David Basanta Gutierrez

Congratulations to Julia Pelesko for winning BOTH the poster award and best abstract at the #NCI all consortia meeting (including #CSBC, #PSON and #METNET) in Bethesda, MD, last week. Barely a year into her PhD!

Advance your career with Moffitt’s Cancer PhD Program! Gain hands-on research experience, learn from leading scientists and explore specialized majors focused on advancing cancer research. Application deadline: Dec. 1, 2026. Learn more and apply today: https://bit.ly/3YH7yfH […]

Biology in Numbers – Episode 4.2 Arturo Araujo ...where we talk: complexity, the beauty in science and Practical Magic. Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/o5tVVXD Listen on Apple: buff.ly/TntQzOU

I am biased, @cosmicarturo.bsky.social and I go a long way back. But this is a great listen with a very thoughtful #methodology scientist

Join us for the next MathBioNexus webinar! Dr. Fred Adler will present “Cells, Bureaucracy and Corruption,” featuring research from the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 📅 September 23 ⏰ 1:00 PM EDT 🔗 Register: buff.ly/yWXSHNa

Biology in Numbers – Episode 3.9 With Lukas Groschner …where we talk: an induction to MathBio, neuroscience in flies, and optimizing coffee breaks. Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/awnr6aL Listen on Apple: buff.ly/pdMBMZi

Some weeks ago @pbiwan and I were in Crete for this year's ISEEC (International Society for #Evolution, #Ecology and #Cancer) and as one does, we got one of the participants, Julie Dragon, to talk about her work, her career and the latest of her group just recently published in Nature describing […]

Biology in Numbers – Episode 3.7 With Alicia Dickenstein …where we talk: biochemical reactions, world famous awards, and rainy days making soup by the beach. Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/Ig9y0pt Listen on Apple: buff.ly/CQkit9j

On my way to attend @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #SMB2026 which promises to be a fantastic meeting. Here local organizer Lukas Grossner talks about it with @parmvir.com in the latest episode of #BiologyInNumbers: pca.st/episode/c3d2...

Kicking off #ECMTB2026, Natalia Komarova (UCSD) us giving a plenary talk on mathematical modeling of spatial evolution with applications to biomedical systems.

#Faculty, #postdocs, and #PhD students: do you use a university-owned laptop? We’re running a research study on how people in academia experience university-managed devices and remote IT management tools such as #MDM. Fill out this 1-minute prescreener to see if you’re eligible for a follow-up […]

Ars Technica (@arstechnica ) Editorial: It’s time to step up and have your say for science https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/editorial-the-most-important-thing-you-can-do-to-protect-science/ Your comments on a dangerous rule putting politicals in charge of science can matter

Statement by @theaacr.bsky.social about the OMB proposal: www.aacr.org/about-the-aa...

The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it: https://www.theverge.com/science/957630/omb-killing-science-budget-grants-research

The Atlantic: An Ascendant Constitutional Theory Is a Threat to American Science https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/unitary-executive-scientific-research/687565/

Google locking Android down in 90 days is worse than you can imagine https://www.xda-developers.com/google-locking-android-down-90-blocking-sideloading-like-ios/

Why science is becoming less innovative https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/05/25/why-science-is-becoming-less-innovative?giftId=ZjYxMzRhZjItYWI0YS00MjBlLTllMTYtNTY4ZmJmYmRlODQ0&utm_campaign=gifted_article

Some great talks today on the first full day of #ISEEC2026 #CancerEvolution, many of them from my Moffitt colleagues talking about cancer ecology and evolution during treatment

Some shots from #MoffittScientificSymposium 2026 including our CEO Dr. Patrick Hwu and posters from Julia Pelesko and Matt Froid. It was a good day

For those of us in Tampa. #TasteOfScience is back in the city and the first event is no other than my Moffitt Cancer Center and @math.onco colleague Joel Brown […]

Europe—not US—first to authorize Moderna’s combo mRNA flu-COVID vaccine https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/europe-not-us-first-to-authorize-modernas-combo-mrna-flu-covid-vaccine/

And now this... www.theverge.com/science/9187...

International #Society for #Evolution, #Ecology and #Cancer's (ISEEC) 2026 meeting in Hersonissos, Crete. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-iseec-conference-tickets-1985409579498

Krugman: #MAGA Is Winning Its War Against #US #science: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/maga-is-winning-its-war-against-us?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=277517&post_id=193446149&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=56vu5b&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

#NoKings #rally today in the small town of Temple Terrace just north of Tampa

Latest from #CancerEvo member Matt Froid: Overcoming vascular niche–mediated TKI resistance in acute myeloid leukemia through miR-126 inhibition #Cancer #JanusEffect #AML #ABM […]

You can register now to the 2026 ISEEC conference #Cancer #Evolution #AI conference that will take place in Crete in May 21-24th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-iseec-conference-tickets-1985409579498?aff=oddtdtcreator

National survey of #NIH funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’ https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/nih-funding-national-researcher-survey-finds-cutbacks-disruptions/?_hsmi=409494106

Excellent, if not recent, @nightsciencepod podcast with Akiko Iwasaki. I do appreciate the tension between letting smart people do whatever their instinct tells them to do with the idea of team science where a group of smart and diverse people work together to solve a hard problem […]

Behind the paper: Mathematical modelling predicts selective sweeps are restricted to early stages of tumour growth mathematical-oncology.org/blog/selecti... by @alexsteinresearch.bsky.social #cancer #evolution #mathonco

Republicans and Dems are aligned: Don’t mess with #NIH #funding: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/17/congress/republicans-and-dems-aligned-dont-mess-with-nih-funding-00833169

Some people might think: concerning... "I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14" https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/i-wrote-research-funding-announcements #NIH #NCI #CancerResearch #Funding

Hard to explain why the number of #tourists in the #USA is going down these days: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice

My @mathonco.bsky.social colleague Franco Pradelli with 3 facts we didn't know about #mathonco mathematical-oncology.org/blog/years.h...

I love #MatPlotlib and fear that this is just the beginning of what #opensource developers will have to tolerate: https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/

Congress defended American science. Its work is not over https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/05/congress-defended-american-science-its-work-is-not-over?giftId=ZjA0MjdmY2QtMDY0NS00N2U1LWFkOTMtM2Q5MzZhNWQ0NzY2&utm_campaign=gifted_article

The latest from @smbmathbiology.bsky.social #BiologyInNumbers: @math.onco's own Ranjini Bhattacharya, working with Joel Brown to study the role of #tumor cell-cell interactions in the context of #metabolism with #TheoreticalBiology #MathOnco […]

Science - U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM #Ph.D.s since #Trump took office: https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-government-has-lost-more-10-000-stem-ph-d-s-trump-took-office

Wrote about how the Grok scandal upended our notion that platforms would do even the bare minimum to prevent attacks against their own user base https://www.platformer.news/grock-blocked-uk-indonesia-france-musk/

RE: https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/115827546013355386 Excellent perspective

I am working on my 'recap of 2025' post for the @mathonco.bsky.social blog and found that many of last year's posts had to do with #AI in one form or the other. In this #BiologyInNumbers podcast, @smbmathbiology.bsky.social president Laubenbacher talks about the promises and challenges for us

PhD students from @math.onco presenting their rotation projects and I am amazed about how much a smart person can do in such a short period of time! Featuring Julia Pelesko, Andree Kolliegbo and Cole Saborio

When X banned the European Commission's ad account in retaliation for a fine, it demonstrated the exact sort of capricious behavior the DSA is designed to stop https://www.platformer.news/x-eu-fine-account-ban-bier/

“Nobody believes that a fourth-percentile and a fifth-percentile grant are clearly of different quality,” Dr. Sarah Kobrin said. “It’s just not that precise a measurement.” […]

The International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer #ISEEC has now a #YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCrC...

RE: https://fediscience.org/@admin/115508911014427095 Excellent news

The moment of truth at the @mathonco.bsky.social #MoffittIMO workshop when the 5 groups deliver their final presentations. Before that @sandyanderson.bsky.social has a few words about the department, @moffittnews.bsky.social and shows our @scientistsinc.org video with last year's edition