Edinburgh Cancer Research
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Edinburgh Cancer Research at the @EdinburghUni gathers cancer scientists and clinicians to deliver outstanding research and improved patient care.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined February 2011
A study by Alex Loftus and @MargaretFrame11 looking at the highly adaptable cancer stem cells in Glioblastoma (GBM) has highlighted the role played by the protein ‘integrin-linked kinase’ (ILK) in the development of the disease: https://t.co/gTq5uezByf
@EdinCRC
cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) therapy is complicated by the plasticity inherent to GBM-driving cells. Loftus et al. show that the adhesion protein integrin-linked kinase (ILK) controls this plasticity through a...
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For #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth we talk to Dr Olga Oikonomidou, one of the UK’s leading breast cancer academic oncologists at @EdinCRC, about why she chose her career path and what her role involves: https://t.co/kQqscxGSpu
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Melanocyte lineage dynamics in development, growth and disease In this Review, @Alex_Brombin and Elizabeth Patton @EdinUni_IGC @MRC_HGU @EdinCRC summarise the latest findings in melanocyte development, and how these mechanisms are co-opted in melanoma: https://t.co/09jpHib7Gp
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On 24 June "Biomarkers in Industry, Health and Disease" symposium organised by the Edinburgh Association of Mass Spectrometrists will take place in IGC in Edinburgh (see the picture for details). It is free to attend but booking required. Booking link: https://t.co/YBolMYJ3dy
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Congratulations to @EC_Southworth - one of the winners of the 2024 Molecular Oncology Writing Competition 🎉🍾👏! Emily is a PhD student at the @EdinCRC @EdinUni_IGC investigating gynae cancer genetics. Read her award winning text on @MolOncology site👇: https://t.co/VOo1weMWrB
febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Molecular Oncology is an open access FEBS journal covering basic, translational, and clinical cancer research, as well as cancer diagnosis, prevention and care.
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Phase III breast cancer trial of exemestane vs anastrazole (with contributions from @EdinCRC researchers) showed that statistically standardised ER and PR results provide more accurate prognostic information. Publication in JCO, also presented at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting:
‼️ #ASCO24 simultaneous publication by Chapman et al: Adjunctive statistical standardization of adjuvant ER and PgR in CCTG MA.27 postmenopausal #breastcancer trial of exemestane versus anastrozole: https://t.co/KtNvCklctj
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Don’t miss our @livecmc lead Daniel Palmer & @EdinCRC’s Stefan Symeonides’ poster on #ATTAINMENT: the first-in-human trial of MDX-124 alone & in combination with anti-cancer treatments for advanced solid tumours. @LivUni | @EdinburghUni | @ECMC_UK | #ASCO24
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✍️For World Cancer Day, we held a writing competition on the impact of the exposome on cancer risk 📣...and the winners are: 🥇Hayley Brownless, Uni of Edinburgh 🥈@EC_Southworth @EdinCRC @EdinUni_IGC 🥉Jose Jaime Diaz Larrosa @DKFZ
#AcWri #SciComm
#SciCom #CancerResearch
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Warm welcome to Prof Vincenzo D’Angiolella and his “Ubiquitin signaling in brain cancer” lab @VdangioE3lab. Vincenzo joins @EdinCRC @EdinUni_IGC @EdinburghUni as Charles and Ethel Barr Chair of Cancer Research. Read more on our website 👇: https://t.co/yGuqXdxQnf
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“RFWD3 modulates response to platinum chemotherapy and promotes cancer associated phenotypes in high grade serous ovarian cancer” – paper in @FrontOncology by @EdinCRC @EdinUni_IGC researchers provides some insights into RFWD3 impact in HGSOC👇: https://t.co/jbI03yVRoB
frontiersin.org
Background: DNA damage repair is frequently dysregulated in high grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), which can lead to changes in chemosensitivity and other...
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Central neural mechanisms of cancer cachexia – review by @EdinCRC investigators and colleagues published in Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. Very interesting read for all cancer cachexia researchers 👇: https://t.co/tUjAyJVAfD
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We are looking for a research leader to shape the next phase of our Institute’s development and success in research, teaching and impact https://t.co/EYSr3AMBRV
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Recent @EdinCRC @EdinUni_IGC ovarian cancer research by Robb Hollis @HobbRollis and colleagues published in @gynoncjnls has been featured by @Cure_Ovarian_Ca charity ❤️👇: https://t.co/vzCyqb1C0H
lgsoc.org
Researchers at the Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre within the University of Edinburgh recently published a paper in Gynaecologic Oncology outlining the
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Very pleased to share our preprint. We show how noise stress induces a profound metabolic shift in the heart of noise-stressed mice which can be rescued by blunting ROS. https://t.co/mErWbYMtvw Great collaboration with @tmuenzel @uni_mainz_eng
@EdinUni_IGC @GioIsNow and more
biorxiv.org
Environmental stressors present in the modern world can fundamentally affect humans’ physiology and health. Exposure to stressors like air pollution, heat, and traffic noise has been linked to a...
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award for University of Edinburgh and Nuvectis – we have now received a photograph of the winning team🙂 (courtesy of @CR_Horizons). Read the full story on our website: https://t.co/oanGAlsOXB
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If you are thinking about applying for @MSCActions Postdoctoral Fellowship and are looking for great place to host your project consider contacting @EdinCRC investigators! Some of them could support your application.
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Congratulations to Prof Neil Carragher who has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Prof Carragher leads laboratory at @EdinCRC @EdinUni_IGC specializing in drug discovery and cell based screening technologies. https://t.co/ach3TL2IMI
rse.org.uk
I graduated from the University of Aberdeen in the subject of “Cell and Immunobiology” and then took up a position within industry at the Yamanouchi Research Institute, Oxford, where I also gained my...
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Visit our website to read about Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award for University of Edinburgh (@EdinCRC @EdinUni_IGC researchers !) and Nuvectis 👇:
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