Passionate Cancer Researcher and Science Advocate FYI: John writes the tweets & they reflect his own opinions
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Amazing moment to share with my Mom! Amazing woman, advocate, survivor and person! Thrilled to co-lead our @FoxChaseCancer team @LUNGFORCE walk on Saturday at the Philadelphia Zoo.
A proud son, Cancer Researcher, & Director @CeiFccc - it is an honor!
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JOIN US! Great team and mission and opportunity.
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The @nytimes highlights research led by Johnathan Whetstine at @TempleHealth's @FoxChaseCancer on how cells produce extra copies of the cancer-driving gene MYC, offering a potential clue for future drug development. @CeiFccc @WhetstineLab #TempleResearch nytimes.com/2026/10/02/scien…
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BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
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Calling all teachers!
Do you want your students to learn about the 2026 Nobel Prizes? Make it easy for yourself and use the Nobel Prize lessons in the classroom.
Each free lesson includes a slideshow, speaker’s script, student assignment and more.
The lessons will be available here on 13 October: bit.ly/4yKApzv
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Congratulations John and team!!!
How does MYC go from 2 copies to an amplified oncogene? 🧬🔬
Our New pub now @MolecularCell investigating how #epigenetic regulation controls genesis & progression of #MYC amplifications
@brkthroughprize
@NIH @CeiFccc
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Fox Chase researchers led by Johnathan R. Whetstine, PhD (@WhetstineLab) have uncovered how epigenetic mechanisms control amplification of MYC, a cancer-driving gene linked to aggressive tumors and treatment resistance. Learn more: nyti.ms/4rLDLiQ @CeiFccc
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Amazing @FoxChaseCancer work @WhetstineLab @TempleHealthMed @nytimes Scientists Untangle the Biology of an ‘Undruggable’ Cancer Gene nytimes.com/2026/10/02/scien… via @NYTimes
How does MYC go from 2 copies to an amplified oncogene? 🧬🔬
Our New pub now @MolecularCell investigating how #epigenetic regulation controls genesis & progression of #MYC amplifications
@brkthroughprize
@NIH @CeiFccc
cell.com/molecular-cell/abst…
@nytimes
nytimes.com/2026/10/02/scien…
My favorite Seminar Series! We host the #NEXTepiGEN series monthly @CeiFccc that highlight the brightest future faculty leaders in epigenetics, chromatin, DNA-dependent biology, and gene regulation, etc.
Hosted Dr. Sarah Hainer from Univ of Pittsburgh. Amazing science!
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Excited to Announce that Our @CeiFccc @FoxChaseCancer is hiring. The first advertisement came out today in The Cancer Letter. The Science advertisement should be anytime.
Deadline 11-30-2026
Share w/ anyone interested.
A real community!
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Excited to Announce that Our @CeiFccc @FoxChaseCancer is hiring. The first advertisement came out today in The Cancer Letter. The Science advertisement should be anytime.
Deadline 11-30-2026
Share w/ anyone interested.
A real community!
cancerletter.com/job-board/l…
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We are saddened by the loss of G&D's long-time Editor, Terri Grodzicker.
When Terri stepped down as Editor in 2022, friends and colleagues wrote about her contributions to the research community. We are re-visiting these pieces, and thinking of her.
➡️ genesdev.cshlp.org/content/3…
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After her rare blood cancer progressed to myelofibrosis, Demetria Mears joined a phase 1 clinical trial at Fox Chase exploring a new treatment approach.
Today, she says her life has “changed completely.”
Learn about the research and Demetria’s journey: bit.ly/4itBarb
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The Fall academic calendar launches and two of my favorite events we sponsor and run through the @CeiFccc @FoxChaseCancer happened this past week.
First- "From the Paper to the Scientist" w/ @GAlmouzni that gave inspirational advice & cutting-edge science.
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Then this FPS awesome launch was followed by our annual CEI free ice cream social. It was bigger than ever and such amazing interactions- including the surrounding academic community or staff not part of CEI directly joining to learn more about CEI. We aim to foster interactions.
The Fall academic calendar launches and two of my favorite events we sponsor and run through the @CeiFccc @FoxChaseCancer happened this past week.
First- "From the Paper to the Scientist" w/ @GAlmouzni that gave inspirational advice & cutting-edge science.