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Top news & developments from across Oxford's cancer research community. Working between @UniofOxford and @OUHospitals.
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Building a starter pack of Oxford based cancer researchers on Bluesky to help those who have recently joined to set up their networks.

Get in touch if you want to be added or to let us know as more researchers sign up to the platform.

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You might be interested to know about an upcoming EACR-sponsored meeting organised by the BACR, an affiliated National Society of the EACR.

BACR Annual Meeting 2025
📅 24 October
🌍 Leuven, Belgium

www.bacr.be/annual-meeti...
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helloeacr.bsky.social
Why are cancers rising in under-50s? This is a critical and underexplored frontier in cancer biology, with major implications for risk prediction, prevention, and treatment.

The registration deadline for our upcoming virtual conference is 13 October ⏳

Secure your spot: eacr.org/conference/m...
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This #InternationalPodcastDay, make sure to tune into The Cancer Researcher 🎧

Join us for insightful conversations with renowned experts as we delve into the exciting world of working in a cancer research career: magazine.eacr.org/podcast/
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🎉Good news! The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended!

You now have until Friday 3 October to submit your abstract for the @cruk-si.bsky.social Workshop: 'Lessons from the Microbes Within Us; Developing Next Generation Immunotherapeutics'
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prostateukprofs.bsky.social
🤝Our mentoring scheme brings #ProstateCancer researchers from different institutions together.

🚀To help navigate challenges & build successful careers - delivering maximum impact for men.

💪Together, we're building a stronger, more connected, research community.
prostatecanceruk.org/research/for...
It's an excellent scheme for establishing connections in your research areas, and it creates opportunities for potential future collaborations.  James Thetford, Mentee.  University of Surrey. I am enthusiastic about providing help to ensure researchers succeed and thrive.  Professor Jason Carroll, Mentor.  University of Cambridge.
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Submit your late-breaking abstract by September 30 for the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (December 9-12). Learn more:
buff.ly/oIS53kD
#SABCS25
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Exciting🌟From Ideas to Innovation🌟Updates!

👩‍🔬Sessions chaired by Prostate Cancer UK Career Acceleration Fellows.
🎤30 brilliant researchers sharing Research Snapshots.
🚀All #ProstateCancer researchers welcome.
🗓️Check the webpage for agenda & registration.
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prostatecanceruk.org/research/for...
I'm looking forward to meeting like-minded researchers and hearing about all the exciting advances in prostate cancer research.  Dr Sarah Gosling, Prostate Cancer UK Fellow.
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What an achievement! Delighted to have Dr Orlando join our team 👩‍🔬🧪

@oxfordcancer.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
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Excited to announce that this week I have officially started my lab at @oncology.ox.ac.uk. Grateful for all the support I received by colleagues and mentors Adam Mead, Irene Roberts, @bethpsaila.bsky.social, @houlstonlab-icr.bsky.social and many others without whom this would have not been possible.
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💡New insights into how FLASH RT kills cancer cells while minimising damage to healthy tissues.

New data from @moonejung.bsky.social's lab has demonstrated that FLASH RT induces iron-dependent cell death in tumour cells but not in healthy cells, which may contribute to its tissue sparing effect⬇️
Iron Levels Found to Play a Key Role in FLASH Radiotherapy’s Tissue-Sparing Effect
Researchers in the Department of Oncology have uncovered new insights into how FLASH radiation therapy kills cancer cells while minimising damage to healthy tissues. Published in Cell Death & Disease,...
www.oncology.ox.ac.uk
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How can patients help shape the future of cancer research? 💜

We're answering this question in our brand new virtual conference this October in collaboration with @OECI!

Learn more and register by 29 September: eacr.org/conference/p...
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ndm.ox.ac.uk
Today marks the start of #PostdocAppreciationWeek, so we're kicking it off by sharing our first of three videos celebrating postdocs here at NDM 📽️🥼

Watch @whitefishlab.bsky.social and two postdocs in his research group at @ludwigcancer.bsky.social Oxford in the video below 👀👇

#NPAW2025
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An agreement has been reached for the acquisition of OrganOx, a pioneering University of Oxford spinout transforming kidney and liver transplantation, by Terumo Corporation, a global medical technology company headquartered in Tokyo.

Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...
NDS logo, picture of OrganOx metra Cover, text that reads: Oxford University spinout OrganOx to be acquired by Terumo for a record $1.5bn, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
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Oxford! Just over two weeks until our FREE public event! 🚨
Want to understand how the immune system works? Prof Ben Willcox is your man! And he's one of our star panellists!

📅26th September 2025; 5:30pm

👉 tinyurl.com/4pfnr8bd

@oxhospitalscharity.bsky.social
@oxfordcancer.bsky.social
oxfordcancer.bsky.social
Let's Talk About... is a collaborative @cancerresearchuk.org research webinar series aiming to shine a spotlight on EDI topics in cancer research.

The next webinar will explore the challenges of being a cancer researcher affected by cancer.

Register ⬇️

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-...
Let’s Talk About… Being a cancer researcher affected by cancer
Seminar exploring the challenges of experiencing cancer in a personal capacity and of loved ones while working in cancer research
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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britsocimm.bsky.social
🔔 Late breaking abstracts are now open for #BSI25!

Missed the main deadline? Here’s your chance to showcase your research, share insights with the immunology community, and spark new collaborations through a poster presentation.

Submit by 22 Oct: https://bit.ly/467fObc
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theaacr.bsky.social
Submit an abstract by September 25 for the AACR Special Conference on The Rise in Early Onset Cancers (December 10-13; Montreal), chaired by Andrea Cercek, Elizabeth M. Jaffee, and Timothy R. Rebbeck. Learn more:
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#AACRearlyonset25
oxfordcancer.bsky.social
Join our healthy volunteer blood donation campaign!

We're inviting healthy volunteers to provide a small blood sample to the INTEGRATOR Research Tissue Bank.

By taking part, you'll directly contribute to advancing cancer research in Oxford!

Find out more ⬇️

www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/news/join-ou...
Join our Healthy Volunteer Blood Donation Campaign!
Oxford Cancer is inviting volunteers from the University to provide a small blood sample to the INTEGRATOR Research Tissue Bank.
www.cancer.ox.ac.uk
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🔥 Just one week to go! Don’t miss the UK Inflammation 2025 meeting in Manchester, where you'll hear the latest on innate immunity & inflammation.

📅 11–12 Sept
📍 Holiday Inn, Manchester City Centre

Click here to secure your spot, before spaces run out: bit.ly/43q9x9r
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A fantastic keynote lecture from @bethpsaila.bsky.social, Professor of Haematology @imm.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk, for our final talk of the day. 💬
Professor Beth Psaila delivers a talk to attendees at the Annual Science Seminar. A presentation screen reads, ‘Quelling the flames - the inflammatory niche in myelofibrosis’.
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A reminder that applications to our OCION funding scheme - which aims to pump-prime innovative Oxford-based immuno-oncology research and build capacity in cancer immunology - will close at midday next Friday, 12th Sept!

Find out more on our website 👇
OCION Funding Scheme
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