Françoise Howe

Coordinating research into cancer precision prevention and early detection at the University of Oxford. Former yeast molecular geneticist. Views my own.

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

"We now know that cancer does not come from nowhere."

Prof Sarah Blagden, director of a new research collaboration between pharma giant GSK and the University of Oxford, tells #R4Today about the development of a new 'pre-cancer' vaccine that could target the disease earlier.

[Oxford Cancer @OxfordCancer]

How to get your research funded? We heard insights from our panel:

Talisia Quallo @CRUKResearch
Florence Theberge @The_MRC
Janette Rawlinson @OxfordCancer PPI
@FrancoiseSHowe #oxcode

Chaired by @sarah_blagden

#oxcode24

[Françoise Howe @FrancoiseSHowe]

It’s hard to believe that OxCODE has been going for 5 years already!

We’re celebrating with a 2-day symposium of talks, panel discussions, posters and networking. Looking forward to some excellent science!

#oxcode24
@OxfordCancer

[Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK @CRUKresearch]

🚀The wait is over: registration is open for our second annual Cancer Prevention Research Conference! Get your ticket & join us in London to discuss the latest concepts in cancer prevention research.

Register today: https://t.co/c5KZ9oKbzD

#PrevConf25 | @AmericanCancer

[Genomics England @GenomicsEngland]

Our latest episode explores research that identified 250+ genes that play a crucial role in bowel cancer, offering hope for prevention, screening and targeted treatments. Tune in as our guests discuss the findings and their impact 🎙️

Listen here: https://t.co/O3VwVz4rho

[Canary Center at Stanford @CanaryCenter]

💡 Jens Rittscher (@JensRittscher) is leveraging AI to analyze endoscopy images for Barrett’s esophagus. 🤖🔬

His lab focuses on automated quantification for data-driven phenotyping, with exciting potential to extend into spatial transcriptomics and thicker tissue slices—advancing biomarker discovery. 🧬📊

#AIinMedicine #Endoscopy #ImageAnalysis #BarrettsEsophagus

#EDxConf24 | @CRUKresearch | @OHSUKnight | @UniofOxford

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[Oxford Cancer @OxfordCancer]

Oxford Centre for Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Symposium
10-11th December, Oxford
Keynote speakers: Victor Velculescu @JohnsHopkins, Sam Janes @uclmedsci, Molly Stevens @KavliOxford and @GeorgiaBBlack @QMUL_WIPH
Abstracts due: 8th Nov
Register ⬇️
https://t.co/ho1NrPRgrG

[Oxford Cancer @OxfordCancer]

'Thanks to this funding, our research can take a big step forward towards a viable vaccine for ovarian cancer.'

Professor Ahmed Ahmed @MRC_WIMM comments on new funding from @CRUKresearch to create the world’s first vaccine to prevent #OvarianCancer. 👇

https://t.co/aSlglAltPN

[Cancer Research UK @CR_UK]

#InTheNews We’ve awarded researchers at the @UniofOxford up to £600,000 to create the world’s first vaccine to prevent ovarian cancer.

OvarianVax is a vaccine that will teach the immune system to recognise and attack the earliest stages of ovarian cancer.

[Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK @CRUKresearch]

After winning #PrevConf24 poster prize, Zhe Huang (@UniofOxford) talked to us about his work on investigating the proteomic profiles of #ProstateCancer, his trip to Boston and the story behind his early career.

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[Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK @CRUKresearch]

David Church & Simon Leedham will use a Biology to Prevention Award to work on a precision prevention vaccination strategy for Lynch syndrome. They will define candidate frameshift peptides and determine mechanisms of immune escape.

@leedham_simon | @UniofOxford | #CRUKFundeDavid Church & Simon Leedham will use a Biology to Prevention Award to work on a precision prevention vaccination strategy for Lynch syndrome. They will define candidate frameshift peptides and determine mechanisms of immune escape.

@leedham_simon | @UniofOxford | #CRUKFunded

[Helen White @helenwhite100]

Exciting progress for those of us with Lynch syndrome! As 1 of 4 in the PPI group contributing to this research, it’s brilliant that the researchers have listened to us. A potential vaccine that could prevent not just bowel cancer, but also womb cancer! 🙌#LynchSyndrome #PPI

[Françoise Howe @FrancoiseSHowe]

@sarah_blagden and LynchVax PPI representative @anna_fry speaking at the @OBN_UK @BioEscalator event arguing the time is right for cancer precision prevention trials

@OxfordCancer @OCTO_Oxford

[Françoise Howe @FrancoiseSHowe]

@OCTO_Oxford’s key features for precision prevention trials, as presented by @sarah_blagden #PrevConf24 👇

[Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK @CRUKresearch]

🗨️So, how can we do prevention trials differently?

✏️Integrate discovery science
✏️Embed PPIE
✏️Provide biological insights
✏️Iteratively build trials on trials
✏️Real-world improvements
✏️Digital healthcare
✏️Broad geographic reach
✏️Share practice with others
✏️Commercial partnerships
✏️Develop future talent

@sarah_blagden | @UniofOxford | @OCTO_Oxford | @OxfordOncology | @OxfordCancer | #PrevConf24 (AB)

[Françoise Howe @FrancoiseSHowe]

That’s 2 out of 2 success for this year’s OxCODE travel award winners in the #PrevConf24 poster prizes (guess we chose our candidates well 😊)!

Congratulations to both Zhe Huang @Oxford_NDPH and @HollyEggington @HumanGeneticsOx

@OxfordCancer

[Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK @CRUKresearch]

🥳Congratulations to the poster winners of our first ever #PrevConf24!!!

📜@Dr_SaraPensa (@Cambridge_Uni)
📜Zhe Huang (@UniofOxford)
📜Wei Yi Kong (@MayoClinic)
📜@HollyEggington (@UniofOxford @HumanGeneticsOx)

@ClEllio | @NCICastle | @billdahutmd | @theNCI | @ACS_Research

[Françoise Howe @FrancoiseSHowe]

And huge congratulations to @HollyEggington for being the best early career researcher poster prize winner for the mechanistic theme!  

A very worthy recipient of one of this year’s OxCODE travel awards!

@OxfordCancer #PrevConf24

[Françoise Howe @FrancoiseSHowe]

Great flash talk by @HollyEggington @HumanGeneticsOx on the potential of BMP4 activation for colorectal cancer prevention

@OxfordCancer

#PrevConf24

[Françoise Howe @FrancoiseSHowe]

Great flash talk by @HollyEggington @HumanGeneticsOx on the potential of BMP4 activation for colorectal cancer prevention

@OxfordCancer

#PrevConf24

[Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK @CRUKresearch]

🎙️"Are population-based prevention studies fast enough?" @sarah_blagden says we need to rethink how we are designing studies and highlights @OCTO_Oxford - Oxford first UK centre to specialise in precision prevention & early detections trials.

@UniofOxford | @SharonSavageMD | @theNCI |@CaPP3 | @UniofNewcastle | @ProfKarenBrown | @uniofleicester | #PrevConf24 (AB)

[Françoise Howe @FrancoiseSHowe]

Oxford’s @sarah_blagden introducing precision prevention trials in people at higher risk of cancer, including the MILI trial for those with Li Fraumeni Syndrome

#PrevConf24

@OxfordCancer @OCTO_Oxford @OxfordOncology

[Françoise Howe @FrancoiseSHowe]

Special lecture from Sir Richard Peto @Oxford_NDPH (summarised by Sir John Burn) acknowledging the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the link between smoking and cancer in Oxford

#PrevConf24 @OxfordCancer