Prof Val Speirs

Cancer biologist specialising in breast cancer. Professor of Molecular Oncology, University of Aberdeen. Own views.

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Congratulations to @bonnieception for passing #PhD viva today @AbdnLifeScience 🥳 Terrific work on #malebreastcancer. Thanks to examiners @jennagregory488 &Nick Orr @QUBelfast. And not forgetting @RashaFAbuEid & @jnkath for input. 🙌 🥂 👩‍🎓

[Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia @Mammary_journal]

🔬How does male #breastcancer in humans compare to other species like 🐒🐶🐱? The article by @ProfValS team from @aberdeenuni delves into the fascinating world of One Health, bridging human and veterinary medicine to uncover parallels in tumor biology.
https://t.co/2ARVd4ByMj

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Great to be part of this event. Thanks to @drsorchahume for the invite.

[Cancer Aberdeen @AberdeenCancer]

Interdisciplinary team of ⁦@RashaFAbuEid⁩ ⁦@ProfValS⁩ ⁦@DrDaveMoo⁩ from ⁦@AbdnLifeScience⁩ ⁦@UoAGeosciences⁩ showcasing work on #oralcancer at ⁦@CRUKScotland⁩ event at Scottish Parliament last night. Well done team Abdn!

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Please help our team with this #breastcancer survey

[Prof Lesley Anderson @GrahamAnderLes]

Help our European team identify the most important research questions about breast cancer by completing the survey below. @BBCNews @AbdnCHDS @NHSGrampian @NHSResearchScot

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

@Journal_ERMM @CambridgeUP Enjoyed working with a great team during my time as editor @Journal_ERMM Look forward to seeing #ERMM going from strength to strength!

[Jakob Nikolas Kather @jnkath]

Very proud of @bonnieception from @ProfValS's group who just published her paper in @Nature_NPJ npj Breast Cancer 🤩. In her summer internship in my lab in 2023, she learned all about Deep Learning and performed this excellent study https://t.co/KGpDg4ThLi 🇪🇺 (1/2)

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Fantastic outcome for talented PhD student @bonnieception and fab collaborators @jnkath & @RashaFAbuEid Thanks to @SULSAtweets for funding the exchange visit which made this work possible!

[Bonnie Chatterji @bonnieception]

My short research visit at @tudresden_de with the brilliant @jnkath and his team, turned into a paper at @Nature_NPJ Breast Cancer!
All possible thanks to my wonderful supervisory team @ProfValS and @RashaFAbuEid, and the generous support from @AberdeenUniDT @SULSAtweets! 🌟

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Our latest paper: further evidence for sex-based disparity in breast cancer now in @Nature_NPJ Great work by @AbdnLifeScience #PhD student @bonnieception with @jnkath lab and @RashaFAbuEid Read it here: https://t.co/bvSYsiagXn
#breastcancer

[Simak Ali @simakali1]

Please repost these opportunities. Thank you. 🙏

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Congratulations! Great place to live, work & study #leeds

[iBreastBook @iBreastBook]

Born in Leeds in September 18 years ago and now heading back to University of Leeds to study law
Well done Zaino

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Inspiring read for all early career researchers about how perseverance paid off to develop tamoxifen the first targeted therapy for breast cancer. Foundations laid at my old stomping ground @UniversityLeeds #breastcancer #phdchat #phdlife #postdoc #research

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Looking forward to this @YMasannat

[Cancer Aberdeen @AberdeenCancer]

Excited to welcome delegates to @aberdeenuni today for The Breast Course organised by @YMasannat . Great couple of days ahead covering #breastcancer topics.

[University of Aberdeen @aberdeenuni]

Congratulations to our 2023 University Challenge team who made it through to the second round of the competition, beating the University of Birmingham! Well done to you all and we’re looking forward to seeing you on our screens again later this year!

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Celebrating PhD success today for Dr Katie Hanna ⁦⁦@AbdnLifeScience⁩ cosupervised by ⁦@RashaAbuEid⁩ & ⁦@DrDaveMoo⁩ Thanks to Prof Val Brunton ⁦@EdinCRC⁩ for examining & ⁦@uoadevtrust⁩ & ⁦@FriendsofANCHOR⁩ for funding. 🥂

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Well this is an unusual email subject line to wake up to this morning. Predatory journals stooping to new lows in would seem 😂

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Delighted to see ⁦@BreastCancer_UK⁩ funded #PhD student Katharina & Dr ⁦@EmmaKrzoska who worked on ⁦@FriendsofANCHOR⁩ summer projects graduating from ⁦@aberdeenuni⁩ today with Masters & MBChB respectively. Many congratulations 🥳🎓🧬🩺

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

It’s graduation day for all our undergraduate, masters & research students not forgetting our medics & dentists @AbdnLifeScience @aberdeenuni . Congratulations to you all 🥳 👏 🎓

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

@pathsoc @BritishDivIAP Congratulations Caroline!

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

@TimFenton10 @simakali1 😂😂😂

[Prof Val Speirs @ProfValS]

Ages since I’ve been in Leeds but great to be back in this fab city once more. #Leeds #Yorkshire