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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine Department @LivUniISMIB Discovery-based science linking therapeutic applications to cancer patients. Training future scientists🧪

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Cancer Research UK @cancerresearchuk.org · 27/09/2026
Our latest analysis reveals that around 33,800 cancer cases every year across the UK are linked to deprivation. As the Labour Party meets in Liverpool to discuss growth and opportunity, we believe tackling health inequalities must be a key part of that conversation. Read more: cruk.ink/4jonmP5
Blue image with black and white text. 33,800 UK cancer cases linked to deprivation each year.
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Another online event, tomorrow 23d September from @pkpaul.bsky.social for the fly biology researchers out there - contact Pranab for more details!
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A special mention to PhD student Jayden Gittens, who was shortlisted for the Rising Star in Research Award from North West Cancer Research ⭐️ We are excited to see what the future holds for Jayden & how he will undoubtedly contribute to cancer medicine & research in the upcoming years!
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Congrats to @ainhoamielgo.bsky.social & @mcschmid.bsky.social for receiving the Excellence in Research Award from North West Cancer Research! A fantastic recognition for the brilliant Liverpool Tumour Microenvironment Team @liverpooluni.bsky.social
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
As part of Blood Cancer Awareness month, a free event is being held here in Liverpool 18th September. Hosted by Merseyside Against Blood Cancer - supported by colleagues from MCCM and ISMIB. Register for free here: lnkd.in/e-JJFkE8
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We held our department research day on 5th June! Bringing together staff and students from across the institute @mcschmid.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livuni-ismib.bsky.social You can read about it here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/systems-mole...
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Cancer Research Away Day 2026 | Stories | Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology | University of Liverpool
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Tomorrow's @livuni-ismib.bsky.social seminar is a special one! Please join us! Guest Speaker: Prof Alexei Tepikin (26 years at UoL) Title: From Ca2+ signalling to bioenergetics, autophagy and pancreatitis Host: Michael Schmid Location: Physiology Seminar Room, Ground Floor, Nuffield Building
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Pablo J. Sáez @pjsaez.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
1 week to start🔥 New @focalplane.bsky.social webinar series focused on #CellMigration, register & join us▶️, it will be fun! pls spread the word, in the next one, ECRs could apply to show their work ;) ▶️ to register: focalplane.biologists.com/2026/05/29/n... @dgz.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Tomorrow we have our department research day! Please feel free to share any photos or insights you have from the day 🤩 look forward to seeing you all there! #mccm #cancerresearch
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Our NWCR-sponsored seminar this Tuesday 2nd June, 1-2pm! All invited! @livuni-ismib.bsky.social "Understanding organelle contact sites in neuronal health and disease" Guest @abelljonny.bsky.social Host @drlornayoung.bsky.social
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Group Leader @TheCIMR. Organelle Interactions and dynamics in neurons. Wellcome CDA Fellow. prev: @NIH, @UCL, @HHMIJanelia. 🧠+🔬 (AbellJonny on X) https://www.cimr.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-jonathon-nixon-abe...
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Today, May 12th, we have a North West Cancer Research-sponsored seminar: “Exploring primary resistance of colorectal cancer to chemoradiation” by guest speaker, Maria Hawkins. 1-2pm, Physiology Seminar Room, Nuffield Building Join us if you are able to!
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Huge congratulations to our colleagues @msciacovellilab.bsky.social & @drlornayoung.bsky.social on being recognised at the Liverpool Guild Awards as @livunihls.bsky.social Teachers of the Year!
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Today, 7th May, @livuni-ismib.bsky.social 's seminar is hosted by Roy Goodacre. 1-2PM - join us if you can! Guest Speaker: Dr Karen Faulds Title: Sensitive and Selective Bioanalysis using Raman and SERS Location: Physiology Seminar Room, Ground Floor, Nuffield Building
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pkpaul.bsky.social @pkpaul.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Next DSNE: 6th May 2026, 12:00 PM(BST) Speaker:Iwan Evans-Sheffield University Talk:”A several nations army -dissecting macrophage heterogeneity in Drosophila” Interested in presenting your work? Contact me- pranab.paul@liverpool.ac.uk A friendly space for fly biology & open discussion --Organisers
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Tomorrow 30th April 1-2pm, the @livuni-ismib.bsky.social seminar: Guest Speaker: Grace Zhao (AstraZeneca) Title: CfDNA epigenetics for the earlier detection of therapy-induced multi-tissue toxicity Host: Amy Chadwick Location: Physiology Seminar Room, Ground Floor, Nuffield Building
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The next ISMIB seminar is tomorrow, 23rd April 1-2pm (staff and students welcome) Guest Speaker: Dr Natalia Jimenez Moreno Title: Liquid condensates link autophagy to pancreatic cancer cell invasion via RhoA sequestration Host: @mcschmid.bsky.social Take a break from the sunshine & join us 🌞
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Today's ISMIB seminar 16th April 1-2pm Guest Speaker: Dr Paolo Annibale Title: GPCR signalling behaviour in unconventional settings: from swollen cells to altered gravity. Host: Peter McCormick Location: Physiology Seminar Room, Ground Floor, Nuffield Building
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Join us this week for our ISMIB Seminar, Wednesday 15th April 2026 12:00-13:00. Guest Speaker: Aditi Borkar Title: GPCR signalling behaviour in unconventional settings: from swollen cells to altered gravity. Host: Chris Goldring Location: Physiology Seminar Room, Ground Floor, Nuffield Building
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
📅 Deadline: 15 April 2026 To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to: 📩 marisa.merino@liverpool.ac.uk 🌍 Train across two leading research environments 🔬 Study neuronal cell competition and genome architecture 🎓 4-year programme (UK + India)
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
MCCM department members - join us for a little 🚶, ☕️ and ☀️ today 8th April, 2pm! Check your inbox for details 📧
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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @livunihls.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
NEWS | @liverpooluni.bsky.social has joined the WHO Global Clinical Trials Forum, a global network launched by WHO in 2025 to strengthen clinical trial systems worldwide. 🔗 bit.ly/4bZndMN #ClinicalTrials | #TeamLivUni
A navy blue social card that reads 'University joins World Health Organization global clinical trials forum' in white text. Pictured in the top right is a group photo of Dr Vasee Moorthy (bottom, centre) at the University of Liverpool with members of the COMET Initiative team.
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eurobioimaging.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Want to learn #Python for #ImageAnalysis? 🐍 Supported by the #EVOLVEproject, four #EuroBioImaging Nodes are offering a distributed training course for beginners on Python - it's free! Join the course in 4 in person locations - 🇬🇧 🇵🇹 🇨🇿 🇸🇪 Apply before April 15⤵️ www.eurobioimaging.eu/events/evolv...
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UoL Sustainability @livunisustain.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Enter our photography competition in partnership with Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University “Stories of Sustainability”. Open to staff, students & alumni across both institutions, winners will be featured in exhibitions in Liverpool and China on Earth Day 22 April: www.liverpool.ac.uk/about/sustai...
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🎓 Fully funded dual PhD opportunity (UK + India) within our department (Marisa Merino & Harish Poptani) How does chromatin shape neuronal fitness? 🧬🧠 Recruiting a PhD student for a fully funded dual PhD between the University of Liverpool and NIMHANS (India) (UK students only)
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
MCCM's @pkpaul.bsky.social hosts these online seminars, Drosophila Seminar from the North of England (DSNE) Next 25th March 2026, 12:00 PM (BST) Interested in Drosophila biology? Contact Pranab!
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Tomorrow, 19th March 1-2pm, join us for a seminar with MCCM's Manolis Papamichos Title: Chromatin Regulation of RNA Quality Control: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Health and Disease Location: Physiology Seminar Room, Ground Floor, Nuffield Building
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
You can join us tomorrow in person for another exciting seminar: Thursday 5th March 2026 13:00-14:00 Guest Speaker: Dr Amaya Viros Title: Metabolic cues that constrain cancer behaviour. Host: Tim Budden Location: Physiology Seminar Room, Ground Floor, Nuffield Building
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🪰 Fly people, this one’s for you...! The Drosophila Seminar from the North of England (DSNE) is an online seminar series created to share exciting fly science in a format that’s short, accessible, and genuinely enjoyable.
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Did you know there is a sustainability fair on campus tomorrow? 26th Feb 11AM-3PM It’s an opportunity to: • See the breadth of sustainability activity across the University • Connect with colleagues and external partners www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainabi...
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Sustainability Week Fair
As part of Sustainability Week and Feel Good February 2026, staff and students are invited to attend our Sustainability Fair 2026.
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Tomorrow @livuni-ismib.bsky.social 26th Feb, slightly later time 2-3pm Guest Speaker: Professor Henrike Niederholtmeyer Title: Engineering life-like systems from the bottom up Host: Luning Liu Location: Physiology Seminar Room
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Read about our latest public engagement event here. To mark World Cancer Day UoL 3rd year undergraduate students presented outreach activities to widening participation school pupils, helping to raise awareness & education around cancer & STEM education www.liverpool.ac.uk/systems-mole...
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Outreach in action: World Cancer Day | Stories | Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology | University of Liverpool
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Tomorrow's ISMIB seminar, 12th Feb! Guest Speaker: Professor Alessio Ciulli Title: Protein degraders: New insights and twists of molecular mechanism and drug design Host: Samar Hasnain Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Life Sciences Building
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ZechLab @zech-lab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
We’re excited to share our latest preprint! We identify SKT, a mechanosensitive adhesion protein that recruits mTORC2 to cell–matrix adhesions, linking metabolic demand to matrix stiffness. Disrupting this axis strongly inhibits PDAC tumor growth. shorturl.at/V0tpK
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Jonny Nixon-Abell @abelljonny.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
‼️🚨Hi all! The next Bioc Soc Membrane Contact Site Meeting will be in Chepstow, UK 28-30th Sept 2026. Fantastic speakers with talk slots still available. Sign up & abstract submission now open - limited spaces so register early! Hope to see you all there. Please share + RT 🙏
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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences @livunihls.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🎉Celebrating our Faculty public engagement highlights 2025! Thank you to everyone who got involved and supported our @livunihls.bsky.social public engagement events and activities. We’re looking forward to doing even more in 2026! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9gZ... @livuninews.bsky.social
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FACULTY OF HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT HIGHLIGHTS 2025
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Registration for our Imaging Cell Dynamics meeting is still open! Organised by @franbottanelli.bsky.social, @guijacquemet.bsky.social, @drmichaelway.bsky.social and @giuliazanetti.bsky.social. Find out more: www.biologists.com/meetings/jcs... Early-bird deadline: 16 January #imaging #microscopy
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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Don't forget to register for our Spring Meeting: Dynamic Cell VI A joint meeting with the @biochemsoc.bsky.social Super early bird registration ends 21st Jan
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Don't forget we have our Institute's Postdoc Symposium today, 502 Teaching Hub!
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
📢 Seminar Reminder – Tomorrow! 📢 🗓 Thursday, 11th December 🕒 14:00 – 15:00 📍 Life Sciences LT2 Join Gemma Charlesworth and Sarah Barnett as they showcase the technologies & expertise available through our Liverpool Shared Research Facilities - Histology SRF and Egg Facility LIV-SRF
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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Today marks the start of our Winter Graduations! 🎓 As we celebrate the achievements of more than 2,500 graduates, we are also delighted to welcome three remarkable individuals into the #TeamLivUni community as our Honorary Graduates! Read all about them here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/12/08/w...
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Winter 2025 honorary graduates announced - University of Liverpool News
Winter 2025 honorary graduates announced
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
We have an online seminar, tomorrow, Tuesday 9th December 2025 13:00 – 14:00. Guest Speaker: Mark Anderton (MSD) & Kara Pearson (Merck) "Careers in Nonclinical Drug Safety: Roles and Contributions to the Discovery of Safer Therapies" Host: Chris Goldring Location: Online via Zoom (check emails!)
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Join us today 1-2pm, 4th Dec Guest Speaker – Professor Jason King Title - “A universal model for macropinocytosis and organizing large actin structures” Host – Marisa Merino Location – Physiology Seminar Room, Nuffield Building
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Ainhoa Mielgo @ainhoamielgo.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
⭐️ Fantastic talk from Evangelos Giampazolias today at our Liverpool Cancer Seminar Series on nutrient-host-microbiome interactions in cancer immunity 👏🏻👏🏻 @livuni-ismib.bsky.social @livunicancer.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social @giampazolias.bsky.social
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Join us today 18th Nov 1-2pm, for a fantastic Seminar, Evangelos Giampazolias presents: “Decoding host-microbiome interactions in cancer immunity. Killing cancer with a gut instinct" Host @ainhoamielgo.bsky.social North West Cancer Research Sponsored Physiology seminar room
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Join a dynamic research team led by Dr Carrie Duckworth - 2 PhD fully funded studentships are available aligned with the recently established North West Cancer Research gastric cancer organoid hub! #Biotechnology #BioEngineering #PhDpositions #CellBiology #CancerBiology
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Another fantastic PhD opportunity, supervision from Profs William Greenhalf & Daniel Palmer. PhD investigating mechanisms of chemo resistance & optimising ProTide drug responses using cell models & clinical data. Includes advanced training and industry collaboration with NuCana (industry placement)
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
A PhD position is available in the lab of @zech-lab.bsky.social co-supervised @christoseland.bsky.social An exciting project to understand cellular ageing in health and disease www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #CellBio #SuperResolutionMicroscopy #MolecularBio #AgeingResearch #PhDOpportunity
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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Stopping premature ageing: Investigating the role of actomyosin mediated nuclear force feedback in cell homeostasis at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Stopping premature ageing: Investigating the role of actomyosin mediated nuclear force feedback in cell homeostasis at University of Liverpool, l...
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Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Join us today 1-2pm Guest Speaker: Professor Matthias Soller Title – “Keeping RNA regulation in shape for health” Host – Manolis Papamichos Chronakis & Aditi Kanhere Location – Physiology Seminar Room, Nuffield Building
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