Meet the speakers:
The symposium will feature talks from researchers @elhamazizi.bsky.social, Andrew Blumberg, @bimidu.bsky.social, @itaiyanai.bsky.social, and a keynote address by @danapeer.bsky.social, exploring advances at the intersection of AI and cancer research> bit.ly/IICDSymposiu...
Meet Dr. @lingting-shi.bsky.social, a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in @jlmcfalinefigueroa.bsky.social and @elhamazizi.bsky.social’s labs. She shares advice about overcoming challenges and the power of persistence. 🔬https://bit.ly/3ZPkd01 #WomenInScience #STEM
Meet Neeha Kothapalli, a MD-PhD candidate in @elhamazizi.bsky.social and Benjamin Izar Lab’s groups. She shares her experiences navigating transitions throughout her career. Read her inspiring story 🔬 bit.ly/3ZPkd01
cc: @columbiaseas.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social @columbiacancer.bsky.social
Nature Methods Cover
Cover feature!
🎉 Siyu He and colleagues appear on the January cover of @natmethods.nature.com for Squidiff, a diffusion AI model predicting cellular responses to developmental and chemical cues: www.nature.com/nmeth/volume...
109 hrs since internet & landlines were shut down in Iran & we’ve lost contact with families #IranProtests have been ongoing for >2wks with 1000s killed (& journalists barred!) People's courage, resilience & demand to live freely deserve the world’s support.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #FreeIran
flyer for Romain Lopez’s seminar
Join us Jan. 22 at 2 pm for an IICD Special Seminar with Dr. Romain Lopez from @nyu.edu, who will discuss his interdisciplinary work on cellular population dynamics.
Register: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/events/iicd-...
@columbiacancer.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social @elhamazizi.bsky.social
IICD Newsletter December 2025
Our December newsletter is live! Dive into fresh research from the Dinh and Azizi groups, an opinion article by the Vickovic lab, introductions to new members, upcoming events, and more. Check it out: cancerdynamics.columbia.edu/news/iicd-ne...
#CancerImmuno speaker list is live!📢
Join us in sunny Lisbon, July 2026. Register now and submit your talk to share your research.
Early Bird Deadline: 15 Jan 2026
👉 Click here to register: bit.ly/4qZVqmd
#FusionImmunology #FusionCancerResearch
Schematic of cell differentiation prediction (a) and drug response prediction (b).
New paper out in @natmethods.nature.com from @elhamazizi.bsky.social, Kam Leong & @jameszou.bsky.social! The team developed Squidiff, a diffusion #AI model to predict cellular responses to environmental cues and accelerate #PrecisionMedicine.
Learn more: bit.ly/3WRPNsx
Meet the keynote speakers for the 2025 scverse conference!
Elham Azizi, Associate Professor of Cancer Data Research and Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University
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@elhamazizi.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social
#scverse #scverse2025 #machinelearning #genomics #cancerimmunology
Please share🔉 We’re #hiring #AI #Engineers
@columbiaseas.bsky.social @cancerdynamics.bsky.social
🚀Join us to build foundation models that learn & reason about cancer systems, integrating #LLMs #causalAI and multi-modal #genomics. Shape the next-generation of cancer therapies! tinyurl.com/5n7wp8ck
Incredible work led by Pierre Boyeau and @justjhong.bsky.social 👏👏👏
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We are highlighting the work of IICD scientists advancing our understanding of breast cancer. Their research, along with collaborative efforts across Columbia, continues to drive progress toward more precise and effective breast cancer treatments: bit.ly/4pHt8MD
#BreastCancerAwareness
The #AMICI 🤝 tutorial is out! Bringing #attention to #cellcellcommunication 🚨👉 amici-st.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
#spatialtranscriptomics #compbio #machinelearning
How do sex hormones influence organ development?
ADIs Mijo Simunovic, @elhamazizi.bsky.social, and José L. McFaline-Figueroa are searching for the answers by making an in-vitro platform that combines stem cells, genome editing, and AI. #FrontierScience
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14/ To put a cherry on top, AMICI discovered a spatial population of CD8 T cells influencing Invasive tumor cells towards ER-dependence (beyond known intrinsic cell cycles ‼️), explaining worse prognosis for immune-infiltrated ER+ tumors.
11/ When we brought even more complexity with a Xenium breast cancer sample, AMICI presented a complex story 📖of CD4 T cell-driven activation of CD8 T cells as well as M1 → M2 macrophage polarization driven by Invasive tumor cells 💥.
Extremely proud of @justjhong.bsky.social @khushipde.bsky.social for bringing this innovation to life! #AMICI🤝 redefines #attention for cell–cell interaction inference from #spatial #transcriptomics going beyond proximity to capture who talks to whom, at what distance and w/ what downstream impact!
We are #hiring for an exciting campus-wide collaborative effort! 📢 See the first position below for large-scale #CRISPR perturbation screens! #cancerresearch @cancerdynamics.bsky.social @columbiaseas.bsky.social
Please share!
The Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science at Columbia are seeking an Associate Research Scientist to design & execute pooled CRISPR and Perturb-seq screens. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/172825
Shruti Naik, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Recognized for helping advance therapeutic strategies for ailments such as psoriasis, chronic wounds, and cancer.
Elham Azizi, PhD, Columbia University Recognized for cutting-edge work in applying AI to help unravel the complexities of the tumor microenvironment
Elaine Y. Hsiao, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Recognized for reshaping conventional thinking about the influence of the gut microbiome on the brain and behavior.
Join this distinguished cohort $400K in unrestricted prizes Apply by September 16 Learn more at the link in the post Logo for Takeda Innovators in Science Award with Nature
Attention early-career researchers focusing on GI & inflammatory diseases, #neuroscience or oncology: apply by Sept 16 for the Takeda Innovators in Science Award with Nature and join the previous winners. #Academicsky #GISky #medsky go.nature.com/4jBp3oM
Don't forget to secure your place at our new conference!
Cancer Immunology: Across Space & Time
📅Date: 10 Jul - 13 Jul 2026
🌏Location: Lisbon, Portugal
📢Early Bird & Talk Submission: 15th January 2026
Don't miss out, Register now: bit.ly/3IdEwii
#CancerImmuno #FusionImmunology #FusionCancerResearch
Jun Won Park
Aaron Zweig
Aaron Zweig speaking in front of an audience
Our first IICD Monthly Research Meeting of the semester was a success! 🔬Jun Won Park (Rane): Spatiodynamic Inference using Vision-Based Generative Modelling
🧬Aaron Zweig (Azizi/Knowles): Inferring Cell Trajectory with Flow Matching
Excited for a semester of inspiring talks!
Meet the keynote speakers for the 2025 scverse conference!
Elham Azizi, Associate Professor of Cancer Data Research and Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University
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@elhamazizi.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social
#scverse #scverse2025 #machinelearning #genomics #cancerimmunology
The greatest joy of academia is the opportunity to work alongside phenomenally talented rising stars: @lingting-shi.bsky.social @mingxz.bsky.social Aaron Zweig and many more not pictured here ☺️ Thank you @cancerdynamics.bsky.social for supporting us!
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Elham Azizi pointing to a white board
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🎥 BTS from our #JSM2025 film shoot!
Yesterday we shared the final cut—today, we’re rewinding to those candid behind-the-scenes moments 🎬
Thank you to the @websedgescience.bsky.social sEdgeScience crew for capturing our work so thoughtfully!
#CancerGenomics #ScientificStorytelling
New paper from @elhamazizi.bsky.social, @bleilab.bsky.social & @danapeer.bsky.social labs: Decipher, a deep generative model to track disease trajectories in single-cell data.
📖 Read: bit.ly/4mufVnZ @columbiaseas.bsky.social @columbiacancer.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social
Wondeful collaboration! This study with the Shah lab (Columbia Chemistry), led by Anne Vlimmeren and Ross Giglio, profiled disease associated SHP2 variants, linking variant-specific changes in molecular programs with differences in structure and substrate specificity. Check it out!
Thank you to all attendees, speakers, instructors, TAs and @cancerdynamics.bsky.social staff for another successful workshop!
