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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · 28d

There is no credible evidence that vaccines disrupt tumour suppressors or drive any process that results in cancer, says @viropractor.bsky.social

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · 28d

We are hiring! 🔭🔬

We would like to share a very exciting Job Opportunity at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus for a Research Assistant / Research Associate. (Fixed Term)

For more information or to apply click here:

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

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Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge @hugheshall.bsky.social · Sep 4

September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, so we caught up with @sdt36suzanne.bsky.social, Professor of Childhood Cancer Biology @campathology.bsky.social.

She talks about her research into why children get cancer and how that question has taken her around the world.🔬

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Professor Suzanne Turner

Research Stories: Remarkable people, groundbreaking work, global impact. In this series, our researchers talk about their work and the difference it is making around the world, from tackling climate…

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Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge @hugheshall.bsky.social · 29d

Dr Perla Pucci, paediatric cancer researcher at @campathology.bsky.social, talks about one of the benefits of Cambridge: specialising in niche, cutting edge research in your department while also benefiting from a variety of perspectives and experiences at College.

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Dr Perla Pucci

Research Stories: Remarkable people, groundbreaking work, global impact. In this series, our researchers talk about their work and the difference it is making around the world, from tackling climate…

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Aug 20

A new protein-based tool - courtesy of @atomicvirology.bsky.social - is boosting the fight against Oropouche virus.

Find out more ➡️https://bit.ly/45pjia2

#oropouchevirus #slothfever

Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Jul 30

Are “exosome facials” the future of beauty — or a dangerous trend?

Researcher James Edgar warns on BBC Radio 4's Inside Health that unregulated exosome treatments marketed for anti-ageing and skin rejuvenation may pose serious health risks.

🔗 www.path.cam.ac.uk/news/are-aes...
#exosomes

Woman in white tunic performes facial treatment in another woman lying down.

Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Jul 9

Turns out our “resident” immune cells are more like Airbnb guests than homeowners 🧳🧬

A new preprint by @labliston.bsky.social shows that lymphocytes check in and out of tissues much more frequently than previously thought—the gut and liver are the hotspots. 🧠🛏️🧪

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Jul 9

Mums, a young survivor & researchers met in Cambridge to fight ALCL—a rare cancer.

From grief to action, their bond is reshaping research & care. This is what global solidarity, love & science can do. 💜

➡️ bit.ly/3U20MOo

@sdt36suzanne.bsky.social

#RareCancer #HopeInAction #PatientVoices

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Jul 3

Got a transplant? It turns out that you might be able to tell beforehand if the COVID vaccine will work for you. Scientists used immune profiles + machine learning to figure it out.

An excellent summary ➡️ bsky.app/profile/labl...

Glass vials of Covid vaccine lie lined up diagonally on a blue surface.

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Jul 2

How does HPV turn from a silent infection into cervical cancer?

New research by @konstanze1.bsky.social shows that gene deregulation—especially of E6 & E7—drives cancer risk in the cervix’s transformation zone.

Full study: doi.org/10.3390/v170...
#HPV #CervicalCancer

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · Jul 1

We have a new paper out at npj Vaccines!

The study tackles the problematic question of why #transplant patients responded so poorly to the #COVID #vaccine. While most people had great antibodies from a single dose, only half of patients responded after three!

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Systems vaccinology identifies immunological correlates of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine response in solid organ transplant recipients - npj Vaccines

npj Vaccines - Systems vaccinology identifies immunological correlates of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine response in solid organ transplant recipients

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Jul 1

New from the Koronakis Lab: PAK proteins can still influence cell shape even when switched off. 🧬

Drug-inhibited PAKs altered actin structure via unexpected PIP3 buildup—changing how we think about targeted cancer therapies.

➡️ bit.ly/4nqgqk2

#CellBiology #CancerResearch

Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Jun 26

🔬👨‍👧 Can you be a full-time scientist and a fully present parent? @labliston.bsky.social says yes—and lives it. As an immunologist, author, and equal co-parent, he’s challenging old norms in academia and making space for caregiving in STEM.

Read his story:
www.mothersinscience.com/journeys/adr...

Adrian Liston — Mothers in Science

SciDad journey of Adrian Liston, PhD, Professor of pathology; father of one, and academic father. Adrian’s story offers a look into equal parenting as a guiding principle for navigating both scientifi...

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · May 28

PaCIFiC Facility launch marks a milestone in Cryo-Imaging at Cambridge

➡️ www.path.cam.ac.uk/news/pacific...

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Anton Enright @antonenright.bsky.social · Apr 13

Best of Luck to Matt Morgan rowing for Cambridge in Goldie today at the boat race 2025. Matt is one of our PhD students at the Dept of Pathology. @campathology.bsky.social

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Mar 31

Our expert, Dr James Edgar, warns of serious health risks of using exosome products harvested from human donors in luxury beauty treatments in the UK.

Banned biological products harvested from human cells could carry serious health risks.

@theguardian.com ➡️ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Beauty clinics in UK offering banned treatments derived from human cells

Experts warn of serious health risks of using exosome products that are harvested from human donors

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Graham's Lab @atomicvirology.bsky.social · Mar 29

Excited to be hosting "our grow your own protein crystal" at the Cambridge Festival @campathology.bsky.social

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Mar 29

Our #FamilyDay is well under way! So many fun learning activities come and join us! #camfest2025

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Stephen Graham's Lab @atomicvirology.bsky.social · Mar 26

Great talk by @danandviruses.bsky.social about his PhD work on HSV infection in neurons at the @campathology.bsky.social annual symposium 💯🤓

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Mar 27

Researchers develop AI tool that could speed up coeliac disease diagnosis - a study led by Professor Liz Soilleux finds algorithm is as effective as a pathologist in detecting the disease, and much quicker.

➡️ www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Researchers develop AI tool that could speed up coeliac disease diagnosis

Cambridge study finds algorithm is as effective as a pathologist in detecting disease – and much quicker

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · Mar 18

Big thanks to the team at @campathology.bsky.social @babrahaminst.bsky.social @cbdresearch.bsky.social @i3suporto.bsky.social, plus everyone who contributed to the project! Here is hoping some of these #muteins make it to the clinic! 11/11

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Directed disruption of IL2 aggregation and receptor binding sites produces designer biologics with enhanced specificity and improved production capacity

The pleotropic nature of interleukin-2 (IL2) has allowed it to be used as both a pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory therapeutic agent, through pro…

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Mar 5

A new study published in @nature.com by Dr Jie Yang of @roychoudhurilab.bsky.social has uncovered a novel mechanism by which aspirin inhibits cancer metastasis by strengthening the body’s immune response.

➡️ Read now: www.path.cam.ac.uk/news/groundb...

white round tablets with the letters ASPIRIN printed on them on a blue background

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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · Feb 28

Upcoming seminar:

🎓Dr Bidesh Mahata, @campathology.bsky.social

📢"Primitive steroidogenesis in mast cells: A novel regulatory mechanism for mast cell function"
📅 4-5PM, Thurs 6 Mar
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

@uniofcam.bsky.social

#MedSky #AcademicSky 🧪

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Stephen Graham's Lab @atomicvirology.bsky.social · Mar 2

This work has been a fabulous partnership between @campathology.bsky.social (esp. Monique) and Brazil, especially Eurico @ University of São Paulo. Thanks also to colleagues @ Rosalind Franklin Institute who made the nanobodies and @royalsociety.org for funding this equitable research partnership.

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Pathology at Cambridge @campathology.bsky.social · Feb 20

Saving lives by tackling Malaria 🦟 – described by WHO as ‘perpetuating a vicious cycle of inequity’. What are we doing to reduce the spread and fight infection?

Listen now 🎧 to our Professor Catherine Merrick:
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Saving lives by tackling malaria

Malaria – described by WHO as ‘perpetuating a vicious cycle of inequity’. What are we doing to reduce the spread and fight...

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