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Cancer Researcher Leading @HelgasonLab @UofGCancerSci @UofGlasgow. Family. Food. Outdoors. Sports. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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@ESHaematology
ESH (Haematology)
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๐Ÿ“ฃ#ESHCML2026 REMINDER: REGISTRATION & CALL FOR ABSTRACT ARE OPEN โžก https://t.co/22QkVPKVsa ESH-#iCMLf 28th Annual John Goldman Conference on #CMLsm: Biology & Therapy October 2-4, 2026/Gothenburg, Sweden Chairs: @GCC_Cortes @timhughesCML Daniela. S. Krause #ESHCONFERENCES @icmlf
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@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
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Many congratulations to @KaterinaHimonas for successfully defending her Thesis entitled "Investigating and Targeting Metabolic Dependencies in Leukaemia" Many thanks to @Nickjonesimmuno @SwanseaUni, @CassieJClarke @CRUK_SI, @DrHeatherGJ @UofGCancerSci for examining/convening!
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@Kevin__Rattigan
Kevin Rattigan
2 years
Thanks @LeukUK for this award. I'm very appreciative for the support for and recognition of my project
@LeukUK
Leukaemia UK
2 years
Huge congratulations to Dr Kevin Rattigan from @UofGlasgow - this yearโ€™s Olive Boles Innovation Award winner! ๐Ÿ‘ Dr Rattiganโ€™s pioneering research sets out to test a potential new treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). ๐Ÿ”— Find out more: https://t.co/nsdhcxobNH
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@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
2 years
Thanks for the invitation and the stimulating discussion!! #CHO2023
@CHO_HEMATO
Club CHO
2 years
We started session 3 at #CHO2023 chaired by Amelie Guitard @BRIC_Bordeaux and Sylvain lefort @crcl . We are please to welcome the first Keynote of these session - Vignir Helgason from @UofGCancerSci @HelgasonLab #LeukaemiaResearch #Metabolism
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@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
2 years
It was great to participate in #CHO2023. Great science - fantastic location ๐ŸŒ…๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท - thanks Amelie and the rest of the organisation team for the invitation! @POG_LRC-reunion!
@CHO_HEMATO
Club CHO
2 years
We are all #CHO2023
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@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
2 years
#hiring We are still looking for a post-doc on a very exciting 3-year project on serine #metabolism in #leukaemia The new deadline is 30th October!!! https://t.co/82AeEBwWTq Please share!
@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
2 years
#hiring 3-Year Post-doc position available in our lab. Great project on serine #metabolism & #leukaemia funded by @bloodcancer_uk Background reading: https://t.co/M2QFRGhEaf Please RT! Apply: https://t.co/wCVCwfb9kq @UofGlasgow @UofGMVLS @UofGCancerSci @CRUK_BI @POG_LRC
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@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
2 years
Reminder - we are still looking for a post-doc. Great project on metabolism, autophagy in leukaemia. Please get in touch if you are interested.
@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
2 years
#hiring 3-Year Post-doc position available in our lab. Great project on serine #metabolism & #leukaemia funded by @bloodcancer_uk Background reading: https://t.co/M2QFRGhEaf Please RT! Apply: https://t.co/wCVCwfb9kq @UofGlasgow @UofGMVLS @UofGCancerSci @CRUK_BI @POG_LRC
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@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
2 years
๐Ÿ“ข #hiring Post-doc position available in our lab and now you can find our advert on @jobRxiv ๐Ÿ‘‡ Please share with anyone interested in metabolism, autophagy and leukaemia research! https://t.co/pMoaAoOCXy
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@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
3 years
Please read @liamjsmithy personal story ๐Ÿ‘‡ and help him raise money for @CR_UK Good luck with your ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ and the fundraiser ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
@liamjsmithy
Liam
3 years
hello can you plz assist ๐Ÿ’› Please retweet n donate if able and help me get to 7k for #CancerResearch ๐Ÿ’œ I was diagnosed with #Leukaemia Apr 22 and recently completed a 10k @CR_UK shine walk #bloodcancer #charity โค๏ธ https://t.co/5ytmCuoDxG
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@UofGMVLS
UofG MVLS
3 years
๐Ÿ†• A drug being developed to combat metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and Alzheimerโ€™s disease may offer new treatment hope for people with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), a form of blood cancer, in a new study led by @UofGlasgow. More ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://t.co/FYwksdI7YK
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@bloodcancer_uk
Blood Cancer UK
3 years
๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Research news! A new @UofGlasgow and @VignirHelgason study, funded by us, shows that targeting glucose could help treat chronic myeloid leukaemia, a form of blood cancer. More in @heraldscotland: https://t.co/lhxzMx21up #research #bloodcancer
heraldscotland.com
A drug being developed to combat metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and Alzheimerโ€™s disease may offer new treatment hope for people withโ€ฆ
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@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
3 years
๐Ÿ“ขVery pleased to share our publication in @NatureComms Thanks to @Kevin__Rattigan for driving this forward, particularly after the passing of Zuzana @CancerWithStyle who contributed equally https://t.co/VEyzct7EFc Funders @bloodcancer_uk @CR_UK @CRUKScotland @howatfoundation
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@danielstorey85
Daniel Storey
3 years
No spoilers, but this is the cleverest football advert I've ever seen.
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@ESHaematology
ESH (Haematology)
3 years
๐Ÿ“ฃ #ESHCML2023 HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET? Proceed now & join us on October 6-8, 2023 in Mandelieu-La Napoule ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท CLICK HERE โžก https://t.co/8ZQZiAjUG3 25th John Goldman Conference on #CML Chairs: @GCC_Cortes, @timhughesCML, D.S. Krause #ESHCONFERENCES @icmlf @BritSocHaem @dgho_eV
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@drclairesworld
Dr Claire Lucas
3 years
Are you interested in doing a PhD in leukaemia research? If so, then contact me to discuss a fully funded PhD studentship #CML #AML #biomarkers #CIP2A #Leukaemia https://t.co/2Hapc6FiXq
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@ESHaematology
ESH (Haematology)
3 years
BREAKING NEWS! #ESHCML2023: LEUKAEMIA UK INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS are available! APPLY NOWโžก https://t.co/Wbv4hl7quB 25th Annual John Goldman Conference on #CML October 6-8, 2023 in Mandelieu-La Napoule ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท More infoโžก https://t.co/UcSN16BQ2u #ESHSCHOLARSHIPFUND #ESHCONFERENCES
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@CRUK_SI
CRUK Scotland Inst
3 years
10 new #PhD studentships are now open for applications. #FindAPhD #PhDposition Find out more: https://t.co/yJkW5lWCHO
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@HelgasonLab
Helgason Lab
3 years
Job alert ๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ“ข We have two RA/Post-doc positions available: 1: Autophagy Vacancy Ref: 100848 Closing date: 17th November 2022 2: Mitochondrial Metabolism Vacancy Ref: 101728 Closing date: 28th November 2022 lease RT #Autophagy #LeukaemiaResearch #hiring #JobSeekers #job
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