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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Congratulations to our PhD students Ahmed Alsayadi, Phoebe Snow and Emma Barlow on receiving FMS Postgraduate Outstanding Contribution Awards, recognising their outstanding contributions to the NUCancer PGR community. A brilliant achievement and very well deserved 👏

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Members of the REACH team recently took part in Pint of Science Newcastle, sharing how patient voices can help shape cancer research. The session explored PPIE, qualitative research and creative ways to improve cancer communication. #PintOfScience #CancerResearch #PPIE

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🏆 Ryan Lab success at London Calling 2026! Huge congratulations to Eleanor and Steven, whose telomere-to-telomere chromosome assembly work using nanopore sequencing was recognised with a Spotlight talk win and a Highly Commended Poster award. #NanoporeSequencing #Genomics #ChildhoodCancerResearch

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Ever wondered how your support helps shape the future of childhood cancer research? 🧡 Join our Research Open Evening at Newcastle University for talks, interactive activities, lab tours and a Young Scientist Zone. 📅 Wed 24 June, 4–8pm 📍 Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre 🔗 Link in comments

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Children's Cancer North @childcancernth.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

See how your support makes a difference! 🧡 Join us at our Research Open Evening on 24 June and explore the progress and discoveries that are leading the way in childhood cancer research @nucancer.bsky.social Find out more & sign up here: loom.ly/_OCASG8

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Congratulations to Dr Rebecca Hill, Dr Melanie Beckett, Dr Louisa Taylor, Dr Saimir Luli & Prof Steve Clifford on a £310k @littleprincesses.bsky.social Project Grant to advance medulloblastoma research combining MYC-targeting therapies with radiotherapy. #Medulloblastoma #ChildhoodCancer

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Congratulations to Dr Luke Gaughan, who has received a £212,089 award from @worldwidecancer.bsky.social to investigate whether targeting DNA repair can improve radiotherapy response in prostate cancer. #ProstateCancer #CancerResearch #Radiotherapy

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Advancing childhood lymphoma research 🧬🏆 Congratulations to Helen Griffin, whose study on exome sequencing in children with non-Hodgkin lymphoma won the Best Experimental & Translational Science Abstract award at #CCLG2026 in Manchester. Well done, Helen! 👏

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Huge congratulations to Richard Gallon, awarded Best Oral Presentation at the InSiGHT Conference in Singapore earlier this March. A brilliant and well-deserved achievement. Well done Richard! 👏🏆 #Congratulations #ResearchExcellence #CancerResearch

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Fantastic to see our institute on the programme at the Precision Medicine, Genomics and Informatics Theme Symposium. Huge credit to our speakers driving meaningful progress in cancer research 👏🔬

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Last week was an exciting one for the LEGEND Group! We attended NUBI Live, where Lisa and Phoebe gave talks, and Ahmed and Leti presented posters. Nick also presented in the @nucancer.bsky.social PMGI Symposium. Excellent science with plenty of engaging discussions!

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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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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Two awards, one incredible achievement! Huge congratulations to NU Cancer’s Camille Drai on winning Outstanding Technician of the Year and Early Career Achievement at the Newcastle University Technician Awards 👏 #NUCancer #NewcastleUniversity #TechnicianAwards

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🔬 Thank you to Professor Jonathan Higgins for an excellent #NUCancer Seminar on “Dicentric Chromosomes, Genome Instability, and Cancer.” Great discussions and insights into chromosome rearrangements and cancer biology. #CancerResearch #NewcastleUniversity #OncologyResearch

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

🎉 Great results for the Newcastle Cancer Centre Pharmacology Group at the BPS annual meeting. 🏆 Emma Barlow won Best Clinical Pharmacology Poster and Best Overall Poster 🎤 Daniel Whitaker won Best Oral Presentation (Pharmacogenomics & Toxicology) Huge congrats to both! 👏🔬

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Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Cancer Research is changing fast, increasingly driven by research innovations. Hear from our Director of @nucancer.bsky.social, Prof Steve Clifford about how the Centre is advancing cancer research and tackling today's challenges for better diagnosis and treatment tomorrow. tinyurl.com/wzu6e7uf

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

🎉 Congrats to Dr Abdullah Malik on securing £21,549 from BASO_ACS & Rosetrees Trust to research radiotherapy in liver cancer, focusing on the immune microenvironment. The only trainee invited to present at BASO Congress, outstanding work! 👏 #CancerResearch #LiverCancer

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Incredible energy in the room today, thank you to everyone who came! 🙌

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Today’s seminar: the “diabolical duo” in liver cancer; neutrophils + platelets!🩸 Targeting their crosstalk could re-wire the tumour microenvironment + make HCC more responsive to immunotherapy. 🗣️Prof. Derek Mann / Erik Ramon Gil (PhD student) #LiverCancer #Immunotherapy #Cancer #Research

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

This Newcastle • Lyon • Paris collaboration will use CRISPR screening & single-cell sequencing in patient-derived models to find smarter drug combinations, with the aim of fast-tracking the most promising ones into early-phase trials. Congratulations to both!

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Fantastic news 🎉 Dr Frederik van Delft & Dr Alistair Poll have been awarded a £353k Children with Cancer UK Research Project Grant (2026–29) to tackle drug-resistant T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in children. (1/2) #ChildhoodCancer #TALL #CancerResearch

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

The Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre at the Herschel Building has earned the Silver LEAF Award for sustainable lab practices! 🥈 Reducing waste, saving energy & going greener every day. 💚 #Sustainability #GreenLabs #LEAFAward #ScienceForGood #NetZero #EcoInnovation

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🎓 Great turnout for the first #NUCancer seminar! Thank you to everyone who joined Prof Christina Halsey for an inspiring talk on improving CNS leukaemia treatmentand reducing neurotoxicity in children. 🧠 Smarter, safer therapies ahead. #CancerResearch #Leukaemia #Oncology

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Their award-winning Microsatellite Instability Plus (MSI-Plus) assay combines the detection of MSI markers and BRAF/RAS mutations in one test — using advanced sequencing technology that works even from minimal DNA samples. 🧬 Read more here: www.cancerresearchhorizons.com/news-and-eve...

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Cancer Research Horizons announces winners of its 2025 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards

Cancer Research Horizons, the innovation arm of Cancer Research UK, has announced the winners of its third Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards.

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

🏆 Huge congratulations to Professor Sir John Burn and his team! They’ve won the CRUK Research Horizons “Translational Project of the Year” Award, recognising their efforts toward turning cancer research into real-world patient impact. 💙 #CancerResearch #InnovationInOncology

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

👏 Congrats to Prof Robson & Dr Buskin (NU Cancer), Prof Heer (ICL) & Prof Chimusa (Northumbria) on securing £497K from @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social to study gene mutations in men of African ancestry, helping to build new, representative disease models.

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

💙 1 in 8 UK men will develop prostate cancer — but the risk is twice as high for men of African ancestry. Yet, research in this group is still limited. That needs to change. #MensHealth #ProstateCancer

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Last week on #WorldCancerResearchDay the whole lab and other colleagues from @nucancer.bsky.social turned into bakers to help fundraising for @cancerresearchuk.org, a charity close to us for their commitment to fund groundbreaking projects in cancer research. Lovely seeing the public engaged!

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LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group @ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Research is not a solo effort. It takes teamwork. It takes belief. It takes collaboration. We know what it takes to beat blood cancer and so does @dr-ahlamq.bsky.social whose work is funded by @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social grant co-led by Lisa & @letimarchetti.bsky.social #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth

Lisa is the Principal Investigator of the group
but she still enjoys spending time in the lab to drive
the work to beat blood cancer.

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

You can read the paper using the QR code below:

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

🚨New work from the #NUCancer Paediatric Brain Tumour Group shows not all MYC/MYCN-amplified medulloblastomas are the same. 🔹 Some patients face near-incurable disease & need new therapies 🔹 Others can survive long-term with current treatment #ChildhoodCancer #Medulloblastoma

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Dr. Natalie Tatum @nataliejtatum.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

🧬 Engineered nanobodies binding and stabilizing cancer-mutant p16INK4a—without blocking its CDK6 interaction or cell-cycle arrest function, in press at Structure from Endicott @nucancer.bsky.social and @lauraitzhaki.bsky.social groups! 📖 www.cell.com/structure/fu...

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Nanobodies restore stability to cancer-associated mutants of tumor suppressor protein p16INK4a

Burbidge et al. characterize nanobodies against the tumor suppressor and CDK4/6 inhibitor p16INK4a in vitro and in cells. They show the nanobodies restore mutant p16INK4a stability. Nanobody binding t...

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Eleanor’s work, part of the @colospeed.bsky.social study network, COLO-COHORT, aims to develop a tool to identify those most at risk of bowel cancer and polyps, and explore links between the microbiome and cancer development. Great job Eleanor! 👏

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Celebrating Excellence: NU Cancer Conference 2025 Prize winner spotlight 🏆 Congrats to Dr. Eleanor Hackney on winning a poster award! Eleanor shined a light on her research around the utility of multiple FIT testing in symptomatic colorectal cancer patients. 🧪 #CancerResearch

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Their important research aims to uncover possible causes behind the rise in early onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) and improve early diagnosis and support services for those affected. 🧬💙 We're proud to see this vital work being recognised and funded! 🙌

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

🎉 Huge congratulations to Prof. Linda Sharp, Dr. Laura Woods & Dr. Christina Dobson on receiving a £40,000 grant from @HDR_UK North for their 9-month project: “Epidemiology of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer in England” 👏 #ColorectalCancer #EarlyDiagnosis #PublicHealth

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

🚨 New publication Prof. Mike Waring & team have advanced micelle-promoted DNA-encoded library synthesis through surfactant optimisation. Published in @orgbiomolchem.rsc.org. 🔬 Read more: pubs.rsc.org/.../ArticleL... #CancerResearch #MedicinalChemistry #DrugDiscovery

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Newcastle University @newcastleuni.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Congratulations to two of our scientists, professors Ruth Plummer and Stephen O’Brien, who have been appointed as national cancer drug experts by @england.nhs.uk, leading in ensuring patients have the best possible access to new cancer treatments. #WeAreNCL

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Her clever Newcastle-themed example charmed the audience, helping to show why #LongReads > #ShortReads for this type of research. Well done Eleanor! 🔬

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🏆 NU Cancer Conference 2025: Prize Winner Spotlight PhD student Eleanor Woodward won a Flash Talk Award for her work on characterising structural variants in tumour samples using long-read sequencing via @oxfordnanopore.bsky.social platforms. 🧬 #CancerResearch #PhDLife #WomenInSTEM

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The funding will help support his research efforts to understand how radiation can affect tumours, the immune system and liver tissue, and how radiation could make immunotherapies more effective. Well done Abdullah!

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Congratulations to Abdullah Malik, who has recently been awarded a support grant from LIVErNorth, a support charity for #liver #cancer patients based in the North East.

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Louisa identified new therapeutics that indirectly target MYC—as single agents or as drug combinations 💊 These show great pre‑clinical promise, with hopes of bringing them to the clinic in the future. Great job Louisa! 👏

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🏆 #NUCancer Conference 2025: Prize Winner Spotlight Congratulations to Louisa Taylor, PhD, winner of a Flash Talk Award for her cutting-edge work on high-risk MYC-amplified #medulloblastoma. 🔬💡 #childhoodcancer #childhoodcancerawareness #pediatriccancer #cancerresearch

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

This prize was awarded in recognition of her 2023 manuscript titled: “Generation of evidence-based carboplatin dosing guidelines for neonates and infants” You can read the manuscript yourself here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Generation of evidence-based carboplatin dosing guidelines for neonates and infants - British Journal of Cancer

British Journal of Cancer - Generation of evidence-based carboplatin dosing guidelines for neonates and infants

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Shelby Barnett on receiving the joint EPHAR-EACPT Young Investigator Award in translational Pharmacology. Great work Shelby! 👏 #NUcancer

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Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @nucancer.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to this achievement, and to our members, collaborators, funders and supporters who have helped make this possible.

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