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Shahid Ahmed

India, Kolkata
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@CheckmateDaily Founder. Former ChessBase India Senior Editor & Coordinator, First AGM of India, Games, Movies & Pro Wrestling fan. Freelancing Chess Promoter.
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Epigenetic control of telomeric RNA maintains heterochromatin in telomerase-driven cancers

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By Jared Price, Frederick Vizeacoumar, Omar Abuhussein, Vincent Maranda, Yue Zhang, Hironori Adachi, Kathryn Nguyen, Liliia Kyrylenko, Aline Rangel-Pozzo, He Dong, Prachi Walke, Connor Denomy, Anjali B. Saxena, Hardikkumar Bipinchandra Patel, Karthic Rajamanickam, Diego de Oliveira, Alain Morejón Morales, Aanchal Aggarwal, Jia Xu, Peng Gao, Jayme Salsman, Dinesh Kumar Dahiya, Cristina Gonzalez-Lopez, Patricia A. Thibault, Michael Levin, Graham Dellaire, Nicholas R. Jette, Gary Groot, Martin Köbel, Cheng-Han Lee, Laura Hopkins, Anand Krishnan, Shahid Ahmed, Christopher H. Eskiw, Khaled H. Barakat, Aneesh Thakur, Yuliang Wu, Ronald DePinho, Sabine Mai, Yi-Tao Yu, Judy Wong, Andrew Freywald, Franco J. Vizeacoumar, Lihui Gong, Ashlyn Materi, Ashtalakshmi Ganapathysamy, Tanya Freywald, Renuka Dahiya, Hussain Elhasasna, Jeff P. Vizeacoumar, Mary Lazell-Wright, Nezeka Alli, Erika P. Munhoz, Naga Suresh Kola
| Nature Verified
Abstract Tumor heterogeneity presents a major clinical challenge. Reactivation of telomerase (hTERT) is a near-universal hallmark of cancer, yet direct inhibition of hTERT has shown limited therapeutic benefit. To uncover tractable telomerase-related vulnerabilities, we applied a synthetic dosage lethality (SDL) strategy to identify genes required only when hTERT is overexpressed.
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Signals of inequity in the care pathway: rural lab diagnosis, systemic therapy delays, and RAS mutation differences in metastatic colorectal cancer

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By Adam Ismail Verified, Amandri Dahanayake, Shahid Ahmed, Yagan Pillay, Areej Khatib
| Frontiers
Abstract Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of mortality in Canada, with outcomes often influenced by geographic disparities. While biomarker testing for RAS, BRAF, and microsatellite instability (MSI) is now standard for metastatic CRC (mCRC), it is unclear if these diagnostic advances are equitably accessible to rural populations.
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Zanas Nainys clear first at Bled Chess Festival 2026

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By Shahid Ahmed
| ChessBase India
A festival in a serene atmosphere, surrounded by lovely people At the beginning of the festival, someone asked me which is the best tournament you have attended/covered, my answer was Prague International Chess Festival and I also mentioned that at the end of this festival (Bled Chess Festival), it might change. Both are indubitably my favorite events. This one is in the beautiful cradle of nature. The tournament hall was arguably the best hall I have ever seen in a chess tournament.
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