The Johnston Cancer Research Centre
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Understanding Cancer, Translating Discovery, Treating Patients
Belfast
Joined February 2015
Following on from the recent study on pollution & lung cancer in NI... Dr Wendy Anderson is presenting on the evolution of lung cancer over the last 25 years at the @BTOGORG Screening Update 1. More elderly people 2. More clinical diagnoses 3. More adenos, fewer squams
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Really important study for people living in NI... We might think of our air being clean compared to other places, but pollution still changes the lives of ~150 families per year here @DanRSMiddleton @Rawan_716 @CPH_QUB @QubCancer
@gerryhanna @DrJNaidoo @LungCommunity
https://t.co/wJgPCPZNRW Congrats to PhD Student @Rawan_716 on the publication of her first paper!
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🔆Call out to young people (age 16- 24 years old)🔆 We'd like to get your views on Personal and Public Involvement in NI research including: What you know of #PPI? What can we do to reach out to u more? Tell us what you think (link & barcode below): ➡️ https://t.co/3Jv81ES2lL
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Join us for a JCRC Post-Doc Seminar with Dr Fatemeh Mirzadehazad on "Epigenetic Reprogramming in Drug-Tolerant Persistent Colorectal Cancer Cells". Wed 15 Oct, 1pm, JCRC Basement Seminar Room. All welcome!
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Great to speak about cardiotoxicity with Onc-Pharms this afternoon at @BOPACommittee Cardiotox has never been more important for survivorship (patient QOL) and survival (access to subsequent therapy) across disease sites @NICCBeamTeam @QubCancer
Breakout 3 (meet room 1) #HotTopics Ophthalmic complications -A Goacher / Lloyd Thomas Cardiotoxicity - Gerard Walls Breakout 4 (meet room 2) #Paediatrics & #TYA Introduction - Lamia Samrin-Balch Transition between paeds & TYA - Rochelle Lowe https://t.co/I2ke7DlBly
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Dr David Quigley ST4 just delivered a superb Grand Rounds on SABR for RCC at the @NICCBeamTeam Grand Rounds - a great tour of the radiobio, physics, trials & outcomes plus our local experience led by @Dr_AJC
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We are delighted to welcome our first intake of the Queen's-Aston Dual Award PhD Programme. The four successful #PhD students will be jointly supervised by academic staff at each institution and upon successful completion will be able to graduate with a doctorate from both
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When he was just 64 years old, Dr Katrina Lappin's grandad passed away two-weeks after his diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia. 30 years later, Dr Lappin and her team are investigating how they can develop new treatments that boost the immune system against this deadly
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A huge thanks to @SerenaNikZainal for keeping all of us at the Johnston Centre riveted today while delivering our annual flagship lecture.
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A reminder that @SerenaNikZainal will be joining us for our flagship annual lecture TODAY at 3pm in the MBC South Lecture Theatre. 'Bytes to Bedside: Updates in the Field of Mutational Signatures and Clinical Applications' is open to all!
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🌟 Consultant Radiographer in Breast Cancer Kate Laverty presenting @ NI Macmillan Professionals Conference 2025 “Beyond the Beam: Advancing Care through the Consultant Therapeutic Radiographer” A brilliant showcase of how the role is transforming cancer care &patient experience
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Huge congratulations to Ralph on passing his viva!
Congratulations to Dr.Ralph @Ralphsamarista for successfully passing his PhD Viva, and thanks to external examiner @a_tsakiridis internal examiner @colin_adrain and Chair @RNAnomad
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“Finding out that one of my colleagues at Queen’s was involved in research on my particular rare blood cancer was just amazing. “I was diagnosed with #myelodysplasia (MDS) in 2018. This is a blood/bone marrow cancer where the bone marrow can't generate healthy red or white blood
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10/10 first RadRes conference - grateful to the organisers for the opportunity to chair, present (x2) & catch up with 🇺🇸 colleagues (especially @WashUMedRadOnc @MGHCancerCenter @MayoRadOnc & @UWMadison) as well some closer to home (@UofGlasgow)
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FAO @QUB_SMDBS Undergrad, PG/PhD students! Join us in @WWIEM_QUB on Mon 20 Oct 12-2pm for a 'meet the employer' event take the chance to chat about career options with a range of reps from local pharma, biotech & spin-out companies.
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PPI awareness session is a routine part of PhD induction week at PGJCCR @QubCancer 🎉. A delight to meet this enthusiastic group of students✨! Fabulous personal insights of living with cancer and the role of the patient advocate shared by @aidanmccormick6 #NICRCF Chair🌟.
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🎉Celebrating #WorldCancerResearchDay 24 Sept – photo from recent #NICRCF✨meeting with @QubCancer researchers✨. Super presentations and discussions with focus on strategies to reduce long-term effects of some cancer treatments. Research is better when we come together! 🎉👏
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We're delighted that @SerenaNikZainal will be joining us for our flagship annual lecture on Tue 30 Sept in the @QUBelfast MBC South Lecture Theatre at 3pm! 'Bytes to Bedside: Updates in the Field of Mutational Signatures and Clinical Applications' is open to all!
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🧵(1/2) Would you like to help in the fight against cancer? A researcher from the Johnston Cancer Research Centre wants to talk to men aged 50+ who have a family history of prostate cancer about their attitudes to the risk of #ProstateCancer.
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Simultaneously "deep" & humourous psychoanalysis on offer from the SIT Team at #RadRes2025! Expert hosting by Dr Kathryn Brown, Senior Postdoc in the Butterworth Lab Fascinating insights into how we can work smarter together for young radiation scientists!
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