Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand)

Professor of medicine | medical oncologist | Head @EHCSMonash | Chair, @ANZUPtrials | husband, father, grandfather, blessed | want to make a positive difference

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

Happiness is an empty beach, the wind in your ears, your best friend by your side, and 0/8 feet on the ground

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

Come streaming in on sunlight wings
A million bright ambassadors of morning

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@piet_ost @DrAndrewLoblaw Ping @oncology_bg for his “make the standard prove its superiority” proposal.

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

Taken from somebody’s breakfast buffet.

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

Home grown flower arrangement.

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@Britannica @MerriamWebster “Mitochondria are” or “The mitochondrion is” sorry I couldn’t stop myself

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@montypal @NazliDizman @UTMDAnderson @myESMO @cityofhope @MarkDSiegel1 @DrChoueiri @neerajaiims @AmandaNizamMD @AnaVManana @PGrivasMDPhD @shilpaonc @AndreaNecchi @OncBrothers @PauloBergerot One of the greatest joys as a mentor is knowing they will surpass you, and celebrating as they do. It’s hard to imagine someone surpassing you, Monty, but I’ve seen the calibre of Nazli and other people you have grown and nurtured, so maybe it’s possible.

[Sumanta K. Pal, MD, FASCO @montypal]

A message to @NazliDizman:

Today you will graduate from your #oncology fellowship at @UTMDAnderson. The picture below is from the 2016 @myESMO meeting in Copenhagen just after you started with my group at @cityofhope. You were my first postdoctoral fellow, and honestly, I didn't know what the heck I was doing when it came to mentoring you. The fortunate thing is you were a self starter & made my job incredibly easy, paving a clear path not just for yourself but for the trainees that came after. It's been a joy to see all that you have accomplished - publishing in @NatureMedicine, @TheLancetOncol, @JCO_ASCO & other top tier journals, getting amazing young investigator grants from @ASCO, @KidneyCancer & more & racking up more @ConquerCancerFd Merit Awards than any other trainee in recent memory (maybe tied with @crisbergerot?). Along the way, you've kept a humility & kindness about you that is unmatched, always willing to lend a hand to your junior colleagues. Your road has not been an easy one, coming from tumultuous times abroad to @cityofhope, then to @YaleIMed and then to @UTMDAnderson, but this arduous road has equipped you well for your first faculty position at @DanaFarber. I am so proud to see you join a group of oncology luminaries at @Harvard (@DrChoueiri, @KimmieNgMD, @stolaney1, @mishabeltran & so many others!!) - I am confident your stellar trajectory will continue further with their support. Enjoy Boston and know that you will always have support & good vibes coming from the west coast.

All the best,

#WorkDad

[ANZUP @ANZUPtrials]

It's the Final Countdown to the @ANZUPTrials #ANZUP26 ASM. In just over a week we are coming to #Adelaide! View the program here: https://t.co/TGFcqvP2iv. It's not too late to register: https://t.co/iQd6y1nSl8
@BizEventsAdl @AdelaideCC @DrCraigGedye @LisaButler5 @Prof_IanD

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

It is the year 2026, computing technologies are so advanced and ubiquitous that they use most of the power we generate and farming land we need, and yet @Microsoft @Office Word cannot cope if you select and try to open more than one file at a time.

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@AlisonBirtle @allisonoconn A typo that might be more accurate than the word you had planned to use…!

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@owenbroadcast Oh it’s far worse than you think. Here’s a fun thing to try with friends and family:

https://t.co/wzQDzSGopY

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@DongNguyeb @EUplatinum You are correct. The overall point I was trying to make though was that the non-inferiority margin was very generous and the trial was always going to meet that endpoint. But I’m grateful you took the opportunity to showcase your own wisdom on this point.

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

I am honoured to have been asked by @EUplatinum to provide a "Words of Wisdom" contribution (the irony does not escape me), about the PATCH trial of transdermal estrogen for #ProstateCancer
Corrected online proof is here:
https://t.co/cT5Nvev1VA

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@ASCO Well, look what arrived all in a batch today, 18 June 2026, more than two weeks after #ASCO26 finished. And with dates stamped on the envelope for 10 June and 12 June, sent via the Czech Republic.

@ASCO you are wasting (our) money and you need to fire your supplier.

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

Hi @ASCO - is it likely I will get my #ASCO26 badge in the mail before next Tuesday? Why doesn’t it get sent earlier, especially for international delegates?

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@ASCO Thanks. This happens pretty much every year though, and it’s usually waiting for me when I return to work after the meeting. I could understand it happening once but this is clearly a systemic issue.

[ANZUP @ANZUPtrials]

The wait is almost over! The @ANZUPTrials #ANZUP26 ASM is coming to #Adelaide in just under 2 weeks' time! View the program here: https://t.co/TGFcqvP2iv. It's not too late to register: https://t.co/iQd6y1nSl8 @BizEventsAdl @AdelaideCC @DrCraigGedye @LisaButler5 @Prof_IanD

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@TylerSbrt @DrewMoghanaki @drdavidpalma Excellent analogy.

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@TylerSbrt I’m taking a fresh view on life. Turns out it’s slightly minty.

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

Fun fact: if toothpaste, even so tiny a piece that it cannot be seen, flicks off one bristle and lands in your eye, it stings like anything.

How’s your day going?

[Ian Davis (Bluesky @profiand) @Prof_IanD]

@FerikaBoss Watch for pigs.

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@SamanthaROakes Wait… you use peroxide?!