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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · 14h

Steadily improving my time. Run four complete as of yesterday morning! 10x 5k in October for Cancer Research UK fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/colins-...

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Steadily improving my time. Run four complete!

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · 3d

As of this lunch time, 3/10 5k runs in October are now complete and £200 raised for Cancer Research UK. Thanks for all of the donations, please sponsor my efforts! @livunicancer.bsky.social

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · 9d

1st run complete, please donate to the cause.

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I am running this in memory of my aunty Mandy who passed away this year because of neuroendocrine cancer. Many happy memories to help me back to fitness! Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m ...

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · 13d

Kind of looks like a work of art now!

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · 21d

That was quick. I have reached the £50 mark - sufficient to buy enough glass slides for a scientist to examine 1,470 tumour samples through a microscope. A little goes a long way!!
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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · 23d

...in the grant application!

Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · 23d

I’m going to be taking on the 10 Days of 5k Challenge this October to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-saving research by donating to my page.

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Colin's Giving Page

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. I’m going to be taking on the 10 Days of 5k Challenge this October to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Please show your support and help fund life-savi...

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Wendy Bickmore @wbickmor.bsky.social · 28d

Honoured to be in Birmingham to mark Bryan Turner’s retirement- a gentleman and giant of epigenetics.

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · 24d

Congrats Wesley!

Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · 26d

Debatably, the first red brick university. Thanks to the organisers for a great conference!

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · Jul 7

Landmark! Last week we had the inaugural new group leaders and lab members day out @ New Brighton's Championship Adventure Golf Course 😎. New annual tradition? I will try not to win every year 🫣😅

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · Jul 3

RIP Diogo Jota and André Silva. Very sad. YWNWA ♥️

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · Jul 3

Landmark! Well done 🎉🙌🍺🙂

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congrats Mathieu! All the best

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Anne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · Jun 5

if you’re tired of Word/excel/PPT asking to save files to OneDrive and would rather default to your local computer, it’s in Preferences > Save - uncheck the top box
(whose wording sounds nothing like having this functionality)

screenshot showing TUrn on AutoSave by default unchecked

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · Jun 3

Interested in the interplay between histone supply, epigenetics and cancer biology? This research intensive Masters (MRes) course at the University of Liverpool could be for you! Apply by 29th August 2025. www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/biol...

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · May 21

"Why do they call it a standard 'curve'?"

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · May 21

If anyone would like to apply for an Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship to join my laboratory, please send me an email with your CV and cover letter detailing you experience and type of project you would have in mind. Please get in contact by the 6th June. Thanks!

Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · May 8

Congrats to Daisy and Jenny on completing their final year projects in my lab - it was a pleasure to have worked with you and good luck for the future! 🙌🍀

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · Apr 10

Fantastic work! Congrats to all the authors

Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine (MCCM) @livunicancer.bsky.social · Apr 7

MCCM's Judy Coulson and team have recently published
work identifying that targeting a protein, OTUD6B, may prevent aggressive triple-negative breast cancer cells from growing and dividing. The discovery could lead to more effective, targeted treatments for this challenging form of breast cancer.

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · Apr 8

Just back from Sopot, Gdansk - the Polish Riviera. Fantastic conference and location. ⛱️ Thanks to all the organisers and sponsors for the invite. 50 years of J domain protein research highlighted with a keynote from Betty Craig, amazing! 🤩 @stresscell.bsky.social

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Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · Apr 1

Needle in a haystack plot

Colin M. Hammond @needfuzz.bsky.social · Mar 28

R script needs a bit of optimisation 😂

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British Society for Cell Biology @bscb-official.bsky.social · Mar 24

Congratulations to our 2025 Raff PhD medal winner @impeiyee.bsky.social from @liverpooluni.bsky.social

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