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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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Silvia Fre lab @frelab.bsky.social · 9d
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:
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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 · 29d
Geometry first: how positional cues dictate fate in bilayered epithelia thenode.biologists.com/geometry-fir...
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 · Sep 8
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
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · Sep 8
Now online in Cancer Discovery @aacrjournals.bsky.social: An Autochthonous Model of Lung Cancer Identifies Requirements for Cellular Transformation in the Naked Mole-Rat - by Alyssa Shepard, Daniel Lester, @kissillab.bsky.social,
and colleagues doi.org/10.1158/2159... @moffittnews.bsky.social
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · Jun 17
Congratulations too @labrawlins.bsky.social!

Here is a photo of us “not celebrating” from few days ago when we received the email!
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · Jun 17
Thank you @frelab.bsky.social
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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 17
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 · Jun 17
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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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 17
The 2024 ERC Advanced Grants will help 281 researchers set up their own teams and conduct research on the topics of their choice.

We selected 5 examples of projects; based in Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK.

Find out more 👉 buff.ly/Kuo67XK
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · May 6
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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The EMBO Journal @embojournal.org · May 6
CHD8 interacts with BCL11A to induce oncogenic transcription in triple negative breast cancer
@wtklab.bsky.social and collaborators
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Cancer Research UK City of London Centre @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social · Apr 14
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 · Apr 7

Great opportunity in our department 👇👇

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44592/
University Assistant Professor - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
University Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · Mar 28
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.
Workshop | ENBDC
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Emilia Peuhu @epeuhu.bsky.social · Mar 20
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 ⬇️
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · Mar 20
Congrats!
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Irene Miguel-Aliaga @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social · Mar 19
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 · Mar 5
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...
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 · Feb 19
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 · Jan 15
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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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · Feb 13
Deadline extended to 28th Feb!
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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · Jan 15
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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Walid Khaled @wtklab.bsky.social · Jan 15
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 · Dec 23
🚨 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 · Dec 16
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!
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Sara Pensa @drsarapensa.bsky.social · Nov 26
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 · Nov 26
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!
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@cancerresearchuk.org

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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 · Nov 15
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!
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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