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Can Ginseng Consumption Help Prevent Cancer?
26 November 2017 Hi Everyone, I know it’s been a while since I did a blog post in the spirit of my old “cancer for dummies” blog, but I...

Ryon
Nov 25, 2017


Two New Manuscripts: A Chaos Biomarker and Tracking Tumor Evolution with Liquid Biopsy
Dear Friends, I have some good news to share. My team has had not one, but two scientific manuscripts recently accepted and published....

Ryon
Oct 3, 2017


Siddhartha, Time, and Lessons from Cancer Patients
Dear Reader, I thought it would be a great time to re-visit central philosophies and motivations for pursuing science and medicine in the...

Ryon
Jul 23, 2017


New Publication and the Dream of Predicting Immunotherapy Response in Lung Cancer
8 May 2017 Dear Friends, I am pleased to announce that our recent publication “Cellular Expression of PD-L1 in Peripheral Blood of Lung...

Ryon
May 8, 2017


Nerd Nite, Liquid Biopsies, and the Future of Cancer Diagnostics
14 December 2016 Hi Everyone, Last week I had the privilege of being an invited speaker at Nerd Nite. From Wikipedia: Nerd Nite is an...

Ryon
Dec 14, 2016


Re-directing Ingroup Psychology to Mass Human Identity through Scientific Futurism
18 December 2015 Could a change in perspective, solidified by large works of science and engineering, creatively re-direct humanity...

Ryon
Dec 17, 2015


From PhD to Biotech: Key Lessons and Insights
15 November 2015 Dear Reader, This post has been a long time in the making. I apologize in advance for the length and degree of...

Ryon
Nov 14, 2015


STEAM day at Muirlands Middle School
29 March 2015 About a week ago I had the honor and privilege to attend Muirlands Middle School’s STEAM career day as an invited speaker. ...

Ryon
Mar 29, 2015


Biotechnology as the Auto Shop of the 21st Century?
23 November 2014 A few weeks back I found out about the following: 1) My old high school is trying to raise funds for upgraded...

Ryon
Nov 23, 2014


The Epic Window: Circulating Tumor Cells and the Liquid Biopsy
14 July 2014 Dear Friends and Family, I’d like to offer a life-update style post (I’ve been a bit off the radar, sorry!). In the span of...

Ryon
Jul 13, 2014


How The Liquid Biopsy Could Speed Up Oncology Clinical Trials
5 May 2014 The realization of Precision Oncology involves developing many low-toxic therapeutics to specifically target genetic weak...

Ryon
May 5, 2014


D Fence: My PhD Finale
28 April 2014 Dear Reader, The primary focus of the last five years of my life has been the pursuit of a PhD, culminating with my PhD...

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Apr 28, 2014


Precision Oncology Needs Neoadjuvant Clinical Trials like I-SPY2
4 March 2014 The emerging view of cancer is an increasingly diverse set of rare diseases with overlapping etiology and molecular drivers...

Ryon
Mar 4, 2014


New Publication, Dissertation Approved, and Histology
18 February 2014 It’s been a busy month! Well, most months are busy, but this one has been especially so, and I have some good news to...

Ryon
Feb 18, 2014


Heterogeneity in clinical molecular profiling: a case study
9 January 2014 Happy New Year. This week continues my Med Into Grad clinical exposure, and last night I was privileged to attend...

Ryon
Jan 9, 2014


N of 1 Study Insightful to Prostate Cancer Evolution, Therapy?
18 November 2013 Cancer is a microcosm of evolution, the most lethal versions of which are bestowed with an immense reservoir of genetic...

Ryon
Nov 18, 2013


An Amazing Weekend with Pedal the Cause
(back to Science Blog) 30 October 2013 Pedal the Cause is many things. It’s a cancer research fundraiser. It’s a bike ride. It’s a...
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Oct 30, 2013


Could the liquid biopsy circumvent tumor heterogeneous hurdles?
24 October 2013 Nature magazine recently had a special Insight on tumor heterogeneity, complete with no less than six fantastic review...

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Oct 24, 2013


On riding and ridding disease, motivations of medical researchers
27 September 2013 I’ve made another guest appearance in the award-winning science blog Beaker, offering meditations on medical research,...
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Sep 27, 2013
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