bsky.social
Happy to have one of our amazing grad students, Hannah Farnsworth, featured in @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social 's #HumansofHBI. You can check out the article here and learn more about Hannah's work in the lab! brain.harvard.edu/hbi_humans/h...
Humans of HBI - Hannah Farnsworth
In the past, primary brain tumors were viewed as diseases that merely invade and destroy brain tissue. However, researchers now recognize that these tumors actually integrate into the brain’s circuitr...
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📢 Registration (free!) for the NCI webinar series 'Fueling Cancer Progression by the Nervous System' is open! 🧠🔬 Amongst many excellent speakers, Frank Winkler and @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social discuss #cancerneuroscience of #brainmetastasis 📅 6 exciting topics are covered by leaders in the field 💡!
Fueling Cancer Progression by the Nervous System (Overview) | Events Registration
OverviewThe Fueling Cancer Progression by the Nervous System series will feature six webinars, each exploring the junction between neuroscience and cancer biology to advance our understanding of cance...
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Big thanks to @mgbresearch.bsky.social for featuring our lab's first paper.
Mass General Brigham Research@mgbresearch.bsky.social · 10mo agoIn a new study, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and colleagues investigated the neuronal-activity dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis. The study was published on @nature.com Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social
Exciting time to be in Cancer Neuroscience! Thank you to The Transmitter for featuring our lab's work.
The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 10mo agoNeurons in the brain form functional connections with small-cell lung cancer cells that have spread there, fueling the growth of these brain metastases, two independent studies show. By @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/neurobiology...
Great to see all our student's shine at the @cshlnews.bsky.social's Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis meeting! Props to Rachel Davis & Hannah Farnsworth for a job well done on their poster presentations. Very proud of all our hardworking future PhDs!
Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer go.nature.com/4gzoMmI
Wired for growth: neuron–tumour signalling in the lung and brain increases growth of a hard-to-treat cancer
Signalling between neurons and tumour cells in the lung and brain promotes the growth of small-cell lung cancer. These interactions might be a therapeutic target.
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So proud of Lexi Franklin, who delivered an outstanding talk at @cshlnews.bsky.social’s Biology of Cancer: Microenvironment & Metastasis meeting yesterday! Keep an eye out for more exciting work from our lab, Rachel Davis and Hannah Farnsworth will be presenting their posters soon!
We are excited to share the Venkatesh Lab’s first publication in collaboration with @michellemonje.bsky.social team uncovering how neuronal activity influences the progression of small cell lung cancer #SCLC in the lung and brain. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Neuronal activity-dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis - Nature
Glutamatergic and GABAergic (γ-aminobutyric acid-producing) cortical neuronal activity drives proliferation of small lung cell cancer via paracrine interactions and through synapses formed with tumour...
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Check out the Venkatesh lab's new paper in Nature, where we uncover how neural activity drives small cell lung cancer (SCLC) progression. Grateful to my PI Humsa Venkatesh, my co-first author Solomiia Savchuk, & a huge thanks to all the incredible co-authors. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Neuronal activity-dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis - Nature
Glutamatergic and GABAergic (γ-aminobutyric acid-producing) cortical neuronal activity drives proliferation of small lung cell cancer via paracrine interactions and through synapses formed with tumour...
nature.com
The cancer hijacking story expands..... 2 new reports of small cell lung cancer provide evidence for hijacking of neurons, formation of synapses, to promote tumor growth. May help to come up with therapies for this very aggressive, fatal form of cancer www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We are excited to welcome Jacqueline Garcia to the Venkatesh Lab! Jacqueline completed her PhD in Cellular, Molecular, & Developmental Biology at Tufts University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in 2025 as a member of Dr. Chris Dulla’s lab.
Scientists are making surprising discoveries about the connections between cancer and the nervous system. Harvard Medicine Magazine profiles the research of William Hwang, Richard Wong, and @venkatesh-lab.bsky.social. @harvardmed.bsky.social magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/neu...
The Neuroscience of Cancer
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The Venkatesh Lab is looking for a Sr. Lab Technician to help support ongoing projects focused on the peripheral nervous system & its interactions with cancers. Check out the posting below! massgeneralbrigham.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/MGBExt...
Senior Lab Technician RESEARCH NEUROLOGY V Lab
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The lab is celebrating Hannah Hoffman for a job well done and for passing her Preliminary Qualifying Exam! 🎇Congratulations Hannah!
Do you have a background in cancer research or neuroscience? The Venkatesh Lab is expanding its team & seeking talented individuals at all levels. If you're passionate about cutting-edge research at the intersection of cancer and neuroscience, we'd love to hear from you!
Thanks to the efforts of our ephys scientist, Garrett Scarpa, and Scientifica, the Venkatesh lab has our ephys rig up and running!
SAVE THE DATE Discuss the interactions between the nervous system and cancer in our first @helloeacr.bsky.social conference on #CancerNeuroscience next year! 🗓️ Oct. 14-16, 2025 📍Bilbao, Spain 📥 Abstracts due June 30, 2025 📥 Register by Sept. 15, 2025 For more info, visit eacr.org/conference/c...
