Huge thanks also to the team that made this video and captured the lab so well, the colleagues and collaborators who shaped how I do science, and the KU Cancer Center and KUMC for building a place that values people and mentorship. @kucancercenter.bsky.social @universityofkansas.bsky.social
I am honored to receive a 2026 University Scholarly Achievement Award from KU. They say it takes a village. Mine took a village and then some: my lab, my trainees, my family. The award has my name on it, but it is theirs. They do they hard work and make this the best job ever!š youtu.be/o-KcgX3IiP8
But the people made it. Supportive, generous, and kind in that unmistakably Midwestern way. While it is currently a challenging moment for academic science in America, it was a much needed reminder of why I love this work: the people, the science, and the trainees.