Ifé Akano

Life Sciences Strategy @LEK_Consulting • Biomedical PhD @WeillCornellGS • Certified Yoga Teacher • LA Native

[Molecular Cell @MolecularCell]

The SWI/SNF-related protein SMARCA3 is a histone H3K23 ubiquitin ligase that regulates H3K9me3 in cancer https://t.co/xpkbKT9KAw

[Ifé Akano @IfeAkano]

@MariaSirenko Thank you, Maria!!

[Ifé Akano @IfeAkano]

So excited to share that the culmination of my PhD work is finally published! We uncovered a novel chromatin-regulating function for SMARCA3 through its maintenance of histone ubiquitination and methylation states in cancer.

[Molecular Cell @MolecularCell]

Online Now: The SWI/SNF-related protein SMARCA3 is a histone H3K23 ubiquitin ligase that regulates H3K9me3 in cancer https://t.co/L9F4GGhFCZ

[Yael David @Yael_David__]

Big day for the David lab! 🎉 Our @MolecularCell paper is out today- huge congrats to first authors @IfeAkano & Jake Hebert for leading this beautiful study uncovering SMARCA3 as a novel H3 E3 ligase that shapes heterochromatin regulation in colorectal cancer 🤩

[Yael David @Yael_David__]

Excited to share our new paper w/ David Lyden, @HanSangKim5 & Jackie Bromberg @WeillCornell led by the amazing Inbal Wortzel & @IfeAkano revealing a new & unexpected function for chromatin on the surface of exosomes in #cancer #metastasis @NatureCancer

https://t.co/hoRmTTw9R6

[Ifé Akano @IfeAkano]

@ManelEsteller @Yael_David__ @DiCroceLab @Fusion_Conf Thank you!!

[Fusion Conferences @Fusion_Conf]

🎉Congratulations to our fantastic #Epigen24 poster prize winners, Ifé Akano, Marissa Maroni & Freyda Lenihan-Geels 🎉
And another big thank you to Giacomo & Luciano for their continued support and organisation of this fantastic meeting! Always a pleasure to work with you both💜

[Yael David @Yael_David__]

What an incredible event🤩

So proud of @IfeAkano and @BelayViktor for putting this together!!

Thank you @UshmaNeill @marcus_phd @ypcarrasco @ambwinst for your inspiring insights 🫶🏻

Thank you @HHMINEWS , @MSKCancerCenter and @WeillCornell for supporting! 🙏🏻

[Ifé Akano @IfeAkano]

@AlyssaPaparella It’s such an honor to collaborate with you, Alyssa! I look forward to working together 💗

[Mildred Unti @MildredUnti]

So excited to announce that my most recent work has been published. If you’re interested in genetically encoding circular mRNA, or packaging circular mRNA into virus-like particles for cell-type specific delivery, this paper is for you!

[Ifé Akano @IfeAkano]

@lbackman21 @KyndallNicholas Thank you so much Lindsey! I appreciate you and your support ❤️🙏🏽 the audience’s engagement was truly my favorite part!

[Ifé Akano @IfeAkano]

@KyndallNicholas Thank you Kyndall for the kind words! I’m so honored to hear that my words stuck with you 🥹💗

[MSK ScienceEducation @MSKEducation]

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Apply by 8/31: https://t.co/irEusLUwXG

[Ifé Akano @IfeAkano]

A huge congratulations to the 2023 cohort of #GilliamFellows! You did it and I am so proud of you! I look forward to meeting everyone in person and celebrating together soon 💚

[Samuel Bakhoum @Samuel_Bakhoum]

1/ Our paper identifying #Chromosomal_Instability as a new driver of #epigenetic abnormalities in #cancer is out @nature
https://t.co/jKbWCWtBln

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[Ifé Akano @IfeAkano]

@MarcMendillo @DavidAmici4 @NUMSTP Congratulations, David!!

[Ifé Akano @IfeAkano]

@TheBourneImmuno Congratulations, Chris!! You are an inspiration 🤎

[Ifé Akano @IfeAkano]

@TheRobertsLab1 @HaydenMalone3 @stjudegraduate Congratulations, Hayden!!