Cancer research lab interested in radiobiology and combining drugs and radiation to develop better less toxic cancer treatments. SIPBS University of Strathclyde
Exciting opportunity at the University of Nottingham for a Research Associate / Fellow in ‘Developing a self-assembling fluidic device as a model of the blood-brain barrier’. Application deadline 15 January. https://t.co/n9DIm9lrJp @rumanrahman01 @UoN_BDI
Thanks to everyone who attended the SIPBS Christmas 🎅 quiz in aid of the CFT. Huge thanks to those who wrote the quiz rounds & all those who donated, we raised a whopping £220🎉 and had a really good laugh as well 👏👏👏
Drafting your Project grant outline?
We spoke to Panel Chair Prof Chris George and Panel statistician Prof Mike Bonsall to get their advice for applicants.
See what they had to say on what makes a good NC3Rs Project grant, and check out the full video: https://t.co/6SCibn3KgS
A lovely treat from our HoD and SIPBS. A socially distanced 99 ice cream with sauce and toppings!! For all our hardworking folks. Enjoy! @SIPBS_Strath@UniStrathclyde@StrathScience
'In a phase 2 pilot study of patients with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma, researchers found an increase in progression free survival when Tumor Treating Fields were combined with pembrolizumab and adjuvant temozolomide.' https://t.co/YIJzrl5oVv
'Researchers at Severance Hospital have confirmed that using an extensive frontal focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) of a patient can increase the efficacy of Alzheimer's disease treatment.'
https://t.co/FgDBWcFaZC Source: Korea Biomedical Review
Great to read about inspirational scientists including Professor Karen Blyth of the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute and Glasgow University in this Editor spotlight on the women behind leading genetics journals. https://t.co/09VJZ4nIB1
Wow - cancer patients who took certain anti-histamine medications because of allergies responded better to immunotherapy. Turns out histamine binds to macrophage receptors, makes macrophages immunosuppressive, thus inducing T cell dysfunction https://t.co/x0dJJqhv3w
Mouth cancer can start in different parts of the mouth, including the lips, gums or soft sides of the mouth. Find out more about mouth and oropharyngeal cancer this #MouthCancerAction month here: https://t.co/RI3BADARZW