Chowdhury Lab

The Chowdhury lab studies #DSBrepair, #RadiationOncology & #microRNAs as biomarkers @Harvardmed @DanaFarber @BrighamWomens. Account managed by lab members.

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And congratulations to all of the other fellows as well!!

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Huge congrats to @SusanKilgas on receiving a 2026 King Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship! 🎉

We are so happy to see your hard work recognized and excited for the research this fellowship will support over the next two years!

https://t.co/qhz8gGsibi

[IISER Tirupati @IiserTirupati]

EMBO Workshop on Evolution and Diversity of the DNA Damage Response

23–27 February 2027 | Bengaluru, India

The workshop will bring together researchers working on the evolution and diversity of the DNA damage response, featuring an exciting lineup of speakers and opportunities for scientific exchange.

Participants will also have opportunities to present their work through short talks, engage with journal editors, and build connections with researchers from across the field.

Registration deadline: 5 October 2026

Register: https://t.co/AN8iDFXkgV

@meichromosomes, @Arnab_RC1, @ChowdhuryLab, @Sanjiba06972691, @DiVirgilio_lab, @bisank

[Chiara Masnovo @ChiaraMasnovo]

If you work on the DNA damage response, take a look at the EMBO Workshop on Evolution and Diversity of the DNA Damage Response (Feb 23–27, 2027, in Bengaluru, India).

There are plenty of speaking slots for trainees selected from submitted abstracts!

https://t.co/KANHATOU0I

[Kate Sears @OpenMedKate]

Hi friends, it's #BreastCancer Tuesday! Here are Top Posts of the Week 🧵

1/ Warmest congratulations to @ChowdhuryLab on receiving the Gray Foundation award:
https://t.co/0VvsFAfUNw

[Mellen&Eisenson Family Center for BRCA & Rel Genes @DanaFarberBRCA]

Congratulations to Dipanjan Chowdhury @ChowdhuryLab and the team on this award! Thank you to Mindy and Jon Gray and the Gray Foundation for supporting BRCA-related cancer research. #BRCA #CancerResearch #TranslationalResearch #GrayFoundation

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So thankful to Mindy and Jon Gray of the Gray Foundation for the award to our lab for BRCA-Related Cancer Research!

And a thank you to @WojciechFendler from the Medical University of Lodz.

https://t.co/soi4Vi7U5V

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Big congratulations to @SusanKilgas, who won a Poster Presentation Award at the 20th International p53 Workshop | p53 Conference, which took place last week in Toronto!

Fantastic work! #p53biology

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@arindam_datta1 @MolecularCell Thank you!

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New paper out today in @MolecularCell

We show that proximal polyadenylation site (pPAS) within MRE11 sustains its transcription through promoter–PAS chromatin looping.

Congratulations to first author Kaimeng Huang, all co-authors and collaborators.

https://t.co/hARvIITvq3

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New paper out today in @MolecularCell

We show that proximal polyadenylation site (pPAS) within MRE11 sustains its transcription through promoter–PAS chromatin looping.

Congratulations to first author Kaimeng Huang, all co-authors and collaborators.

https://t.co/hARvIITvq3

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Finally, we demonstrate that PAS‑mediated promoter looping broadly regulates DDR gene expression and genome stability, expanding the conceptual framework for how DDR factors are controlled.

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Deletion of the MRE11 pPAS reduces MRN complex abundance and phenocopies hypomorphic MRE11 defects. We further find that loss of the pPAS triggers ectopic DNA replication and confluence‑induced cell death, revealing non‑canonical, non‑DDR functions linked to MRE11.

[Ross Chapman @Chapman_lab_UK]

Excited to announce: EMBO Workshop: DNA damage response in cell physiology & diseases - 12–16 Oct 2026 - in stunning
Sounio, Greece - fabulous speaker speaker lineup representing the cutting-edge of genome stability research
Abstract deadline: 17 May: https://t.co/g2WUDSYBiq

[Chowdhury Lab @ChowdhuryLab]

We are looking for a candidate with hands-on experience in NGS to drive workflows in fundamental genome stability research and clinical genomics. This role offers the opportunity to work on sequencing projects both within our lab and in collaboration with clinical teams.

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The Chowdhury Lab at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is hiring a Senior Research Technician!

If you are passionate about NGS and its applications in cancer research, apply here: https://t.co/vBUhqegdVI

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Excited to share that Michelle Swift has been selected as an OCRA grantee! This support will help us study mechanisms of PARP inhibitor resistance in ovarian cancer and identify new therapeutic opportunities.
https://t.co/AzYKhheJQy

[Chowdhury Lab @ChowdhuryLab]

Congratulations to @ChiaraMasnovo on receiving the @AmericanCancer Postdoctoral Fellowship! 🎉 Her project will be defining the DNA Repair Independent Mitotic Role of 53BP1
Mentor: Dipanjan Chowdhury
Co-mentor: Alexander Spektor

Well deserved recognition of outstanding work! 👏

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@gordonconf

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Congratulations to @SusanKilgas on receiving the first place Best Poster Award at the DNA Damage Mutation and Cancer Gordon Research Conference for her poster on a novel layer of p53 regulation through TIRR 🎉