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Recent Publication: Causal Inference, Modeling Physician Intuition and Clinical Utility

Ryon

Apr 12, 2020

Recent Publication: Causal Inference, Modeling Physician Intuition and Clinical Utility

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Can Ginseng Consumption Help Prevent Cancer?

Ryon

Nov 25, 2017

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...

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Two New Manuscripts: A Chaos Biomarker and Tracking Tumor Evolution with Liquid Biopsy

Ryon

Oct 3, 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....

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Siddhartha, Time, and Lessons from Cancer Patients

Ryon

Jul 23, 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...

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New Publication and the Dream of Predicting Immunotherapy Response in Lung Cancer

Ryon

May 8, 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...

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Nerd Nite, Liquid Biopsies, and the Future of Cancer Diagnostics

Ryon

Dec 14, 2016

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...

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Re-directing Ingroup Psychology to Mass Human Identity through Scientific Futurism

Ryon

Dec 17, 2015

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...

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From PhD to Biotech: Key Lessons and Insights

Ryon

Nov 14, 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...

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Ryon

Mar 29, 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. ...

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Biotechnology as the Auto Shop of the 21st Century?

Ryon

Nov 23, 2014

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...

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The Epic Window: Circulating Tumor Cells and the Liquid Biopsy

Ryon

Jul 13, 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...

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How The Liquid Biopsy Could Speed Up Oncology Clinical Trials

Ryon

May 5, 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...

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Ryon

Apr 28, 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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Precision Oncology Needs Neoadjuvant Clinical Trials like I-SPY2

Ryon

Mar 4, 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...

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New Publication, Dissertation Approved, and Histology

Ryon

Feb 18, 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...

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Heterogeneity in clinical molecular profiling: a case study

Ryon

Jan 9, 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...

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N of 1 Study Insightful to Prostate Cancer Evolution, Therapy?

Ryon

Nov 18, 2013

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...

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Oct 30, 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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Could the liquid biopsy circumvent tumor heterogeneous hurdles?

Ryon

Oct 24, 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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Sep 27, 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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