EDUCATION
Social Media Challenge: #AMPtutorials
We are delighted to introduce #AMPtutorials, an AMP Training and Education Committee social media challenge designed to increase our community's educational impact. Participants create concise educational tutorials on molecular pathology topics and share them through social media.
2026 Social Media Challenge Winners
Congratulations to the three winners of the 2026 #AMPtutorials Social Media Challenge. Explore their winning tutorials below.
Darshan Shimoga Chandrashekar, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
FLT3-ITD
FLT3-ITD occurs in ~20–30% of AML cases and remains one of the most important predictive and prognostic biomarkers in myeloid malignancies.
Published on X
Amira Othman,
M.D., Ph.D.
Queen's University
Fragile sites
Cancer genomes don't break randomly. Recurrent deletions and structural rearrangements often occur at genomic “weak points” called common fragile sites. Understanding them helps explain why the same tumour suppressors are lost again and again across completely different cancer types.
Published on LinkedIn
Avash Das, M.D., Ph.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
mTOR
mTOR is a highly conserved gene that encodes a serine/threonine protein kinase functioning as a master regulator of cell growth, proliferation, metabolism, and autophagy. Genetic alterations in the mTOR pathway can lead to inherited germline disorders, while activating variants in mTOR can drive somatic malignancies.
Published on X
2026 Social Media Challenge
Submissions for the 2026 Social Media Challenge are now closed. Please check back for information about the 2027 challenge.
Instructions
- Develop a concise tutorial (aka “tweetorial”) on any molecular pathology topic for trainees, technologists, faculty and/or patients.
- Post the tutorial on a social media platform of your choice using #AMPtutorials and following the guidelines below.
- Submit the URL of your post to AMP. Only posts that have been submitted will be considered for a prize.
Tutorials should:
- Utilize the hashtag #AMPtutorials to create a unified space for educational content.
- Be short and concise.
- Be relevant to the clinical practice of molecular diagnostics.
- Promote clinical laboratory testing of high quality.
- Address knowledge and professional practice gaps.
- Be evidence-based and supported by publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
- Contain content free from commercial bias or marketing and present information in a fair and non-biased manner.
- Adhere to institutional social media guidelines, avoiding patient information.
- Include the following disclosure: “This educational resource does not constitute medical or legal advice and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions.”
Multiple submissions are welcome.
Evaluation
Tutorials are evaluated by the Social Media Challenge Working Group and judged based on characteristics including accuracy, educational effectiveness, number of likes and image quality.
Prizes
Tutorials are evaluated on a regular basis, with the best post selected from each cycle. Three 2026 awardees receive free registration to the AMP 2026 Annual Meeting & Expo in Seattle, Washington.
AMP 2026 Showcase
Winning tutorials will be prominently featured at the AMP 2026 Annual Meeting & Expo, extending their educational reach to meeting attendees. Participants' achievements will also be highlighted during the business meeting.
Open Participation
The challenge is open to everyone, whether or not you are an AMP member. Please share the opportunity with anyone interested in contributing to molecular pathology education.
Past Social Media Challenge Winners
Explore previous award-winning #AMPtutorials contributions by year.
2025 Winners
2024 Winners
We appreciate your dedication to advancing molecular pathology education. If you have questions or suggestions, email AMPEducation@amp.org. We welcome your input as we continue to make #AMPtutorials a valuable and enduring resource for our community.
