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Walid Khaled

@wtklab.bsky.social
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Professor at University of Cambridge Department of Pharmacology and Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. Fellow of Magdalene College. Ageing, Resilience and Cancer Prevention www.wtklab.com

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Rob Clarke @robclarkelab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Really happy to share a link to our work showing that anti-progestin therapy could help prevent breast cancer before menopause. Published today in Nature, the study suggests this could be a new way to stop breast cancer before it starts: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/... Brilliant team science
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Anti-progestin therapy targets hallmarks of breast cancer risk
Nature - Results of an early-phase breast cancer prevention trial demonstrate the potential for breast cancer prevention in premenopausal women with anti-progestin therapy by inducing...
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Silvia Fre lab @frelab.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
So proud of the exciting story from my PhD student Jakub Sumbal on contractile fibroblasts shaping branching morphogenesis! Fantastic collaboration with the lab of Zuzana Koledova in Prague! @sumbalovakoledova.bsky.social It just came out online, check it out here: rdcu.be/eIIKD
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Contractile fibroblasts form a transient niche for the branching mammary epithelium
Nature Communications - Fibroblasts represent a heterogenous cell population but how their differences reflect their plasticity and origin is not fully understood. Here, the authors map the origin...
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Silvia Fre lab @frelab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Geometry first: how positional cues dictate fate in bilayered epithelia thenode.biologists.com/geometry-fir...
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Geometry first: how positional cues dictate fate in bilayered epithelia - the Node
Behind the paper story focussed on research on early fate decisions in bilayered epithelia.
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Kissil Lab @kissillab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Congratulations to the team on all their hard work on developing this first of its kind model! @andreaventura.bsky.social @psalmotoxin.bsky.social @wtklab.bsky.social @kytsailab.bsky.social @moffittnews.bsky.social
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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 17/06/2025
Could this be the future of cancer prevention? Walid Khaled‬, a new ERC Advanced Grant recipient @cam.ac.uk‬, will work on a preventive vaccine for breast cancer. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/s6cBCwL #ERCAdG #CancerResearch #FrontierResearch @wtklab.bsky.social‬
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Thank you @erc.europa.eu for highlighting PreBRCATx. I am excited where this grant will take will take our science - hopefully a step closer to therapeutic cancer prevention!
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Our latest paper from is out! Congratulations to all members the lab that contributed over the years! No UMAPs in this one! @phar.cam.ac.uk @scicambridge.bsky.social Thanks to our funders @cancerresearchuk.org @breastcancernow.bsky.social
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Cancer Research UK City of London Centre @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Join our Prevention Primer on 24 June and grow your knowledge ahead of @cancerresearchuk.org's #PrevConf25. Hear from Prof Peter Sasieni, @sarahblagden.bsky.social, @wtklab.bsky.social and others, inc lab scientists, clinicians, behavioural scientists and epidemiologists.
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Great opportunity in our department 👇👇 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44592/
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University Assistant Professor - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
University Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge.
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Check out the final programme for ENBDC (23-26 April) now with 7 short talks selected from the abstracts. Last 8 spots still available but you need to be quick! We can accept applications till 31st March.
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Workshop | ENBDC
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Emilia Peuhu @epeuhu.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
We are looking for a doctoral candidate to join the lab! If you are interested in working with human breast tissue samples straight from the clinic and do not fear large data sets, this might just be your dream project ☺️ Apply now ⬇️ ats.talentadore.com/apply/vaitos... 📸 @oonapaavolainen.bsky.social
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Irene Miguel-Aliaga @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Lab’s latest: (mouse) mums grow their guts during pregnancy and lactation: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Linsey Porter in our lab is running the Cambridge half marathon for this worthy cause 👇👇. Please support if you can. www.givengain.com/project/lins...
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Music therapy for those living with dementia
Hello everyone! My name is Linsey, and my husband Alan and I are excited to support the Saffron Hall Trust through my fundraising campaign on GivenGain. The Trust uses music therapy for many different...
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
JOB ALERT (9 days to go) We are looking for a computational postdoc to lead on the analysis of the NMGN Ageing Cluster spatial transcriptomics dataset. Start date: Flexible Tenure: 3 years Deadline: 28th Feb 2025 Informal queries welcome! Please RT
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Deadline extended to 28th Feb!
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
JOB ALERT We are seeking a Computational Research Assistant or Research Associate to help drive an ambitious multiomics ageing project part of the NMGN Mouse Ageing Cluster. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49939/ @scicambridge.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
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Ewan St. John Smith @psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
🚨 Excited to announce that we are hiring 🚨 If bowel disease, pain, & naked mole-rats are your thing then we have the perfect opportunity for you 😃 This ChatGPT image shows a naked mole-rat with visceral pain, but they actually appear resistant #PainResearch
An AI generated image showing a naked mole-rat with visceral pain...the tail is coming out of the stomach!
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Registration is now open for the 16th ENBDC workshop 24-26 April 2025 Great line-up of speakers 👇 6 selected talks from abstracts ✍️ Limited spaces available. Sign up early to avoid disappointment! enbdc.org/workshop/
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Sara Pensa @drsarapensa.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
We are forming a patient advisory group to help shape our research on BRCA breast cancer prevention! Follow the link/scan the barcode for more info and to express interest. Please share! @wtklab.bsky.social www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/about-us/eng...
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
First post on here! Looking forward to sharing what we learnt over the years from studying the mouse and human breast at the single cell level! @crukcamcentre.bsky.social @sabcs.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org www.sabcsmeetingnews.org/plenary-lect...
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Plenary Lecture to explore breast cell atlas in cancer prevention, treatment - SABCS Meeting News
Walid Khaled, PhD, will deliver the second plenary lecture during the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium® about cell atlases as roadmaps in cancer immunology.
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Mary M. Stangis, MS @mmstangis.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Earlier this year, we published an article in Cancer Discovery discussing six hallmarks of precancer and highlighting the need for a multi-omics approach to research in this area. aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov... Would love to connect with others working in this area!
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The Hallmarks of Precancer
Summary:. Research on precancers, as defined as at-risk tissues and early lesions, is of high significance given the effectiveness of early intervention. We discuss the need for risk stratification to...
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