Merkel Cell Carcinoma Collaborative (MC3) Institute

☀️🧴 With @obliteride.bsky.social coming up this Sat, we spent time selling popsicles & sunscreen to raise funds & build awareness around #Merkelcell carcinoma. #CureCancerFaster

🧡 Donate or Join Team 'Skin in The Game' tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3

@fredhutch.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social

🗞️ Fresh off the press! #MC3Memos newsletter vol 2 is here—packed w/ stories, latest advancements, & opportunities within the Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MC3) Institute.

📰 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/mc3-memos-vol-2

@fredhutch.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social
#merkelcellcarcinoma #cancerresearch

Federally-funded cancer research comes to a perilous crossroads Paul Nghiem and MC3 Institute await $15.7M NCI funding decision for Merkel cell carcinoma research amid Trump budget cuts. Endpoints founder John Carroll watches research future unfold.

Dr. Paul Nghiem spoke to @endpts.com on how proposed budget cuts to federal #cancerresearch threaten life-saving projects & drive top scientists out of the field. #ResearchImprovesLives @uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social

endpoints.news/federally-fu...

💜 Yesterday marked the final day for our clinical research fellows — Dr. Ariel Finberg & Peter Ch’en! Together they've made a lasting impact on our #MCC clinic @fredhutch.bsky.social, guiding patients w/ compassion & curiosity.

Proud to watch them take the next step in their medical careers.

Congratulations Dr. Akaike! 👏

Grateful to our Director, Dr. Paul Nghiem, for his leadership in advocating for science & standing up for the research community. 👏🔬 #sciencenotsilence #supportscientists

🌞🧴 Last Fri, our team spent the afternoon selling popsicles to raise funds for @fredhutch.bsky.social #Obliteride & build awareness around Merkel cell carcinoma.

So proud to ride, walk, & run in support of life-saving cancer research. Support our team 👉 tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Nghiem on this well deserved recognition! #AAP

👏 Thrilled to announce that Ankita Menon, our former #undergrad research assistant, will be joining us full-time as a Research Study Coordinator! @fredhutch.bsky.social

Welcome Q&A 👉 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/ankita-menon-transitions-research-study-coord

This is an amazing group studying a rare, aggressive #SkinCancer called Merkel cell carcinoma #MCC. The Merkel Cell Carcinoma Collaborative #mc3institute is a relatively new, international endeavor coming out of the #NghiemLab at #UW in #Seattle. @paulnghiem.bsky.social 🧪

Thank you for your support! 💜

🎥 Dr. Nghiem & Krista Lachance recently joined #JNCCN360 for a virtual interview to share their vision for the new institute. 🙏 A big thank you to JNCCN for spotlighting our mission & work ahead! @uwmedicine.bsky.social

👉 jnccn360.org/advanced-skin-cancers/videos/introducing-the-mc3-institute/

🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️ We're participating in Obliteride—a bike ride & 5K fundraising event hosted by @fredhutch.bsky.social!

🧡 Whether you walk, run, ride, or donate — you can help us make a difference.
👉 Join our team or contribute: tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3
💡 Learn more: mc3institute.uw.edu/news/obliteride-2025

Congratulations #MC3Institute presenters! 🔬💜 Looking forward to sharing our research @siderm.bsky.social Annual Meeting next week. #SID2025

✈️🔬 Congratulations to Peter Ch’en, Clinical Research Fellow, & Haroldo Rodriguez, M3D PhD student, on receiving travel fellowship awards from the Society for Investigative Derm! @fredhutch.bsky.social

Peter's research project 👉 tinyurl.com/4xbunz4t
Haroldo's research project 👉 tinyurl.com/5azbz345

🎉🔬 We're delighted to welcome 3 new undergraduate research assistants to the #MC3Institute; Brooke Chen, Myna Kommareddy, & Ava Watson! @fredhutch.bsky.social

Meet Our Assistants 👉 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/welcome-undergrad-research-assistants-chen-kommareddy-watson

👏 Congrats to Dr. Paul Nghiem, @uwdermatology.bsky.social Chair & #MC3Institute Director, who's been named Vice Chair of the Ntl Comprehensive Cancer Network's #SkinCancers Excluding Melanoma Guidelines Panel. #NCCN

Learn More 👉 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/paul-nghiem-named-vice-chair-nccn-panel

📨📭 Stay in the know w/ #MC3Memos — the Merkel Cell Carcinoma Collaborative #MC3Institute newsletter! Subscribe & get the latest advancements, events, & opportunities straight to your inbox.

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Proud to share the #NghiemLab & #MC3Institute received a $1.3m grant from the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment #CAREFund to support 2 projects focused on advancing Merkel cell carcinoma #MCC research.

🔗 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/nghiem-lab-mc3-institute-awarded-1.3-million-cancer-research

📄🌟 A new study published in #JAAD shows survival rates for advanced Merkel call carcinoma #MCC in the US have more than doubled following the introduction of #immunotherapy — a major milestone in improving outcomes for this aggressive skin cancer. 👏🎉

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NIH Funding Is Drying Up. Drug Discovery Could Go With It. Research funded by NIH was behind every single FDA drug approval from 2010 through 2016.

Dr. Paul Nghiem, UW Derm Chair & Director @mc3-institute.bsky.social, joined leading US researchers in sounding the alarm over recent cuts & delays in NIH-funded research. The future of life-saving discoveries is on the line. @barrons.com @uwmnewsroom.bsky.social

www.barrons.com/articles/nih...

🎉 Huge congratulations to Macy Gilmour, #MC3Institute undergrad research assistant, on being awarded a 2025 Mary Gates Research Scholarship!

🔗 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/macy-gilmour-awarded-gates-scholarship

#MaryGatesScholar #CancerResearch #merkelcell

Congratulations Krista! 💜 #MC3Institute

🚀 Exciting news! #MC3Institute is now on Bluesky!

We’re a new institute dedicated to improving the lives of Merkel cell carcinoma #MCC patients through translational research. Follow us for updates, latest research, & collaboration opportunities. Learn more at mc3institute.uw.edu! #CancerResearch