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Department of Surgery and Cancer @ImperialCollege part of the Faculty of Medicine @ImperialMed. Pioneering world class research and teaching.
Imperial College London
Joined April 2016
Researchers explore new approaches to early cancer detection Researchers from across @ImperialAHSC , including S&C's @profgeorgehanna, @DrAmandaJCross, @Heer_Lab, gathered at a workshop to learn more about how to detect cancer sooner. Find out more⬇️ https://t.co/GPE1bfYhGy
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This morning, Dr Gaby Judah joined Aaron Paul on the @BBCRadioLondon to discuss how everyday behaviours influence our health during seasonal peaks in illness and what steps we can take to stay well. 📻 Listen to the interview now (from 25:58 to 31:10): https://t.co/MU4PS887Cq
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Find out about our new MRes Translational Research in Surgery, Perioperative and Critical Care, where you develop, adapt and trial new models of scientific exploration to accelerate innovations into surgical, perioperative and critical care practice ⬇️ https://t.co/s2hQLq2qTh
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Diagnosing pancreatic cancer at an early stage is challenging. The signs and symptoms are often non-specific and shared with benign diseases S&C's Prof George Hanna spoke to Nature about a breath test designed to detect the malignancy early ⬇️ https://t.co/LBzbv2z85K
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Nature - Surgeon George Hanna is developing a non-invasive test to catch one of the deadliest cancers before it’s too late.
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A drug candidate discovered at Imperial, co-invented by S&C's Professor Charles Coombes, has shown promise for treating breast cancers that have stopped responding to other therapies in a Phase 2 trial ⬇️ https://t.co/ITI90yNtp8
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A drug candidate discovered at Imperial has shown promise for treating breast cancers that have stopped responding to other therapies in a Phase 2 tr...
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Congratulations Dr @RahaWest 👏
Passed Imperial College London PhD Viva with minor corrections! Huge thanks to @Patrice_Forget and Dr Marczin for excellent Viva discussions! Grateful to Prof Daqing Ma, @Dr_Jamie_Murphy, Dr Chen Pac Soo and so many others that made it possible @ImperialSandC @agordonICU
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Looking to deepen your expertise and drive real change in health policy? Apply for our fully online, part-time MSc in Health Policy. 🎓 📅 The current application round closes on 25 January. Interested? Hear from our co-directors to learn more. ⤵️ @ImperialMed @ImperialSandC
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500+ million people worldwide live with #diabetes – but new research offers hope. Imperial-led team has uncovered a surprising ally in the fight against insulin resistance and #T2Diabetes: a microbial metabolite called trimethylamine (TMA0) ⬇️ https://t.co/AcsMBYVgLI
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Imperial-led team uncovers TMA’s role in blunting inflammation and improving metabolic health.
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Check out the Imperial Sports Knee Meeting Podcast🎧 Former pro footballer Darby Amelia Elliott & S&C's Dr Chinmay Gupte tackle the critical issue of why female athletes are up to 8 times more likely to suffer ACL injuries than their male counterparts ⬇️ https://t.co/mKbBIwVbRv
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Congratulations to Tiff Law, pre-doctoral fellow within the MSK lab, department of Surgery and Cancer for her poster "Study evaluating acute dysfunction in posture and balance post critical illness: a feasibility study” which was awarded 'highly commended’ at the Chartered
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S&C's Dr Claire Fletcher and her team welcomed MP @CalvinBailey to @imperialcollege to hear about her team’s work investigating how obesity and the fat surrounding the prostate may drive more aggressive forms of #ProstateCancer ⬇️ https://t.co/dNhhmEmaL7
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Around 1,100 people in the UK are diagnosed with a type B aortic dissection each year. Most are treated with medication and monitored regularly, rather than undergoing surgery straight away. The @NIHRresearch funded @EarnestTrial is now re-examining whether this approach is still
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Recent @DailyMirror article features a young patient’s hip replacement led by Prof. Cobb. The H1 used in the procedure was developed by researchers at the @MSKLab1, reflecting our ongoing work to improve outcomes for people with early-onset joint conditions. Read more:
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Georgina Monti, 30, had to seek medical advice after being left in unbearable pain
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MDR’s Dr Tamas @KorcsmarosLab welcomed @BBCTech Now to the Gut-on-Chip Centre to see how we can grow a living mini-gut in the lab – creating a powerful tool for revealing why diseases and treatments impact patients in different ways. Watch from 14min ⬇️ https://t.co/z2s8EYoaNg
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🎓 Interested in our MSc in Health Policy programme? Join our upcoming Virtual Open Day, where you will hear from course director, the teaching team and programme alumni. 📅 Wed, 19 November 🕓 4 – 5pm GMT 📍 Online 🔗 Find out more and register now:
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Our Virtual Open Day, on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, 16.00-17:00 is a great way to find out more about studying Health Policy Online at Imperial's Faculty of Medicine.
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Congratulations to S&C's Dr Anke Nijhuis for receiving the 2025 @VictoriasSecret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in partnership with @Pelotonia & @AACR. 👏 Her research targets RNA splicing to improve ovarian cancer therapies ⬇️ https://t.co/MhPpfRYmQJ
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Students from @imperialcollege learn power of patient and public voices in surgical research S&C's @imperial_SoM iBSc medical students learn firsthand how patient and public involvement (PPIE) is reshaping the future of surgical research. Find out more⬇️ https://t.co/WV9i4sVq4s
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Imperial medical students learn firsthand how patient and public involvement is reshaping the future of surgical research.
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Our @ImperialSandC @ImperialBRC @harewoodr and colleagues @AJCNutrition paper out: Insulinemic and Inflammatory Dietary Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Dietary Data Harmonization Study of One Million Participants in the COMETS Consortium https://t.co/yukqdX00tW
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