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Professor of Urology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Upstate Medical University

United States
Joined April 2009
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Mehdi Mollapour PhD retweeted
Day 2 insights from @salvolarosa, KCA’s Chief Scientific Officer! 🤓 Catch the WoodFire Panel Discussion @ 2pm MT — and save the date for next year’s meetings! 🗓️ #IKCSNA25
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🧡 Inspiring to lead into #IKCSNA25 with mentors and mentees gathered for the KCA Mentorship Academy/Nizar Tannir Rare Kidney Cancer Scholar Program. Congratulations to the new class, so proud of our inaugural mentees, grateful to the generous mentors!
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Mehdi Mollapour PhD retweeted
Welcome to day one of #IKCSNA25! As a reminder, be sure to download our app to find the most up-to-date program and connect with fellow attendees 👉 mobile-mobile.swoogo.com/eve…
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Congratulations to our incredible KCA Mentorship Academy mentees — and to Dr. Nizar Tannir, recipient of the 2025 KCA Mentorship Excellence Award! 🎉 #IKCSNA25
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Sleep deprivation impairs memory by up to 40%, glucose tolerance by 22%, and mitochondrial respiration by 18% But strategic interventions (HIIT, creatine, caffeine, bright light) can help prevent/reverse this damage when sleep isn't an option Here's what you need to know🧵1/13
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Mehdi Mollapour PhD retweeted
🚀New adventures in #DrugDiscovery: We designed multitarget leads that hit Hsp70, Hsp90 & Cdc37 at once—disrupting chaperone networks that fuel tumor growth. Collaboration with @MedMol, @GestwickiLab Labs #CancerResearch #CompChem @AIRC @Structure_CP shorturl.at/gGk7m
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Mehdi Mollapour PhD retweeted
My first, first author research article is out now! With @kmeluni , we explore how post translational modifications affect Hsp90 inhibitor binding, then use AI to predict these PTMs across Hsp90. A cool project important for further development of these anti-cancer drugs!
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Mehdi Mollapour PhD retweeted
Congratulation to Dr. Marston Linehan on receiving the inaugural Kidney Cancer Hall of Fame award from @kidneycan at #KCRS25. A mentor to many of us and an inspiration to all in the kidney cancer community.
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Goodbye lunch for @AmerUrological applying, rising 4th year med student @DBarbakoff1. An amazing student who crushed his research year doing translational and clinical kidney cancer projects. Be on the lookout program directors!
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Congrats to our team and collaborators for getting this story together and published in @CRC_AACR!
Recently published: MYC and #HSF1 Cooperate to Drive Sensitivity to #PLK1 Inhibitor Volasertib in High Grade Serous #OvarianCancer, by Imade Williams et al. doi.org/10.1158/2767-9764.CR… @carpenter_lab @JoeRDelaney1 @kennyneph @IUMedSchool @IUCancerCenter #HGSOC #openaccess
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Congratulations to Katia Brock, a PhD student in our department @UpstateNews, on having her image featured on the cover of @CytoskelJournal . @UpstateCDBio
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Save the Date! #KCRS25 is coming to the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston on July 17–18, 2025! Join us for two days of groundbreaking research, innovative discussions, & collaboration with leading experts in #KidneyCancer. Stay tuned for registration details! #AcceleratingCures
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With all the craziness of the past year, this is our safe place - happy new year from the Shouval lab 🥳🎗️!
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This holiday season, we are especially thankful for our KidneyCAN community—family, friends, advocates, and supporters. Together, we create hope and push for progress in the fight against #KidneyCancer. Wishing you peace, joy, and love this holiday season. #AcceleratingCures
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Mehdi Mollapour PhD retweeted
Wishing you a Merry Christmas from all at the Myrovlytis Trust 🎄 Our offices will be closed from 24 December 2024 to 02 January 2025. We hope you have a wonderful festive season and look forward to seeing you in 2025!
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From all of us at Cell Stress Society International, warm wishes for a healthy and peaceful holiday season! May we find renewal and resilience, just like the cells we study, as we head into the new year. Here’s to continued growth, discoveries, and brighter days ahead!
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Mehdi Mollapour PhD retweeted
Please join me to congratulate my colleague Dr. Andrew Truman @TrumanLab as the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Biological Sciences Faculty Research Award! Well deserved Andy! Check out more details: biology.charlotte.edu/dr-and… @unccharlotte @49erAlumni @UNCCFaculty
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Join us on Dec. 13th at 11:45 am for Dr. Peter Pinto’s session: “Active Surveillance: When to Intervene and the Role of Imaging and Genomics” at the 6th International Prostate Cancer Symposium in NYC. Register now: mountsinaiurologycme.com/ @AshTewariMD
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Join us for Day 1 of the 6th International Prostate Cancer Symposium on Dec 11th at Mount Sinai! Kicking off with a live RARP surgery led by Dr. Ash Tewari at 8:20 am, featuring a top-tier panel of robotic surgery experts. Register today! mountsinaiurologycme.com/
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Save the date! The SBUR 2025 Annual Meeting will be here before you know it.
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