Thanks to the @LMCB_UCL for having me back! It was great to take a walk down memory lane and talk about the work we do at AstraZeneca towards new target discovery. You don��t always realise how much where you started influences where you now are!
#Onthisday 30 years ago, the Sanger Institute opened its doors and started up its sequencing machines to begin working on the Human Genome Project. ⌛️
For #Sangers30th, take a look back at what we have achieved since then ⤵️
https://t.co/rkRDAuAUv0
📢Scientists have identified 11 new genes linked to aggressive #ProstateCancer which could allow doctors to better personalise #Cancer treatments.
Learn more about these promising findings from the largest study of its kind👇
https://t.co/vV9b9OoFXH
Attending the @GenomicsEngland Research Summit? Our team member Andy has a cool interactive poster (Poster 2) on mutational signatures across multiple cancers. Spin the dials and put stickers to generate your own signature! Come say hi! #GERS2023
..where all the proceeds will go to the UK Cholangiocarcinoma charity @CharityAMMF. Your donations can help improve much needed awareness, early detection and targeted therapies against this awful disease. Thank you in advance ❤️ (2/2)
I normally don't tweet about my private life, but I must make an exception. With immense sadness I have to say that my incredible wife passed away last week after a valiant fight against bile duct cancer. In her memory we have started a GofundMe page https://t.co/BW3HDH263L (1/2)
One more day to apply for the Electron Microscopy Facility Manager position @ICR_London. State-of-the-art #CryoEM tools, exciting plans for future in situ structural biology, and nice people to work with. https://t.co/RlWVB3raSc
If you're a computational biologist & the questions outlined in this review are of interest, then please get in touch! Currently hiring postdocs: https://t.co/yJscYQkmwL
It’s not impartial to suspend a sports presenter over a tweet attacked by Ministers without acting on this excoriating report by a cross-party, Tory led Committee which said the BBC Chair had through his conduct damaged BBC’s reputation for independence. https://t.co/3fvqVNI9k0
This week, some of our #WomenInScience shared their love for #STEM with young girls at @NorburyHigh for International Women's Day to inspire a new generation of #Cancer researchers 👩🔬
Find out more about our public engagement work: https://t.co/QarcsnpVTB
Does immune selection influences tumor antigenicity and impact response to checkpoint inhibitors? Yes! Our latest publication sheds new light on the complex relationship between cancer and the immune system. #immunotherapy#Cancer@ICR_London@CEC_ICR https://t.co/IZIDrMI1Dl
This week the #CancerGrandChallenges announced these 9 new Challenges. If you have a good idea on how to address one of those, prepare a team and apply for $25m funding to solve it.
https://t.co/6g3la2Fz25
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Are you finishing your PhD and looking for an exciting new project? I will have a postdoc position open in my group. We are looking for a structural biologist but there are lots of opportunities for you to learn new methods too! Drop me an email if you want to hear more.
It was great to have Erin Cutts (@cutts_dr) from @MRC_LMS visit @ICR_London for a seminar this week: exciting insights into the mechanisms of chromosome condensation and inspiring conversations.