Ian Overton

Reader (Associate Professor) of Bioinformatics & Data Intensive Biomedicine Group Lead, Patrick Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast

[Ian Overton @IOvertonScience]

Congratulations @WappettMark on your #PhD by publication @QUBelfast! Many thanks to the examiners @Francesco and @colm, also appreciating contributions from Tim Harrison @AlmacGroup and SimonMcDade as second supervisor #bioinformatics #phd #drugdiscovery #overtongroup @QubPGJCCR

[Ian Overton @IOvertonScience]

Congratulations @adelinemckie on your poster prize and flash talk at #ismb2024 #scs2024 @QubPGJCCR

[Ian Overton @IOvertonScience]

#Bioinformatics Research Fellow #opportunity in the #overtongroup @QubPGJCCR working to overcome resistance in #MultipleMyeloma, funded by @MyelomaUK. Closing 15th July. Further details are available here: https://t.co/KpufXuUliI
#CancerResearch #DataScience #drugDiscovery

[Ian Overton @IOvertonScience]

And very well done to Sam for winning best talk :-)

[Ian Overton @IOvertonScience]

Congratulations to Sam Buchanan and Rachael Adamson on their selected talks at the Brunel Bioinformatics Symposium today https://t.co/VmZ6skFKHb Brilliant recognition for two talented and hard working undergraduate students @QubPGJCCR #bioinformatics #networkbiology #overtonlab

[Ian Overton @IOvertonScience]

@QubPGJCCR And very well done to Sam for winning best talk :-)

[The John Durkan Leukaemia Laboratories @DurkanLab]

It’s a wrap! Thanks to @ESzegezdi for organising and @HeckmanLab @IOvertonScience and Nicolas Dulphy for great talks @BloodCancerIRL

[Ian Overton @IOvertonScience]

Inspiring talk by Minister Harris @SimonHarrisTD at the @AlCRIproject showcase this morning. Exciting new opportunities including around the North-South Research Programme. @QubPGJCCR @QUBCancerProf #CancerResearch

[The Johnston Cancer Research Centre @QubCancer]

Researchers from @QUBelfast have developed a new toolkit that harnesses the power of ‘Big Data’ for digital health with the aim of driving improvements in patient care and outcomes.
Read #PGJCCR's @IOvertonScience on the research published in @GigaScience:
https://t.co/cZWzI6JFeK

[The Johnston Cancer Research Centre @QubCancer]

'The toolkit named eHDPrep has been made freely available to allow both the researchers themselves and other researchers to more effectively and reliably analyse large health datasets.'
@IOvertonScience tells Queen's Online about the new toolkit developed in #PGJCCR

[Ian Overton @IOvertonScience]

Great to see Adeline McKie’s selected talk this morning @iscb_scs in Lyon on her work to predict targets for #cancer #drugdiscovery #SCS2023 @QubPGJCCR @WappettMark #ISMBECCB2023 #precisiononcology #bioinformatics @qubengagemhls_d

[The Johnston Cancer Research Centre @QubCancer]

We're still celebrating the exciting news that @gwalls89 has been awarded a #Fulbright scholarship! Read more about it here:
https://t.co/NFrUIfipZX

[Ian Overton @IOvertonScience]

Fully funded #PhD #studentship in my group @QubPGJCCR connecting and analysing #healthdata for lymphoid #bloodcancer to illuminate immune dysfunction and drug resistance. Closing 29th June, open to applicants worldwide: https://t.co/XbApAaA6kk @QUBBloodCancer @RuthClifford5

[The Johnston Cancer Research Centre @QubCancer]

We are proud to announce the appointment of Professor Dan Longley as the new #PGJCCR Director.

"I am hugely excited to take up the director role in the centre named after my mentor Paddy Johnston. I will do my utmost to fulfil his ambitious vision."

[Ian Overton @IOvertonScience]

Moving and insightful day with @MyelomaUK at #RHSChelsea So fitting that the #MyelomaUKChelsea garden won a gold medal and People's Choice Award. Thankful to be part of this community. @ProjGivingBack @chrisbeardshaw #myeloma #CancerResearch @QubPGJCCR

[Myeloma UK @MyelomaUK]

We're so excited to announce that the Myeloma UK - A Life Worth Living Garden WON the People's Choice Award! 🎉 @chrisbeardshaw

Thank you to each and every person who voted and who shared with others. What an amazing way to end the week 🧡

#RHSChelsea #MyelomaUKChelsea

[Sophie Castell, Myeloma UK CEO @MyelomaUK_CEO]

Being here at #RHSChelsea has given us an incredible opportunity to raise awareness of this less well-known cancer, and we are so grateful to @ProjGivingBack for gifting us this garden and @chrisbeardshaw for designing a beautiful tranquil space for people with #myeloma 🧡

[The RHS @The_RHS]

And the winners of the #RHSChelsea BBC/ RHS People’s Choice Awards are 🥁 🥁 🥁

🏆 @MyelomaUK - A Life Worth Living by @chrisbeardshaw
🏆 Feels Like Home by @RoseColdstream
🏆 School Food Matters by Harry Holding

Thanks to all who voted! Did your favourite gardens win?

[Myeloma UK @MyelomaUK]

This #WorldBloodCancerDay, help us to spread awareness of #myeloma by retweeting this video 🧡

Spotting myeloma early is key to helping myeloma patients start treatment as soon as possible and before complications arise.

Learn more about myeloma: https://t.co/nBUcG4uQww