Dr Sophie Acton

Professor of Immunology /Cancer Research UK Senior Fellow @MRC_LMCB @UCL | Lymphoid tissue biology #immunity #cancer | #SciArt | @CRUKresearch

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

I’ve joined the migration… come and find us there!

https://t.co/oHxoiUvUYd

[Lecuit Lab @BIUPasteur]

We are hiring!
Interested in infection biology, immunology, microbiology?
Funded postdoctoral position in our lab at Institut Pasteur https://t.co/o9YjMzBbC6
https://t.co/Y9FAQzXxFj
@institutpasteur
@Inserm
Contact us at [email protected]

[CalvoLab @calvo_lab]

Such a pleasure to give a talk at the International Symposium Kanazawa University @nanolsi invited by my great friend @EishuHirata. Thanks for the invitation, it has been an honor. Great interactions and amazing hospitality. A trip to remember both scientifically and personally

[CalvoLab @calvo_lab]

Also great to catch up with colleague @ActonLab and remember all days from @eriksahailab.

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

Very pleased to have joined the team @discovimmunol as a senior editor

@britsocimm journal publishing broad scope immunology research and review articles

Please follow the journal ⬇️
And consider us for you next submission!

[Discovery Immunology Journal @discovimmunol]

We're thrilled to announce that we’re now indexed in #PubMed Central🤩

A crucial step in our vision to becoming an invaluable resource for the global #immunology community!

We couldn’t have done it without you – thank you to all our authors, reviewers, readers & advocates 💙

[Johanna Ivaska @johannaivaska]

What happens when unexpected happens!? 1) @johannalilja_ @IvaskaLab #JasminKaivola identified SHANK3 as a KRAS inhibitor 2) predicted SHANK3 depletion boosts KRASmut tumors 3) observed SHANK3 depletion kills KRAS-cells by ERK hyperactivation, apoptosis https://t.co/NqlpH64URy

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

@LabRowe Congratulations!!!

[eriksahailab @eriksahailab]

Really looking forward to this meeting organised by stellar @TheCrick post-docs. Places are still available for posters and short talks, so do come along to hear and discuss the latest findings in cancer research.

[Pallett Lab UCL @pallett_lab]

We are honoured & absolutely delighted to be awarded the #RogerWilliamsLegacyGrant2024
This will allow us to really get back into #immumometabolism, with some cutting edge techniques and hopefully some fabulous new collaborators👏😀🥂

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

@MillwardLindsey @CRUKresearch @ERC_Research @wellcometrust @LMCB_UCL @UCLLifeSciences @hlhorsnell2 @lotte_dewinde @S_Makris @eriksahailab @yuktihari @ReiseSousaLab @TurleyLabGNE @christabenji Thanks Lindsey!

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

Promotion success!
"Professor Acton" - October 2024
Thank you @CRUKresearch, @ERC_Research, @wellcometrust for funding
Thank you @LMCB_UCL, @UCLLifeSciences for mentorship and support since 2016.

But above all, thank you to the amazing students and postdocs past and present

[CalvoLab @calvo_lab]

📢JOB ALERT!! Our team is looking for a motivated postdoctoral researcher to lead a project exploring the role of cancer-associated fibroblast (#CAF) heterogeneity in treatment responses in breast cancer, as part of a @ContraCancerEs project. Please share! More details👇

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

@_alex_carver @TaiYuanYu1 Congratulations Alex!

[Henry De Belly @Henry_de_belly]

Happy to share the review Orion & I wrote for Current Opinion in Cell Biology ! @OWeinerLab

https://t.co/pvkcpfTVpr

[Pablo J. Sáez / now posts in a better place (BSky) @pj_saez]

So, it turns out that we now can do Western blot from single cells. Cool !
At least it worked for them in #cancer cells.
Full story @NatureComms https://t.co/t1DcSBbSEX

[Medicine at Cambridge @MedCambridge]

Looking forward to this weeks @Cambridgeimmuno seminar with Dr Sophie Acton, Group Leader @LMCB_UCL
🎙️“Stromal/Immune crosstalk to control lymphoid tissue structure and function”
📅Friday 12 July 1-2pm
📍 JCBC Lecture Theatre
➡️https://t.co/EALEi8teNL
@uclmedsci | @ActonLab

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

@ReiseSousaLab @CRUKresearch @ERC_Research @wellcometrust @LMCB_UCL @UCLLifeSciences @hlhorsnell2 @lotte_dewinde @S_Makris @MillwardLindsey @eriksahailab @yuktihari @TurleyLabGNE @christabenji Thank you! Both for your kind comments and all of your support over the years.

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

@DrDentie @S_Makris Reunion with @hlhorsnell2 !

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

Heard the news officially while working hard in the Greek sunshine…
@DrDentie @S_Makris

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

@AndrewHolding @CRUKresearch @ERC_Research @wellcometrust @LMCB_UCL @UCLLifeSciences @hlhorsnell2 @lotte_dewinde @S_Makris @MillwardLindsey @eriksahailab @yuktihari @ReiseSousaLab @TurleyLabGNE @christabenji Thanks Andrew!
2012 that was I think ?!

[Dr Sophie Acton @ActonLab]

@eriksahailab @CRUKresearch @ERC_Research @wellcometrust @LMCB_UCL @UCLLifeSciences @hlhorsnell2 @lotte_dewinde @S_Makris @MillwardLindsey @yuktihari @ReiseSousaLab @TurleyLabGNE @christabenji Thank you… in no small part due to your support along the way!