Schmitt Lab

Head and neck surgical oncologist, scientist, wife, mom. We study immune effects of novel treatment combinations & survivorship. Opinions are my own.

[Chrystal Paulos @Chrystal_Paulos]

Congrats to @NikkiSchmittMD & team on this important finding! Blueberry extract as a potential adjunct to anti-PD1 therapies for head and neck cancer.
https://t.co/4jSzK6eJS8 #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #TranslationalResearch

[Schmitt Lab @NikkiSchmittMD]

Another great international meeting of the American Head and Neck Society! Proud of all of the presenters from Emory and from our lab.

[Schmitt Lab @NikkiSchmittMD]

Me too.

[greg @greg16676935420]

Imagine being stuck in Taylor Swift’s wedding and not being able to watch Argentina vs Cape Verde. That’s why I declined the invite

[mira @olisebot]

THIS TRIO.

[Matt Turck @mattturck]

World Cup scoring strategies:

Argentina: pass the ball to Messi

Portugal: pass the ball to Ronaldo

England: pass the ball to Kane

Spain: pass the ball to Lamal

France: pass the ball to Mbappé or Dembélé or Olise or Doué or Barcola or Cherki or Thuram or

[Schmitt Lab @NikkiSchmittMD]

“Waving Flag” was the best. Happy World Cup, Allez les Bleus!

[Schmitt Lab @NikkiSchmittMD]

@SidPuram Congrats Sid, well deserved.

[Schmitt Lab @NikkiSchmittMD]

Congrats to colleagues at NCI!

[Dr. Anthony Letai @NCIDirector]

This approval is a reminder that breakthroughs for rare diseases matter deeply. Through collaboration & persistence, researchers were able to translate advances in immunotherapy into the first FDA-approved treatment for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis https://t.co/zNxl7ZWm77

[Vincent Rajkumar @VincentRK]

A lot of advances in medicine are driven by individual investigators with a passion to solve a medical problem and improve outcomes. They go above and beyond. Nights, weekends. Barriers. Disappointments. With or without institutional support.

They do this despite the fact that they usually don’t gain anything financially, and often make far less money to pursue their passion for research. Their main reward is the progress itself, and that’s sufficient.

Yes, some do receive recognition, awards, and fame, but for most of my colleagues that’s not the driver of why they do what they do.

[Schmitt Lab @NikkiSchmittMD]

Some wonderful people in this year’s SITC election, please vote! @RobertFerrisMD @LesinskiLab

[Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer @sitcancer]

The #SITC election starts on Friday! The three At-Large Directors who receive the plurality of votes will begin three-year terms in 2027. Read the biographies and platform statements of this year’s candidates at https://t.co/cU4J1YxyMp

[Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer @sitcancer]

The #SITC election starts on Friday! The three At-Large Directors who receive the plurality of votes will begin three-year terms in 2027. Read the biographies and platform statements of this year’s candidates at https://t.co/cU4J1YxyMp

[Schmitt Lab @NikkiSchmittMD]

@UCSF_OHNS @NicoleJiam @IIAMhealth Congrats!

[Zihai Li, MD, PhD @Zihai]

The @NIH National Institutes of Health’s budget, and structure, would be preserved under a Senate bill for the 2026 fiscal year. https://t.co/PfpJtfXZ6V

[Schmitt Lab @NikkiSchmittMD]

Excited to share our study of RT + IAP antagonist tolinapant in cis-ineligible HNSCC, showing safety/feasibility and promising LRC
https://t.co/VeRsnQeGWH
@StokedStokes @DrNabilSaba @JamesBatesMD

[Karuna Dewan @KDTinyDr]

For my Otolaryngology colleagues- don’t forget to vote for AAO president!

Dr. Cherie Ann Nathan is a born leader and has experience that counts! She’s a prolific department chair and has been president of several Otolaryngology organizations.

https://t.co/b36xWi9mnK

[Haydn Kissick @HaydnKissick]

Check out our latest paper “Differentiation fate of a stem-like CD4 T cell control immunity to cancer”, led by @Maria_Carden1 now live @Nature https://t.co/CrbGlEdQja . This work examines how CD4 T cell differentiation dictates the outcome of the cancer response. Thread below

[Schmitt Lab @NikkiSchmittMD]

@DrUppaluri @DrHaddadRobert @HeadNeckMD @rbryanbell @RobertFerrisMD @DrNabilSaba @jdschoenfeld1 @GavinPDunn @DrChoueiri @KartikSehgal_MD Yeeeeesss! Changing the standard of care, bravo!!

[Hugh Kearns @ithinkwellHugh]

Shiny new project.
Do you have the time?
No: --> Don't do it.
Yes: --> No you don't.

[Schmitt Lab @NikkiSchmittMD]

@TopfHNS @theNCI @VanderbiltENT @VUMC_Cancer @ViseVanderbilt @EbenRosenthal Congrats Mike!

[OncLive.com @OncLive]

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Could Enhance Organ Preservation in Nasal and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma @DrNabilSaba @WinshipAtEmory @myESMO #ESMO2024 #oncology https://t.co/LHyzC8z6JG