The ASCI is a nonprofit honor society of physician-scientists. Founded in 1908, the Society is home to 3,500+ members across academic medicine and industry. https://the-asci.org Take action for federal funding of research: https://www.fundresearch.org/https://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mkzjj7xxaw2lMerkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive rare cancer of the skin. Here, ASCI member James A. DeCaprio & team find high tumor mutational burden and PIK3CA alterations are associated with worse MCC-specific survival: https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.19710804 May 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzjj7xxaw2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mkszky5w562tPurpose, persistence, and progress: building the next generation of physician-scientists: https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI206886 Through personal account, Cynthia Y. Tang celebrates 20 years of annual meetings @a-p-s-a.bsky.social and discusses the requirements for sustaining the workforce.01 May 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkszky5w562thttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mks3gpjyxo2tMetabolic syndrome and excessive alcohol consumption lead to liver fibrosis https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI197923 ASCI member David A. Brenner & team @sbpdiscovery.bsky.social discover LARP6 as a master coordinator of hepatic stellate cell activation & fibrosis in human livers with MASH and MetALD01 May 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks3gpjyxo2thttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mkklhuuyfs2eIntroducing a new therapeutic strategy to treat obesity-related metabolic disease👇 https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.194140 ASCI member Aaron M. Cypess & team treated human white adipocytes with BMP4 or BMP7, showing transition to distinct “tan” adipocytes with expanded energy expending capabilities.28 Apr 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkklhuuyfs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mkhw6tgq2g2xPhage immunoprecipitation sequencing can map the antibody reactome https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.203645 ASCI member Aaron A.R. Tobian & team use it to evaluate Ab repertoires in HIV+ & HIV- kidney donors, reporting that Abs against adenovirus in donors were associated with increased rejection27 Apr 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhw6tgq2g2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjytfsgbh62tRefuting the idea that coagulation contributes to persistent inflammation in treated HIV: https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.202434 ASCI member Ivona Pandrea & team report that adding FXa inhibitor to ART did not affect the pathogenesis of SIV infection or reduce hypercoagulability & inflammation21 Apr 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjytfsgbh62thttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjpyzjde622tSpotlighting Kevin Navin Sheth (@yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social) for the ASCI / Scharschmidt~Crawford Distinguished Lectureship: From idea to impact: Building the future of brain diagnostics and care17 Apr 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpyzjde622thttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjpx23k76s2uHonoring Joseph C. Wu (@stanfordmedicine.bsky.social), recipient of the Korsmeyer Award—lecture underway!17 Apr 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpx23k76s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjpwjq6gi22uRecognizing Consuelo H. Wilkins (@vumedicine.bsky.social) for the ASCI / Sullivan Award! Lecture underway: Advancing the rigor of Alzheimer’s disease research17 Apr 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpwjq6gi22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjpv3yiiys2iCelebrating with Ann Chahroudi, Emory University School of Medicine, as she delivers the ASCI / Ropes Award Lecture: From HIV care to cure: Pediatric pathways to durable viral control17 Apr 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpv3yiiys2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjpud7qgr72bAlexander Bick (@vumedicine.bsky.social) presenting the ASCI / Seldin~Smith Award Lecture: Clonal hematopoiesis: a precancer that accelerates aging17 Apr 2026 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpud7qgr72bhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjpu5gvw6q2bPlenary Session I: The relationship between academia-federal government-industry: current trends and future directions—happening now! with @a-p-s-a.bsky.social #JointMeeting202617 Apr 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpu5gvw6q2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjpsl7fuy22iCongratulations to Charles L. Sawyers @sawyerslabmskcc.bsky.social, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, on receiving the Harrington Prize—award lecture happening now!17 Apr 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpsl7fuy22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjps7uupoc2iCoffee break and get-a-mug time—2026 AAP/ASCI/APSA #JointMeeting2026 @a-p-s-a.bsky.social17 Apr 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjps7uupoc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjp6xnshmu26Kicking off the 2026 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting!! Meeting Agenda: buff.ly/n8ZJMXj #JointMeeting2026 @a-p-s-a.bsky.social https://www.jointmeeting.org/2026/1033387017 Apr 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp6xnshmu26https://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjmtggicqe25See you soon! 2026 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting!! Meeting Agenda: buff.ly/n8ZJMXj with @a-p-s-a.bsky.social https://www.jointmeeting.org/2026/1033387016 Apr 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmtggicqe25https://bsky.app/profile/the-asci.org/post/3mjhrnwtdpu2kAutoimmune diseases affect nearly 50 million Americans, & 4 out of 5 patients are women: https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI198291 In this Research Letter, ASCI member @howardychang.bsky.social & team show novel autoantibodies target hotspots on the XIST ribonucleoprotein complex in female-biased autoimmune diseases14 Apr 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:fx56gkpqjcomhp2pishdbjmk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhrnwtdpu2k