People often think the most important part of science is the statistical analysis.

But they’re wrong.

The most important part is understanding the data. Who collected it, when, where, why, how, and from whom? Who entered and cleaned it, when, where, why, how, and for whom?

Aquí con Yin Cao Andy Chan Liliana Gómez En ESMaestras ahora vamos a trabajar en cáncer colorrectal. #AACR24 Cancer Grand Challenges

#AACR24 is a moment of togetherness for the cancer research community. So cool to have already seen some of the scientific rock stars 🤟 from the Cancer Grand Challenges community: Yin Cao Andy Chan Sherene Loi, MD Charles Swanton Lillian Siu Gemma Balmer-Kemp

Dr. Yin Cao covers challenges/opportunities for prevention/treatment. Data access, collection, and cross reference will be critical to uncovering answers to questions re: EAO cancers. #AACR24

Program Directors National Cancer Institute, Dr. Tomotaka Ugai Brigham and Women's Hospital, Phuong Gallagher USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yin Cao Washington U. Med, & Andreana N. Holowatyj 🇺🇦 VUMC Department of Medicine are discussing #FundingOpportunities , resources, and future needs for early-onset cancers. abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/20272/s… #AACR24

Does accelerated aging explain the increased incidence of early-onset cancers in the U.S.? CNN covers research presented at the AACR Annual Meeting that suggests a connection. See the story on cnn.it/3TRWk4i.
cnn.it/3TMxZgs #AACR24

Kudos to Ruiyi Tian, PhD student from our lab Washington U. DBBS WashU Public Health Sciences and pre-doctoral fellow in Siteman Cancer Center’s Cancer Biology Pathway Program! Ruiyi is presenting her work on accelerating aging and early-onset cancers! She has also received AACR scholar-in-training award! Thanks to…

Congrats to the five new global research teams selected by Cancer Grand Challenges to tackle some of cancer’s toughest problems. The power of #TeamScience is undeniable—I look forward to seeing what unfolds from these collaborations. 🌎 go.nih.gov/3x7Hssi Cancer Grand Challenges

#ColorectalCancer is on the rise in younger adults (<50 years old). Researchers have identified warning signs that may help identify this cancer early in younger adults, but more work is needed to understand and address this alarming trend. go.nih.gov/AlWihlS

Today is #InternationalWomensDay .

At #CancerGrandChallenges , we're proud to have so many incredible women - across research, patient advocacy and beyond - in our global community.

Meet a few of them below 👇

#IWD2024

Cancer Grand Challenges announces five new teams taking on cancer’s toughest challenges and Institut Pasteur's president Yasmine Belkaid is part of it! #Cancer Cancer Grand Challenges

Happy to be part of this too! King's College London join_zoe

David A. Drew Andy Chan Yin Cao Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK National Cancer Institute Aparna Raj Parikh Omer Yilmaz bhawna sirohi Curtis Huttenhower Nicola Segata Tim Spector MD (Prof) Jason Buenrostro Emily Balskus Honored to be a part of team PROSPECT— I couldn’t imagine working with a better set of investigators. Spectacular scientists and also spectacular people.

Dr. Bhawna Sirohi, the Medical Director of Vedanta Medical Research Foundation, creates history as the sole Indian co-researcher within a team to be awarded the Cancer Grand Challenges award.