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Joanne Edwards @joedwardswwcrc.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Had a great time at BACR 65th Anniversary meeting

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Derek Mann @damann1.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Very excited to be just a weekend away from this UK conference on neutrophil biology that we are hosting at Newcastle. It includes international keynotes but most important the majority of speakers are early career researchers. #immunology #inflammation #neutrophils #humandisease

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Last week, the 1st Annual IMPACT conference took place on the shores of Loch Lomond 📍🤩

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Members of IMPACT span wet-lab scientists, pathologists, bioinformaticians, patient involvement managers, image analysts, technicians, clinicians, students, project managers, and lecturers among others, to ensure a wide range of expertise and optimum resource management!

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

We had flash presentations from the attendees and discussions of common themes! Check out a few of our 25+ presenters!

Walaiphorn Woraharn presenting (Roxburgh Lab)

Peter Ishak presenting (Steel Lab and Roxburgh Lab)

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

With over 40 people in attendance, this 3-day event brought together members of the different groups to identify and overcome barriers to collaboration 🤔

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The IMPACT Collaborative is the Immune Microenvironment and Pathology Atlasing for Clinical Translation group based at the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Center @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social 🧑🏻‍🔬👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

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Molly McKenzie @mollymckenzie.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Had a great time at the 1st IMPACT conference- really interesting hearing how different research can fit together! Thank you @emmacparsons.bsky.social for being the best co-organiser ✨

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Molly McKenzie @mollymckenzie.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Quick Bluesky introduction- I’m Molly a 3rd year CRUK PhD student in @labedwards.bsky.social working on inflammation in colorectal cancer! 👩‍🔬 Interested in 3D tissue models, biomarker discovery & public engagement ✨

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Derek Mann @damann1.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Our latest paper, published today in FEBS Letters is a chemical biology study on development of drugs selectively targeting HDAC6 with demonstration of efficacy in a human model of liver fibrosis. febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Chronic liver injury can lead to severe conditions such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. Unfortunately, there are no effective treatments to halt or reverse liver fibrosis, which makes new therapeutic ....

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

We are delighted and proud that our final year PhD student Sara was named Runner-up for best final year oral presentation at the Medical Research Scotland Researcher Development Event 🎉 🥳 @joedwardswwcrc.bsky.social @sarasuperior.bsky.social @incise-research.bsky.social

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Joanne Edwards @joedwardswwcrc.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Massive congratulations to Dr Emma Parsons on being awarded best scientific PhD student in the School of Cancer Sciences. 🎉🎉🎉 Was a pleasure to be her supervisor, so well deserved as recognised her not only her thesis but also her contribution to teaching and PPI work

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sarasuperior.bsky.social @sarasuperior.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I became a scientist because the feeling of discovering something completely new is like nothing else 🥹🤓 I nominate @mollymckenzie.bsky.social @gogogadgetshoes.bsky.social #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction

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Philip Dunne @profpipdunne.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Massive congratulations to Dr Natalie Fisher working within @incise-research.bsky.social with @joedwardswwcrc.bsky.social across @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social on being awarded an AACR-Woman in Cancer Research Scholar Award and selected for a talk at AACR conference

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Welcome one and all to the Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre Colorectal Cancer Theme Day! 🥳🧪🔬🎙️ Tune in here for live updates on presentation highlights, discussions, and much more!

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Wait, it's an ecosystem⁉️🧐 🌍 @leedham-simon.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk delivered his keynote speech on the manipulation of the neoplastic stem cell niche. He proposes a holistic approach to ectopic stem cells behaviour! #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025 @cruk-si.bsky.social

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

1️⃣Let's kick off the first theme of the day: Improving CRC Prevention and Early Detection, chaired by @drpipdunne.bsky.social of @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and @cruk-si.bsky.social #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Solving hypomethylation puzzles 🍭🧬😌 @sproullab.bsky.social of @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social delivered an interesting talk on the role of epigenetic dysfunction in colorectal carcinogenesis. #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Inspecting the immune infiltrate 🕵️🔍 @mcsorleystephen.bsky.social from @uofglasgow.bsky.social & NHSGGC spoke about the immune infiltrate in colonic adenomas & their relation to future polyp risk as part of @incise-research.bsky.social #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

🚨Subgroups left us speechless 🤯 Natalie Fisher of @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social gave a fascinating talk on distinct transcriptional and phenotypic states within colorectal polyps. #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025 @cruk-si.bsky.social

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The Problem with Plasticity...💁‍♂️ Kevin Myant of @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social kicked off the second theme of the day with an excellent talk on colonic lineage fidelity loss and its effects on plasticity & metastasis #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Change = only constant. Ask the immune system post-radiotherapy!🦉 Great talk from Lily Hillson from @uofglasgow.bsky.social on dynamic rectal tissue and immune response to radiotherapy. Lily’s PhD Viva is coming up, wish her luck! 🤞 #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

3...2...1... We have lift off! ⏱️🚀 Alistair McLaren from @uofglasgow.bsky.social just finished his fascinating talk on phenotypic characterization of neutrophils through space and time! #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The third and final theme of the day, Advances in the Clinic, skillfully chaired by Susan Farrington of @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social has begun. #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025 @uofglasgow.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Owen Sansom delivered opening remarks, introducing the aims and mission of the Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre as well as introducing the newly funded CRC-STARS! ⭐️ @uofglasgow.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Our INCISE team members just put out a great paper on barriers to post-polypectomy surveillance in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area! Go ahead and give it a read!🧐

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The Festival of Genomics and Biodata in London was the place to be this week for bioinformaticians across the UK. 🧬 Just ask C and Leonor! 💯 With over 300 speakers and topics of discussion ranging from gene editing to cancer-omics, they had their pick of interesting talks to attend. #FOG2025

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Au revoir, Lyon! Et merci! 🇫🇷 The CRCL International Cancer Symposium offered our team an incredible chance to showcase their work. 🤩 With sessions covering everything from the microenvironment to cancer immunology, the past three days were packed with incredible work from all around the world. 🧬🔬

Dr. Jean Quinn with a poster on tumor budding in colorectal cancer.

Dr. Guang-Yu Lian with her poster on novel rectal cancer therapy approaches.

PhD candidate Natthamon Sonthi with her poster on TGF-beta in colorectal cancer.

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Hello Blue Sky! 🦋 The Edwards Translational Cancer Pathology Lab has officially moved here. 📍 We are a reaearch group based at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social aiming to learn and discover as much as we can about cancer! 🔬 Follow us for everything from lab news and opportunities to cancer facts! 🥼

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