Karen Sfanos

Professor @HopkinsMedicine @JHUPath. #prostatecancer, #microbiome, tumor microenvironment.

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

So pleased to finally share our newest study in @PNASNews providing further evidence that bacterial infections can initiate #ProstateCancer. This is the hard work of so many and especially @es6759! @JHUPath @HopkinsMedNews @PCFnews @preventcancer https://t.co/FnryBMFfUq

[Prep Baseball VA/DC Scouting @PrepBaseVAS]

‘27 James Sfanos (Liberty | @HCYP_Raiders)

Gets things starting with this single up the middle.

@PrepBaseballMD

#DCSummerChamp #VA70

[Michael Shafrir @michaelshafrir]

@LocasaleLab My wife was on this trial. Stage 4 panc cancer, 40 years old. She was in this trial and lived 18 months after chemo stopped working. We took trips to Spain, Disney, Jersey Shore. She got two more birthdays with our kids. Shove your hype and misrepresentation up your ass.

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

Such an awesome opportunity to chair a session on the #microbiome at the recent #PCFRetreat25 @PCFnews. Thank you @zklaassen_md and @urotoday for the great conversation about the exciting work emerging in this area.

[UroToday.com @urotoday]

The role of the gut #microbiome in #ProstateCancer. @sfanoslab @HopkinsMedicine sits down with @zklaassen_md @GACancerCenter to discuss the gut microbiome's role in prostate cancer and therapeutic resistance. Dr. Sfanos describes how the microbiome field has evolved from simply profiling microbial populations to understanding functional mechanisms, including how gut bacteria metabolize cancer drugs and influence treatment response. #WatchNow > https://t.co/GzXAEaku5X #PCFRetreat25 @PCFnews

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

Also top performer as top student, which I'm equally as proud of ❤️ @bsfanos

[Crab Claw Classic @MidAtlanticCCC]

2025 Futures Game MVP:

James Sfanos (Liberty HS)
RHP/2B
2027

[Xposure Sports Baseball @XposureBSB]

🏆 Battle for Baltimore 🏆

👤 James Safnos (@j_sfanos)
🧢 2027 | SS/RHP
🏡 Sykesville, MD
🎓 @_libertybsball
⚾️ @CMDCyclones
📈FB 71-73 BB 61-63

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

Umm...Sfanos. 😁

[Xposure Sports Baseball @XposureBSB]

🏆 Battle for Baltimore 🏆

👤 James Safnos (@j_sfanos)
🧢 2027 | SS/RHP
🏡 Sykesville, MD
🎓 @_libertybsball
⚾️ @CMDCyclones

[Xposure Sports Baseball @XposureBSB]

🏆 Battle for Baltimore 🏆

👤 James Safnos (@j_sfanos)
🧢 2027 | SS/RHP
🏡 Sykesville, MD
🎓 @_libertybsball
⚾️ @CMDCyclones

[Ralph Hruban @RalphHruban]

Congratulations Johns Hopkins resident Eric Young- winner of the 2025 abstract award from the Pancreatobiliary Society at the 2025 USCAP meetings!

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

"Because when our support system fails, it's not just labs that go dark, but human lives." https://t.co/XrR78pv1P0 via @HubJHU

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

Sometimes you just need to stand up and say something. https://t.co/GHRdcCyqTn via @HubJHU

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

@JoshLangMD Beautiful words, he will be dearly missed ❤️ 💔

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

Thank you for coming to visit us @NimaSharifiMD!! It was so nice to have you here - apparently I was too busy listening to your talks to remember to take pictures 🤣 Amazing science happening at @dsui_miami_uro!

[Nima Sharifi @NimaSharifiMD]

Had amazing time as Visiting Professor ⁦@hopkinskimmel⁩ ⁦@HopkinsMedicine⁩! Equal parts fun talking science, seeing friends, making new ones, crashing the prostate research group’s holiday party & spotting photo of ⁦⁦⁦@gonzomdphd⁩. Thanks ⁦@sfanoslab⁩!

[Johns Hopkins Pathology @JHUPath]

Dr. Tamara Lotan was installed as the Rose-Lee and Keith Reinhard Professor in Urologic Pathology. This professorship recognizes Dr. Lotan’s significant contributions to the research, teaching and urologic pathology.

Congratulations, Dr. Lotan!

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

Very much looking forward to your visit @NimaSharifiMD!! These are do-not-miss seminars @hopkinskimmel @HopkinsMedicine!!

[Nima Sharifi @NimaSharifiMD]

Excited to come to Johns Hopkins as Visiting Professor for a basic seminar 12/5 (Thursday) & @hopkinskimmel Oncology Grand Rounds Friday! Hope to see you there, esp. those in #prostate cancer or any interest in #steroids and #metabolism. Grateful for the invitation! @sfanoslab

[Jelani Zarif Lab @Zarif_Lab]

Please share - Cancer Research summer internship opportunity for HBCU students here at @hopkinskimmel - deadline January 13th!

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

We are looking to hire a postdoctoral fellow! Please help spread the word! #ProstateCancer #microbiome #pathology https://t.co/CozEovLidQ

[Steven Salzberg 💙💛 @StevenSalzberg1]

We analyzed all 5734 of the available WGS samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas, and find far, far smaller numbers of microbes than previous reports that appeared (with great fanfare) in @Nature and @CellCellPress. With @YuchenGe1 et al https://t.co/qTUvkbCuPC

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

Looky who I found in Bethesda today! Many thanks to @sowalsky for inviting her here so I could hang out with her 🤣 Always fun to spend time with the amazing Amy Moran @Moran_Lab 🥂

[Andrew Goldstein @ASGoldstein6]

If you know any PhD biologists who are interested in teaching and live in Southern California (or want to), we are looking to hire lecturers at UCLA. Please reach out with any questions or apply here: https://t.co/I6hxkZFSZa
https://t.co/oyu0OQGGXB

[Karen Sfanos @sfanoslab]

Congratulations @Moran_Lab!!

[OHSU Knight Cancer Institute @OHSUKnight]

ICYMI:

Dr. Amy Moran (@Moran_Lab) was one of five recipients to receive a prestigious Emerging Leader Award from @TheMarkFnd!

Dr. Moran’s award will focus on the “Mechanisms of androgen mediated immune suppression.”

Learn more: https://t.co/raRPACdRTF