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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Come hang out with us and learn all you can about keeping a healthy gut for a healthy life!

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

Great talk from @drpipdunne.bsky.social at BACR 65th Anniversary meeting

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The @thebacr.bsky.social 65th Anniversary was such a wonderful time! 🤩 In the breathtaking Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh was an incredible speakers line up! And of course we shared our latest work!

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

Amna presenting on EMT

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

INCISE poster and talk

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

Poster presentations on inflammatory signalling from Edwards lab

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

GTRF and SPARC

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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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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

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

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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Emma had a great time presenting at the #PublicInvolvement event that was held by @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk last week! Its amazing how medical research is evolving to include patients and the public in the conversation! 🤩

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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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Joanne Edwards @joedwardswwcrc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Congratulations Kathy and Jo

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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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Edwards Lab @labedwards.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Remember @emmacparsons.bsky.social passing her viva? 🥹 Today we are SO PROUD to announce she has 🎊 WON 🎊 the 2023/2024 School of Cancer Sciences Accomplishment in Academic Post-Graduate Research Training Prize! This is awarded to the best science PhD student. 🥳🏅 @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social

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School of Cancer Sciences @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

We are incredibly proud to announce that the School of Cancer Sciences has been awarded the prestigious Athena Swan Gold Award ⭐

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

Today would not have been possible without the Theme Lead from Glasgow, @joedwardswwcrc.bsky.social and our wonderful organizers Dr. Gerard Lymch and Ms Mayuri Hendricks! 😊😊 #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025

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

Richard Wilson of @uofglasgow.bsky.social delivered closing remarks summarizing the wonderful science presented today! 🤓 #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025 @cruk-si.bsky.social

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

🎵 We are walking on sunshine ☀️ Today’s last talk by Peter Vaughan-Shaw from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social and @nhslothian.bsky.social was on whether Vitamin D’s ability to reduce colorectal cancer risk is a cold fact or a wishful fantasy! #BowelCancer #ColorectalCancer #Research #CRCThemeDay2025

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

Why are cancer patients getting younger❓ 🤔 Malcolm Dunlop from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social and @nhslothian.bsky.social’s talk was about all the fascinating new genes linked to early onset colorectal cancer! #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

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

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

2️⃣Back from break and ready for Theme 2: Improving Management of CRC Metastases & Advanced Disease, with Prof. Campbell Roxburgh from @uofglasgow.bsky.social and NHSGGC chairing! #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

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

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

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

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

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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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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