Catherine Fahey

Scientist, Hem/Onc Fellow, feminist, MD/PhD, Purdue and UNC Alumna. She/her/hers. opinions are my own.

[Catherine Fahey @catherine_fahey]

Chromatin Immunoprecipitation haiku:
Sonicate samples
Second on, half second off
God this room is hot.

[Tian Zhang, MD, MHS, FASCO (@tiansterzhangmd.bsky) @TiansterZhang]

Join us this evening on our summer webinar featuring @lynn_schuchter immediate past @ASCO president; early career work from #WiRCC @ReginaBarCar @LauraLinville3 @catherine_fahey & our coaching testimonials from @katy_beckermann #MamtaParikh!

[Catherine Fahey @catherine_fahey]

Exciting to see @YuWeiChenMD on the podium discussing his work on transcriptomic signature in prostate cancer! #ASCO24

[Catherine Fahey @catherine_fahey]

@rmistry91 gave a great talk on how fellows use educational resources! So glad to call him a friend and colleague! He also has a poster later today, stop by to meet a rockstar. #ASCO24

[Kate Baker, MD, MMHC @Kate_Baker_MD]

Proud to support my friend and @VUMCHemOnc co-fellow @rmistry91 as he presented his important work on understanding the resources that trainees in heme/onc use for #meded. What a boss! #ASCO24 @vpatelmd @DanielHausrath @TheFellowOnCall

[Catherine Fahey @catherine_fahey]

Wonderful to see @NCIDirector speak at the @ASCO annual meeting. Let’s be impatient for our patients!

[Kathryn Hacker Gessner @kategessner_uro]

The Gessner Lab at @UNCurology @UNC_Lineberger is hiring an inquisitive + motivated research technician! If interested in joining a collaborative group using innovative techniques to study cancer genomics, TME, + tumor biology, reach out directly or see https://t.co/H36y7BX4Sq.

[ASTCT @ASTCT]

Congratulations to ASTCT Survivorship SIG Lifetime Achievement Award winner @BipinSavani of @VanderbiltU. 🎉 Thank you for your contributions to the transplantation and cellular therapy field. #Tandem24

[KidneyCAN @kidneycan]

TONIGHT! A KidneyCAN #TownHall with the latest #kidneycancer research shared by @Uromigos!

You won't want to miss their trademark wit and debate as they cover 2023 breakthroughs and look ahead to what we can expect in 2024.

Register now for access: https://t.co/MOx7UUtzL7

[Ronak H. Mistry, DO @rmistry91]

Our third annual and FINAL Holiday Card from everyone’s favorite @VUMCHemOnc Third Year Fellows! Happy Holidays, y’all 🎄

Cheers from @catherine_fahey @ShannonSomerMD @JVentoMD @Kate_Baker_MD @EricLanderMD and (Twitterless) Daenielle!

[ASCO @ASCO]

Most pts w/ #RCC will receive an ICI as part of their initial treatment, but how to treat pts who relapse is debated. @brian_rini, @katy_beckermann & @catherine_fahey discuss how to sequence therapy & whether to continue ICI Tx: https://t.co/VUYeXY1udL #ASCODailyNews #gicsm

[Scott Haake, MD, PhD @DrScottHaake]

Congrats to my mentor, role model and friend for being named the new director of the NCI. You will do a great job @KimrynRathmell! #kidneycancer @VUMCDiscoveries @VUMC_Cancer https://t.co/EItpAKioTU

[Frank Mason @frank_m_mason]

Excited to share our latest publication in @PNAS with @KimrynRathmell where we demonstrate that mutation or inhibition of the tumor suppressor SETD2 promotes the formation of a whole host of chromsosomal aberrations including isochromosomes https://t.co/7a09NI3hE6 🧵

[Kimryn Rathmell @KimrynRathmell]

Last year I did a thought experiment, now published. What if we coached science they way we coach sports? https://t.co/35TtVzO9mw

[Ronak H. Mistry, DO @rmistry91]

Our annual tradition of class superlatives continues 🏆

Life in Nashville wouldn’t be the same without this amazing crew!

@VUMCHemOnc @VUMC_Cancer @VUMCDiscoveries @EricLanderMD @catherine_fahey @Kate_Baker_MD @JVentoMD @ShannonSomerMD

[Thatcher Heumann @HeumannThatcher]

Great review on the current state of immunotherapy in BTC authored by our senior fellow & soon-to-be junior faculty, Justin Lo: https://t.co/nW18tYn4fU #cholangiocarcinoma #immunotherapy @VUMCDiscoveries @VUMCHemOnc @CathyEngMD @drlauragoff @RajivAgarwalMD @jordanberlin5 @curecc

[Adam Friedman @friedmanadam5]

The Tennessee House voted 72-25 to expel Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, from its chamber. The Metro Nashville Council will now decide who fills the seat until a special election. Jones can be sent back and can't be expelled for the same thing twice.

[March For Our Lives @AMarch4OurLives]

It’s not drag queens, it’s not books, it’s not Black history, it’s not trans rights— GUNS are KILLING KIDS.

Nashville: JOIN US and #WalkOut of class and to the state capitol to demand gun safety on MONDAY, APRIL 3 at 10:13 AM. Join us: https://t.co/Te2NAp93lj

[Vivek Patel, MD @vpatelmd]

Hey #MedTwitter

Here are the basics of survival curve and hazard ratio interpretation. Trust me it's conceptually easy. Dreaded terminology will be decoded.

Ever wondered what a hazard ratio really means? What is a survival function? What is cox proportional hazards?

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[ACLU @ACLU]

BREAKING: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee just signed into law a ban on all forms of gender-affirming care for trans people under 18. We're suing.

Tennessee — we'll see you in court.

[Ronak H. Mistry, DO @rmistry91]

Happy Holidays from everyone’s favorite group of second year @VUMCHemOnc Fellows! 🎄😊

Hands down - the best part of Nashville is calling these guys my colleagues and friends! #grateful

@JVentoMD @catherine_fahey @ShannonSomerMD @VUMCGME @VUMC_Cancer @VUMC_Medicine @VUMC_MD