Samira Piltan

PhD Candidate at Purdue, Cancer biology

[Purdue Institute for Cancer Research @PUCancerInst]

We’re delighted to share that Andrea Kasinski, PICR Deputy Director and professor of Biological Sciences, has received the 2025 Cancer Research Award from the Lafayette @lionsclubs.

The award recognizes her outstanding contributions to cancer research and her leadership in bridging the gap between discovery and real-world impact.

Thank you to the Lafayette Lions Club for supporting #PurdueCancerResearch and the scientists driving innovation to improve health for our #Indiana communities and beyond. 💛

[Samira Piltan @PiltanSamira]

It was an absolute honor to present my work at AACR 2025!
This incredible opportunity would not have been possible without the support and guidance of my amazing PI, Dr.@AndreaKasinski for whom I am truly grateful!

[Andrea Kasinski @AndreaKasinski]

Enjoying #AACR25 with the full lab. Looking forward to a talk later today by @PiltanSamira from the lab on her work on RNA loading into EVs using a highly conserved motif. @PUCancerInst @Research_Purdue @PurdueBiolSci

[Purdue Biological Sciences @PurdueBiolSci]

Purdue proudly honored researchers at the Seed for Success Acorn Awards for securing $1 million+ in external funding for a single proposal 🌟 Congratulations to all recipients!

Read here: https://t.co/7Lxj3eMio6

#PurdueResearch #Purduebiology #purduescience

[Purdue Institute for Cancer Research @PUCancerInst]

Today, Nobel Prize-winning microRNA are visible to the naked eye!

We celebrate science every day, even Halloween 🎃 #HappyHalloween @AndreaKasinski

[Andrea Kasinski @AndreaKasinski]

A big thanks to #PurdueInnovates and #PurdueTrask for this honor that is helping to advancing our work in the microRNA therapeutic space @PurdueInnovates @PUCancerInst @PurdueBiolSci
https://t.co/Zv9Bp5dQiF

[Andrea Kasinski @AndreaKasinski]

Our much-anticipated manuscript on a fully-modified version of miR-34a. When delivered via a ligand, it has sustained silencing activity leading to complete cures in some mice. Outstanding work by 1st author @AhmedMaAbdelaal @PUCancerInst @PurdueBiolSci https://t.co/5Ee5AxP4c2

[Samira Piltan @PiltanSamira]

@AhmedMaAbdelaal @AndreaKasinski @ikjot_sohal Congrats Dr Ahmed! 🥳

[Ikjot Singh @ikjot_sohal]

I am thrilled to share our latest work in targeted cancer therapy, describing development of a microRNA with outstanding stability and activity, and its tumor targeting. This exceptional work deserves an X-editorial (it's a tweetorial!), so here it is:
https://t.co/Bv2lcW3ZYf
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[Andrea Kasinski @AndreaKasinski]

Press release highlighting our recent successes using the 1st fully-modified miR-34a, conjugated to folate as an anti-cancer agent. Outstanding work by 1st author @AhmedMaAbdelaal co-corresponding author @ikjot_sohal & others. @PurdueBiolSci @PUCancerInst https://t.co/w3lTtTOxB1

[Julie(Jihye) Son @julieee1201]

An amazingly interesting paper from @AhmedMaAbdelaal in our lab! 🤩 Using a fully-modified miR-34a with a ligand has a sustained activity for >120 hours! Please take a look. Looking forward to testing the effects in clinical setting.

https://t.co/xxpFLJhPZi

[Andrea Kasinski @AndreaKasinski]

A much-anticipated review on H4K20me3 from the talented @aagredom A beautiful overview of this modification and the enzymes responsible (KMT5Cand others), a modification that does not get nearly enough attention.

https://t.co/RYinDHIrVx

[Julie(Jihye) Son @julieee1201]

A nice group photo of our lab before some of us graduate this summer! 😄 I'm so grateful to be part of this amazing lab🤍👩🏻‍🔬✨ #Purdue #BoilerUp

[Andrea Kasinski @AndreaKasinski]

Happy to highlight a beautiful review of extracellular vesicles written by @ikjot_sohal. It covers various classes of EVs and their reported roles in cancer.
https://t.co/uQjLW32x9S

[Samira Piltan @PiltanSamira]

Amazing! 😍

[Samira Piltan @PiltanSamira]

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