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PREDICT-Meso @predict-meso.bsky.social · 23d

PREDICT-Meso International Conference 2026
📢ABSTRACT SUBMISSION NOW OPEN

Abstract categories
CLINICAL STUDIES & PATIENT CARE
TARGETS
MODELS & THERAPIES
RISK & RESPONSE

Submit your abstracts online at www.eventsforce.net/predict_meso... by 30 Nov 2025

#Mesothelioma #MesotheliomaConference

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Institute of Genetics and Cancer @uoe-igc.bsky.social · 16d

Are you interested in becoming a clinical academic leader in a cancer-focused discipline? @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, @cruk-si.bsky.social & Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre are seeking four ambitious people for the TRACC+ Programme August 2026 intake 👉 edin.ac/4nGK5oC

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Sebastian Greenhough @sebgreenhough.bsky.social · 10d

A colleague is organising a charity football match next week to raise money for @su2c.bsky.social. It will feature some high-impact hotshots from @cruk-si.bsky.social and @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social so please take a look and come along if you can! fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/kick-of...

Kick off against cancer

I’m raising money for Stand Up To Cancer to help fund life-saving research. Donate to participate in or simply cheer on the players in a charity football match played at the Garscube sports complex on...

fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org

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Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute @cruk-si.bsky.social · 25d

🔬Join us for our upcoming Cancer Immunology Workshop: 'Lessons from the Microbes Within Us; Developing Next Generation Immunotherapeutics'

📅23-24 October 2025
📍CRUK Scotland Institute, Glasgow

Abstract deadline: 26 September
Register by: 10 October

crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/immuno_works...

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Glasgow City of Science and Innovation @gcosi.bsky.social · 24d

🧬 Glasgow researcher Dr Alexander Raven has been awarded a prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to advance understanding of how liver cancer develops, with the aim of improving detection and treatment

📍 University of Glasgow
👇 Learn more

glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com/glasgow-canc...

Glasgow Cancer Scientist Awarded Prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation

Alexander Raven, an early career researcher from the School of Cancer Sciences, has been awarded one of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) flagship Future Leaders Fellowships.

glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com

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Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute @cruk-si.bsky.social · 26d

📢Are you a talented #ECR looking to start your independent lab in state-of-the-art cancer research facilities?

Join the CRUK Scotland Institute & @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social as a Junior Group Leader!

👉Apply here: www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/grou...

📅Closing date: 10 October 2025

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · Sep 3

Greater speed, increased flexibility, and more: At the Digital Pathology and AI Congress in London, @johnlequesne.bsky.social from @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @cruk-si.bsky.social outlined how self-learning #AI offers a number of advantages for #digitalpathology compared to established AI options.

Self-learning AI: a boost for digital pathology

Self-learning artificial intelligence approaches are offering a number of advantages for digital pathology when compared to established AI options. The benefits, which range from greater speed and cap...

healthcare-in-europe.com

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EMBO Reports @emboreports.org · Sep 9

The first September issue is live.

www.embopress.org/toc/14693178...

The cover features work by Cassie Clarke @cassiejclarke.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social and co-workers showing that UPP1 supports #metastasis by altering #immune and ECM landscapes.

-> www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

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Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute @cruk-si.bsky.social · Sep 9

We are delighted to be offering summer placements in 2026 with #In2research

Learn more about the programme and application process at their information session next week - Monday 15 September

👉Register for the session here: ow.ly/VNg750WP8bf

2025/26 In2research Participant Information Sessions

Are you interested in doing a PhD but aren’t sure how to get there? Then get In2research!

ow.ly

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · Sep 9

We are highlighting Owen Sansom, @dmmjournal.bsky.social Monitoring Editor and co-organiser of the 2024 DMM Journal Meeting, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @osansom.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social

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Josh Moore @josh-moore.bsky.social · Aug 25

Come work with us! We're hiring for roles in spatial data analysis and mathematical modelling @ Oxford, studying drug response and metastasis in colorectal cancer as part of the CRC-STARS programme.

Spatial Data Analysis: lnkd.in/eMWEdQJt

Modelling: lnkd.in/e5KVb-FT

Deadline: 11/09/25

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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NC3Rs @nc3rs.bsky.social · Sep 2

Register now for two upcoming sessions on minimising animal suffering with early interventions and refined humane endpoints.

📅 11 and 16 September, 12.30 – 13.30
🙋🏻‍ For animal technicians, ethics committee members and researchers
📜 Certificates of attendance available
👉 nc3rs.org.uk/welfare-webi...

A staff member performing a welfare check on mice. They are standing in front of a rack of cages and holding one cage in their hand to inspect the mice.

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School of Cancer Sciences @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social · Aug 27

Webinar – Innovating better therapies for children and young people with cancer. We will discuss how my lab is finding new treatments for children and young people with leukaemia and the importance of international collaborations and clinical trials.
www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

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ENABLE conference @enableconference.bsky.social · Aug 5

📢 Standard registration for #ENABLE2025 has been extended until 15 August!

🛑 Abstract submissions are closed, but you can still attend the full conference in Glasgow!

Register now: febs-iubmb-enableconference.org/registration...
#FEBSIUBMB #STEMconference #LifeSciences #PhDLife #AcademicTwitter

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Glasgow City of Science and Innovation @gcosi.bsky.social · Jul 29

🧬 Scientists at the University of Glasgow have uncovered a crucial breakthrough that could help stop breast cancer from spreading – a leading cause of death from the disease.

📍 @uofglasgow.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social
👇 Learn more

glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com/university-o...

University Of Glasgow Breast Cancer Breakthrough Offers Hope For Early Intervention | Glasgow City Of Science & Innovation

Scientists at the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute, based at the University of Glasgow, have made a discovery which could help stop the spread of breast cancer – one of the leading causes of deat...

glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com

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Cassie Clarke @cassiejclarke.bsky.social · Jul 23

Delighted to share that our work “Uridine Phosphorylase-1 supports metastasis by altering immune and extracellular matrix landscapes” was published today in @emboreports.org, describing how neutrophil metabolism influences niche priming to support metastasis (1/14) www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Uridine phosphorylase-1 supports metastasis by altering immune and extracellular matrix landscapes | EMBO reports

imageimageMetastatic primary tumours upregulate Upp1 in neutrophils, which elevates circulating uracil. UPP1-expressing neutrophils accumulate in the lung where they inhibit CD8+ T cells, promote fibr...

www.embopress.org

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Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute @cruk-si.bsky.social · Jul 25

We are recruiting a Senior Scientific Officer to work with @nadianasreddin.bsky.social in the Sansom lab on the project WNT-driven cell competition: a target for novel preventative strategies against colorectal adenoma formation

📅Apply by 15 August 2025

www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/

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School of Cancer Sciences @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social · Jul 25

We very much hope this will lead to even more impactful collaborative partnerships with BioGrad thebiogradgroup.com www.linkedin.com/in/dr-natali...

The BioGrad Group - Educate, Innovate, Regenerate

Established in 2014 under the leadership of Dr. Natalie Kenny. BioGrad has undergone a transformative journey spanning ten years. Within the BioGrad Group, we

thebiogradgroup.com

School of Cancer Sciences @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social · Jul 25

The School of Cancer Sciences was privileged to welcome Dr Natalie Kenny from BioGradGroup,donating 13 genesig q16 portable real-time PCR instruments. Thanks to Prof Daniel Murphy for facilitating the meeting, and Naomi & Laura for their time.

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Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre @crukcamcentre.bsky.social · Jul 16

🎧 New podcast episode! Listen to 'Ask me anything about... the science of cancer-associated cachexia' ➡️️ zurl.co/lDcME

Experts from the Cancer Cachexia Action Network unpack the topic with @crukcampanccan.bsky.social.

@cam.ac.uk @cruk-si.bsky.social @cshlnews.bsky.social

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MRC National Mouse Genetics Network @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social · Jun 27

Join us for Organoids Are Us 2025, a symposium featuring organoids, stem cells, cancer, inflammatory disorders and infectious disease.

📆23 - 26 September 2025

📍Glasgow, Scotland

Early bird registration extended to 18th July. Register below! 👇

Organoids Are Us 2025

Further information about this event including our invited speakers and conference programme are available in the tabs below. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk

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Institute of Genetics and Cancer @uoe-igc.bsky.social · Jun 25

How cancer resists treatment is the focus of a £1.5million @cancerresearchuk.org project led by Robb Hollis at #IGC and @cruk-si.bsky.social to find new ways to tackle aggressive ovarian cancer: edin.ac/3TDBENF
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£1.5m project will focus on aggressive ovarian cancer | Institute of Genetics and Cancer | Institute of Genetics and Cancer

How cancer resists treatment is the focus of a £1.5million Cancer Research UK project to find new ways to tackle aggressive ovarian cancer.

edin.ac

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MRC National Mouse Genetics Network @mrcmousenetwork.bsky.social · Jun 11

Join us for Organoids Are Us 2025, a symposium featuring #organoids, #stemcells, #cancer, inflammatory disorders and infectious disease.

📆23-26 Sep 2025

📍Glasgow, UK

Early bird registration ends 15 June. Register below! 👇

www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/events/organ...

Organoids Are Us 2025

Further information about this event including our invited speakers and conference programme are available in the tabs below. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk

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Michalis Gounis @gounismichalis.bsky.social · Jun 9

1/ Beyond thrilled to see my #PhD work now published in @jcb.org
A short thread (🧵) for #metastasis #metabolism #ExtracellularVesicles (EVs) aficionados

Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · Jun 9

@gounismichalis.bsky.social‬ et al. show that cells that seed early lung #metastasis in #BreastCancer have altered #metabolism. These metabolic alterations lead them to release extracellular vesicles which engender a microenvironment conducive to invasive growth. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

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Cancer Research UK @cancerresearchuk.org · May 29

Brilliant news that the Tobacco & Vapes Bill has just been voted through its legislative consent motion in the @parliament.scot. This is a huge step towards a #SmokefreeUK after a similar @niassembly.gov.uk vote in February and we now hope to see @senedd.wales follow suit.

A group wearing Cancer Research UK t-shirts and holding Smokefree signs celebrating outside the Scottish Parliament

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