Prof Val Speirs
@ProfValS
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Cancer biologist specialising in breast cancer. Professor of Molecular Oncology, University of Aberdeen. Own views.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Joined June 2018
Congratulations to @bonnieception for passing #PhD viva today @AbdnLifeScience 🥳 Terrific work on #malebreastcancer. Thanks to examiners @jennagregory488 &Nick Orr @QUBelfast. And not forgetting @RashaFAbuEid & @jnkath for input. 🙌 🥂 👩🎓
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🔬How does male #breastcancer in humans compare to other species like 🐒🐶🐱? The article by @ProfValS team from @aberdeenuni delves into the fascinating world of One Health, bridging human and veterinary medicine to uncover parallels in tumor biology. https://t.co/2ARVd4ByMj
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Great to be part of this event. Thanks to @drsorchahume for the invite.
Interdisciplinary team of @RashaFAbuEid @ProfValS @DrDaveMoo from @AbdnLifeScience @UoAGeosciences showcasing work on #oralcancer at @CRUKScotland event at Scottish Parliament last night. Well done team Abdn!
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Please help our team with this #breastcancer survey
Help our European team identify the most important research questions about breast cancer by completing the survey below. @BBCNews @AbdnCHDS @NHSGrampian @NHSResearchScot
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Very proud of @bonnieception from @ProfValS's group who just published her paper in @Nature_NPJ npj Breast Cancer 🤩. In her summer internship in my lab in 2023, she learned all about Deep Learning and performed this excellent study https://t.co/KGpDg4ThLi 🇪🇺 (1/2)
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Fantastic outcome for talented PhD student @bonnieception and fab collaborators @jnkath & @RashaFAbuEid Thanks to @SULSAtweets for funding the exchange visit which made this work possible!
My short research visit at @tudresden_de with the brilliant @jnkath and his team, turned into a paper at @Nature_NPJ Breast Cancer! All possible thanks to my wonderful supervisory team @ProfValS and @RashaFAbuEid, and the generous support from @AberdeenUniDT @SULSAtweets! 🌟
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Our latest paper: further evidence for sex-based disparity in breast cancer now in @Nature_NPJ Great work by @AbdnLifeScience #PhD student @bonnieception with @jnkath lab and @RashaFAbuEid Read it here: https://t.co/bvSYsiagXn
#breastcancer
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Please repost these opportunities. Thank you. 🙏
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Congratulations! Great place to live, work & study #leeds
Born in Leeds in September 18 years ago and now heading back to University of Leeds to study law Well done Zaino
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Inspiring read for all early career researchers about how perseverance paid off to develop tamoxifen the first targeted therapy for breast cancer. Foundations laid at my old stomping ground @UniversityLeeds #breastcancer #phdchat #phdlife #postdoc #research
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Looking forward to this @YMasannat
Excited to welcome delegates to @aberdeenuni today for The Breast Course organised by @YMasannat . Great couple of days ahead covering #breastcancer topics.
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Congratulations to our 2023 University Challenge team who made it through to the second round of the competition, beating the University of Birmingham! Well done to you all and we’re looking forward to seeing you on our screens again later this year!
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Celebrating PhD success today for Dr Katie Hanna @AbdnLifeScience cosupervised by @RashaAbuEid & @DrDaveMoo Thanks to Prof Val Brunton @EdinCRC for examining & @uoadevtrust & @FriendsofANCHOR for funding. 🥂
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Well this is an unusual email subject line to wake up to this morning. Predatory journals stooping to new lows in would seem 😂
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Delighted to see @BreastCancer_UK funded #PhD student Katharina & Dr @EmmaKrzoska who worked on @FriendsofANCHOR summer projects graduating from @aberdeenuni today with Masters & MBChB respectively. Many congratulations 🥳🎓🧬🩺
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It’s graduation day for all our undergraduate, masters & research students not forgetting our medics & dentists @AbdnLifeScience @aberdeenuni . Congratulations to you all 🥳 👏 🎓
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Ages since I’ve been in Leeds but great to be back in this fab city once more. #Leeds #Yorkshire
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Congratulations to @aberdeenuni @AbdnLifeScience #PhD student Katie for winning Poster Blitz prize @TheBACR Early Career Award. Co-supervised by @RashaFAbuEid & @DrDaveMoo 👏 🎉
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Final wrap up of excellent conference by @BreastCancer_UK Lots to think about and try to implement #BCPC2023
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Day 2 of @BreastCancer_UK breast cancer prevention conference about to kick off. Focus today on how lifestyle influences #breastcancer #BCPC2023
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