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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A multicultural lab group comes with so many advantages! We don’t only share valuable ideas and different prospective, but we also get to share traditional food and learn about each other's cultures. Thanks @alsayadi.bsky.social for introducing us to Arabic coffee and sharing sweet treats!

Arabic coffee, dates and traditional sweet treats.

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Camille Drai @camilledrai.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I am deeply honoured to have received two awards from Newcastle University! My sincere thanks to the committee for organising these awards, which recognise the work of technicians. I would also like to thank everyone who nominated me, as well as my team and my PI Lisa Russell for their support.

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Shout out this #InternationalMensDay to Ahmed Alsayadi (@alsayadi.bsky.social) and Nick Brittain — brilliant cancer researchers and all-round great humans. Your skill, drive, and good vibes make the LEGEND team what it is 💙

Ahmed is happily working away in our tissue culture lab

Nick is working in the lab pipetting reagents for his current experiment.

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

I was welcomed to the lab meeting yesterday by this spooky bunch 🤪. Always up for a giggle and certainly made my day 😆

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Camille Drai @camilledrai.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Last week marked the end of my project on T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, funded by Ruby's fund. Over the past two years, I worked to understand the role of super-enhancers in this disease.

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Camille Drai @camilledrai.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Thrilled to begin a new journey as a research technician on a @cancerresearchuk.org (CRUK) funded project in Dr Lisa Russell’s group! Together with Dr Nicholas Brittain, I’ll be exploring how super-enhancers contribute to leukaemia cell survival to deepen understanding of the disease.

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth. Our team joined the @childcancernth.bsky.social campaign #PaintTheToonGold to show support for children with cancer and their families. Together, we can raise awareness and keep pushing research forward.

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Morning coffee and train for the whole lab today, direction #CLRUK25 in York! Looking forward to seeing everyone from the CLR-UK network! #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Recent nice weather called for a social outing of the LEGEND group, filled with fun, sport and a MUST stop for ice cream by the coast 🍦. We also had our first lab retreat at Cockle Park, featuring good scientific discussion 🧬 and a visit by our @ukri.org MRC collaborators from Edinburgh ✨

Deserved rest after an exciting volleyball tournament

Ice-cream is the best way to end a great social outing with the lab

The group got bigger! We count, from the left: Camille (Research Technician), Ahmed (PhD student), Leti (PostDoc), Lisa (Group Leader), Ahlam (PostDoc), Nick (PostDoc) and Phoebe (PhD student)

MRC collaborators from Edinburgh, Chris A.Brackley (left) and Rodrigo Rivas Barbosa (right)

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Our lab was delighted to host a visit from @cancerresearchuk.org fundraisers, campaigners, and patient advocates Sue Duncombe and Patrick McGuire. It was a pleasure to share our research, to give an insight into our daily work and highlight how CRUK support helps us move science forward.

Camille is showing how the transfected cell lines appear under a florescent microscope

Ahmed and Nick are explaining how we visualize genome editing using gel electrophoresis

Ahmed and Nick are explaining the technical aspect of using gel electrophoresis

Leti is explaining how we use blood cancer cell lines to explore options for better therapy interventions

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Camille Drai @camilledrai.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

@ljrusselllab.bsky.social has crafted beautiful items for Children's Cancer North! If you want to help this amazing charity, have a look at the shop : Lunch Bag: shorturl.at/jvdLm Phone Holder: shorturl.at/QbFXN Pouch: shorturl.at/ryX6x

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CCN Lunch Bag - Children's Cancer North

With this CCN lunch bag, you’re not only getting a beautifully hand-crafted accessory but also helping fund vital research and support children with cancer

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Camille Drai @camilledrai.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Thrilled to attend the @nucancer.bsky.social 2025 conference, bringing together all the cancer research teams from Newcastle University. An enriching day with inspiring talks and innovative posters. @melvinjoy.bsky.social @phoebejsnow.bsky.social @alsayadi.bsky.social

Melvin Joy, research assistant from the Wolfson Centre presenting his project

Ahmed and Phoebe, PhD students in the LEGEND group with their poster

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matthieublandenet.bsky.social @matthieublandenet.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I had the pleasure of showing families and children some of the tools we use in biology at the Newcastle University Discover Festival today! I shared what I do as a microbiologist, highlighting the importance of my work on antibiotic resistance. #NCLDiscoverFest #NewcastleUniversity

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Camille Drai @camilledrai.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Had a great time at #PintofScienceUK in Newcastle last night! Well done to the speakers for making complex research accessible and engaging. #pint25

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Our lab was delighted to host a lab tour for the fantastic team from @teleperformance-gp.bsky.social We were happy to showcase our expertise in cell culture(Leti&Cami), gene editing (Ahlam&Ahmed) and data analysis (Phoebe). Thanks for sponsoring the Business Beats Cancer North East.

It was lovely to meet Jamie Smith, Chris Breckon, Dave Green, Rachel Robinson, serena Magee, Anna Vrublevskaya, Christopher Burns, Suzanne Middleton, Mark McCarthy, and Suzannah Harnor at the event.

Cami is explaining how we use blood cancer cell lines to explore options for better therapy interventions.

Leti is showing how the transfected cell lines appear under a florescent microscope .

Ahmed and Ahlam are explaining the technical aspect of using gel electrophoresis.

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Letizia Marchetti @letimarchetti.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Don’t miss your chance #Newcastle, tickets for #PINT25 are out! @pintofscience.uk @pintsworld.bsky.social More info for venues and tickets here pintofscience.co.uk/events/newca... Repost appreciated :)

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

RE-POST ALERT Second chance to apply for the #bioinformaticspost funded by @cancerresearchuk.org to join our Leukaemia EpiGenomic and ENhancer Dysregulation group at @newcastleuni.bsky.social @nucancer.bsky.social, don't miss the opportunity! Closing date 1st May 2025! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

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Research Assistant/Associate: Leukaemia Research

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Camille Drai @camilledrai.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Today we went to the NUCancer PGR Conference to support our PhD students! Well done to the committee for their hard work to give the opportunity to students to present their project.

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