Holmen Lab

Investigating the mechanisms of melanoma brain metastasis @huntsmancancer. Account managed by lab members.

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Over the past week, graduate student Jared Almazan represented the Holmen Lab at the AACR Annual Meeting, where he shared his work testing RAF, MEK, and FAK inhibition across melanoma molecular subtypes. Thanks to all who stopped by and congrats to all the presenters!

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

She’s at it again! Undergraduate Savannah presented her poster on PTEN in melanoma at the University of Utah’s Office of Undergraduate Research symposium. She received an Honorary Mention for best in Wellness, Health, and Medicine. Congrats Savannah!

[Huntsman Cancer Institute @huntsmancancer]

A new oral drug combination, developed by @HolmenLab, shows great promise in treating and preventing melanoma from spreading to the brain. Clinical trials, led by @HowardColman1, are now underway, offering new hope for patients facing advanced melanoma https://t.co/m74YTUdT9O

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

One of our undergraduate students, Savannah, presented her project on PTEN in melanoma at the 2025 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research held at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, UT last week. Way to go, Savannah! 🥳

[Simone Lubrano @SimoneLubrano]

Thrilled to share that our paper is now out in @Cancer_Cell ! 🚀 A true @SilvioGutkind team effort. Huge thanks to all collaborators, especially Silvio for his invaluable support and all our collaborator in particular @AndrewEAplin @HolmenLab
https://t.co/ofaurtc0sm

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

This Halloween, we successfully generated clones of Dr. Holmen! Can you spot the original? 👩‍🔬 Happy Halloween!

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Grad students Jared Almazan and Karly Stanley presented posters on their thesis research and former undergrad/current lab tech MiKaela Field presented her work in collaboration with @GennieParkman and her undergrad Allison Stevens @SocietyMelanoma in NOLA this week!

[Daniela Robles @daniela-oaks.bsky.social @daniela_oaks]

We are now listening to Karly Stanley @huntsmancancer talk about FAK and how it promotes #melanoma brain metastasis in BRAF- mutant #melanoma 🐁 #TraineeMeeting @SocietyMelanoma

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Two weeks ago, our undergraduate students Clara, Lorelei, Paulina, and MiKaela presented their projects at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Long Beach, CA. Super proud of these 4 and their accomplishments!

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Proud of our undergraduate student Lorelei for presenting her research at the Utah State Capitol last week!

[UofU Undergraduate Studies @UofUUndergrad]

A glimpse into the groundbreaking things happening in the world of undergraduate research! Research on Capitol Hill (ROCH) was a huge success. Great work to all the @UUtah and @USUAggies students who shared their research!

#studentinnovation #undergraduateresearch

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Kicking off the new year with a pizza party and pictionary! Can you guess what Dr. Holmen was drawing? 🧐

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Thanks to the organizers of #SMRCongress for a great week of melanoma research, and a wonderful award ceremony. Us @huntsmancancer researchers especially enjoyed the photo booth 😉 Congrats to all the awardees! #SMR2023

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Dr. Gennie Parkman presented her work on genetic silencing of AKT to induce melanoma cell death at #SMRCongress this week. She is a former graduate student and post-doc of our lab, now with her own lab at Weber State University. We are so proud of her! #SMR2023 @GennieParkman

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Congrats to graduate student Jared Almazan on his presentation of our most recent work treating melanoma brain metastasis with combined RAF/MEK/FAK inhibition. #SMR2023 #SMRCongress

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Thrilled to share some news! 🎉Graduate student Jared Almazan will be presenting our latest work on melanoma brain metastasis at The 20th International Congress of the Society for Melanoma Research on Nov 07, 2023. See you there!
https://t.co/iHTpkzEtYR

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

The Holmen lab is hiring! Undergraduates interested in #workstudy positions in cancer research are encouraged to apply: https://t.co/Cs2cW2NbHi

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Are you a #postdoc interested in melanoma, metastasis, therapeutic resistance, or tumor immunology? The Holmen lab is hiring! Learn more about our research at the link in bio and apply here: https://t.co/cAqNuaFtdf #melanoma

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Congrats to Adriene, who did a great job presenting her summer research at the Medical Student Research Forum today! @huntsmancancer @UofUMedicine #melanoma

[Holmen Lab @HolmenLab]

Are you a student/postdoc working in #melanoma? Attend our first ever Pre-SMR Trainee Meeting! Great opportunity to network with the future leaders of the field. Top talks given speaking slots at the main @SocietyMelanoma meeting. Click here to sign up: https://t.co/pODceSJYBf

[Karreth Lab @KarrethLab]

Also check out the study by @GennieParkman @HolmenSheri @MaxTheSFCat that is beautifully complementary to ours and shows that all 3 AKT paralogs are critical for melanoma proliferation/survival and that SGK and AKT inhibitors synergize.
https://t.co/EksKVFBHC0