🆕Paper in @natgenet.nature.com from Georgios Kanellos in Owen Sansom's lab: Nucleophosmin supports WNT-driven hyperproliferation and tumor initiation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bowel cancer is increasingly diagnosed in young people in Scotland - but what are we doing? Hear about our heroes in lab coats who are seeking answers, Dr Santi Susanti and Dr Johan Vande Voorde👇🥼 @cruk-si.bsky.social @johanvandevoorde.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social youtu.be/if0VzNmlnx8?...

Read the newly published impact report from the SPECIFICANCER team that reshaped our understanding of tissue specificity. Thanks to our co-funders, @themarkfdn.bsky.social, for supporting the #CancerGrandChallenges team and global science. 🔗 lnkd.in/eDrQ9guu

Liver lobule zone molecular characteristics dictate susceptibility to WNT-driven liver cancer 📷 Alexander Raven et al @cruk-si.bsky.social in @nature.com ➡️ bpod.org.uk/archive/2025...

The new paper from SPECIFICANCER, published in @natureportfolio.nature.com reveals that it’s not just the mutation that matters — it’s where in the liver that mutation appears. Congratulations to the team (co-funded by @themarkfdn.bsky.social). 👉 Read more: lnkd.in/eTVh9YY6

⌛Just one week left to submit your applications for the Black Leaders in Cancer PhD programme in Scotland!

Less than 3 weeks left to submit an abstract to the PREDICT-Meso International Conference 2026 in Glasgow Categories: CLINICAL STUDIES&PATIENT CARE TARGETS MODELS&THERAPIES RISK&RESPONSE Submit abstracts online eventsforce.net/predict_meso... by 30 Nov 2025 #Mesothelioma #MesotheliomaConference

Excited to share our latest work in collaboration with the @edreznik.bsky.social lab @mskcancercenter.bsky.social, where we describe functionally dominant mitochondrial DNA mutations in patient tumors. So, what is functional dominance in mitochondrial genetics, I hear you ask? rdcu.be/eN1jm

📢 Applications for the Black Leaders in Cancer PhD programme in Scotland are now open! The programme offers a unique opportunity for students from Black heritage backgrounds to pursue a fully funded 4-year PhD. 👉Apply by 24 November 2025: www.crukscotlandcentre.ac.uk/training/phd-studentships

🩷Thanks to everyone from @cruk-si.bsky.social and @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social who took part in our #WearItPink day today raising money for @breastcancernow.bsky.social 🩷

👏 Congrats to Ridvan Nepravishta and Kenneth Cameron at @cruk-si.bsky.social on their paper in #JACS: Fast and reliable NMR-based fragment scoring for drug discovery bit.ly/43LfgYa #OnMyHorizon @pubs.acs.org @csic.es @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @rnepravishta.bsky.social @angulo-lab.bsky.social

Undergraduates, we are recruiting! Come and join us at the @cruk-si.bsky.social in Glasgow for your industrial placement year. Start date September 2026. Great lab, great people, great city. Take a look! cancerresearchuk.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

Are you interested in becoming a clinical academic leader in a cancer-focused discipline? @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, @cruk-si.bsky.social & Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre are seeking four ambitious people for the TRACC+ Programme August 2026 intake 👉 edin.ac/4nGK5oC

🎉Good news! The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended! You now have until Friday 3 October to submit your abstract for the @cruk-si.bsky.social Workshop: 'Lessons from the Microbes Within Us; Developing Next Generation Immunotherapeutics'

Last session in full swing! #OrganoidsAreUs2025

Our first session of today's #OrganoidsAreUs2025 is dedicated to organoid models in cancer research. We go with ✨ Vincenzo Corbo ✨ Ben Dwyer ✨ Maximilian Reichert ✨ Chiara Braconi Another packed session for a critical and fast-developing field!

Exciting news - we are recruiting new Group Leaders! 🥼 We are seeking to appoint exceptional early-career scientists & clinician scientists as #GroupLeaders to develop bold, innovative, high-impact #CancerResearch programmes Full details on our website: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/new-g...

Second session on #StemCells #regeneration and #cancer. We start with 🧪 Phil Jones from the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 🧪 Followed by Suet Yu Leung from Hong Kong Uni and 🧪 Eleanor Earp from @edinburghuni.bsky.social , ✨ First keynote lecture by Helmuth Gehart from @ethz.ch #OrganoidsAreUs2025

A day dedicated to #StemCells #regeneration and #cancer. 1st session sponsored by TECAN with Nick Barker from A*STAR, Amian Barai from @univ-amu.fr and our first Tony Burgess Orator, Vivian Li from @crick.ac.uk, providing a fascinating insight into this fast-developing area #OrganoidsAreUs2025

Opening session sponsored by @stemcell.com and OLS with a welcome from Director Owen Sansom @cruk-si.bsky.social and Elizabeth Vincan @unimelb.bsky.social . Our plenary speaker Prof Hans Clevers from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social talks about human epithelial organoids. #OrganoidsAreUs2025

We are ready to go at the CRUK Scotland Institute, @cruk-si.bsky.social, for this exciting meeting, bringing together a huge wealth of new technologies and scientific advances. First session this afternoon. Watch this space! #OrganoidsAreUs2025

PREDICT-Meso International Conference 2026 📢ABSTRACT SUBMISSION NOW OPEN Abstract categories CLINICAL STUDIES & PATIENT CARE TARGETS MODELS & THERAPIES RISK & RESPONSE Submit your abstracts online at www.eventsforce.net/predict_meso... by 30 Nov 2025 #Mesothelioma #MesotheliomaConference

🧬 Glasgow researcher Dr Alexander Raven has been awarded a prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to advance understanding of how liver cancer develops, with the aim of improving detection and treatment 📍 University of Glasgow 👇 Learn more glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com/glasgow-canc...

🔬Join us for our upcoming Cancer Immunology Workshop: 'Lessons from the Microbes Within Us; Developing Next Generation Immunotherapeutics' 📅23-24 October 2025 📍CRUK Scotland Institute, Glasgow Abstract deadline: 26 September Register by: 10 October crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/immuno_works...

📢Are you a talented #ECR looking to start your independent lab in state-of-the-art cancer research facilities? Join the CRUK Scotland Institute & @uofgcancersciences.bsky.social as a Junior Group Leader! 👉Apply here: www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/grou... 📅Closing date: 10 October 2025

We are highlighting Owen Sansom, @dmmjournal.bsky.social Monitoring Editor and co-organiser of the 2024 DMM Journal Meeting, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @osansom.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social

We are delighted to be offering summer placements in 2026 with #In2research Learn more about the programme and application process at their information session next week - Monday 15 September 👉Register for the session here: ow.ly/VNg750WP8bf

The first September issue is live. www.embopress.org/toc/14693178... The cover features work by Cassie Clarke @cassiejclarke.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social and co-workers showing that UPP1 supports #metastasis by altering #immune and ECM landscapes. -> www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Today we had the great honor to welcome Dr Ed Roberts from the Cancer Research UK-Scotland Institute @cruk-si.bsky.social. Ed gave a great talk on"Time dependent impact of viral infection on lung tumour development" and had great exchange with CIML scientists. Thanks Ed for visiting us!

Greater speed, increased flexibility, and more: At the Digital Pathology and AI Congress in London, @johnlequesne.bsky.social from @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @cruk-si.bsky.social outlined how self-learning #AI offers a number of advantages for #digitalpathology compared to established AI options.

Come work with us! We're hiring for roles in spatial data analysis and mathematical modelling @ Oxford, studying drug response and metastasis in colorectal cancer as part of the CRC-STARS programme. Spatial Data Analysis: lnkd.in/eMWEdQJt Modelling: lnkd.in/e5KVb-FT Deadline: 11/09/25

📢 Standard registration for #ENABLE2025 has been extended until 15 August! 🛑 Abstract submissions are closed, but you can still attend the full conference in Glasgow! Register now: febs-iubmb-enableconference.org/registration... #FEBSIUBMB #STEMconference #LifeSciences #PhDLife #AcademicTwitter

🧬 Scientists at the University of Glasgow have uncovered a crucial breakthrough that could help stop breast cancer from spreading – a leading cause of death from the disease. 📍 @uofglasgow.bsky.social @cruk-si.bsky.social 👇 Learn more glasgowcityofscienceandinnovation.com/university-o...

We are recruiting a Senior Scientific Officer to work with @nadianasreddin.bsky.social in the Sansom lab on the project WNT-driven cell competition: a target for novel preventative strategies against colorectal adenoma formation 📅Apply by 15 August 2025 www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/

Delighted to share that our work “Uridine Phosphorylase-1 supports metastasis by altering immune and extracellular matrix landscapes” was published today in @emboreports.org, describing how neutrophil metabolism influences niche priming to support metastasis (1/14) www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

🎧 New podcast episode! Listen to 'Ask me anything about... the science of cancer-associated cachexia' ➡️️ zurl.co/lDcME  Experts from the Cancer Cachexia Action Network unpack the topic with @crukcampanccan.bsky.social. @cam.ac.uk @cruk-si.bsky.social @cshlnews.bsky.social

🔬This year at the Glasgow Science Festival our researchers showcased the amazing cancer science happening in Glasgow! 🥼They had hands on activities including a virtual reality lab game, pipetting challenge and 3D printed tissue samples

Join us for Organoids Are Us 2025, a symposium featuring organoids, stem cells, cancer, inflammatory disorders and infectious disease. 📆23 - 26 September 2025 📍Glasgow, Scotland Early bird registration extended to 18th July. Register below! 👇 www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/events/organ...

👏We are delighted that all of our research groups have achieved their LEAF Bronze by improving their labs’ sustainability and efficiency!🧪🍃 Read more about their fantastic work here: www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/beatson-news/2084-cruk-si-research-groups-achieve-leaf-bronze.html

🎉 The FEBS-IUBMB-ENABLE 2025 gala dinner will take place at Glasgow’s iconic Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum — home to over 8000 pieces including a Spitfire, floating heads & Dali’s Christ of St. John. Free to visit, unforgettable to dine in! 🖼️✨ #ENABLE2025

🚨 Meet Sarah, Vice-Chair of the FEBS-IUBMB-ENABLE Conference! 🗓️ September 2025 🎟️ Early bird deadline: end of June! ✅ Scientific talks ✅ Career workshops ✅ A chance to present YOUR research 🔗 More info & registration: febs-iubmb-enableconference.org #PhDlife #LifeSciences #Conference #Glasgow2025

📢Save the date for our upcoming Immunology Workshop - 'Lessons from the microbes within us; developing next generation immunotherapies' 📅23-24 October 2025 📍CRUK Scotland Institute, Glasgow 🔗To find out more, visit our website: www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/immuno_workshop_2025

How cancer resists treatment is the focus of a £1.5million @cancerresearchuk.org project led by Robb Hollis at #IGC and @cruk-si.bsky.social to find new ways to tackle aggressive ovarian cancer: edin.ac/3TDBENF @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social

We are delighted to host @cassiejclarke.bsky.social today from the @cruk-si.bsky.social! "Neutrophil metabolism supports metastasis of mammary cancer by altering immune and extracellular matrix landscapes" 📍 Alfred Denny Conference Room 📅 10th June - 1pm

Metabolic adaptations of micrometastases alter EV production to generate invasive microenvironments. New study from Michalis Gounis (@gounismichalis.bsky.social‬), Jim Norman, Cassie Clarke (@cassiejclarke.bsky.social‬) and colleagues @cruk-si.bsky.social‬: rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Metastasis

Glasgow Caledonian University scientists, led by Dr Timothy Humpton, have discovered a new scientific pathway to prevent fatty liver disease, caused by Western diet high in fat and sugar, from progressing to deadly liver cancer. 👏 🔗 Read more: www.gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/uni...

Join us for Organoids Are Us 2025, a symposium featuring #organoids, #stemcells, #cancer, inflammatory disorders and infectious disease. 📆23-26 Sep 2025 📍Glasgow, UK Early bird registration ends 15 June. Register below! 👇 www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/events/organ...

@gounismichalis.bsky.social‬ et al. show that cells that seed early lung #metastasis in #BreastCancer have altered #metabolism. These metabolic alterations lead them to release extracellular vesicles which engender a microenvironment conducive to invasive growth. rupress.org/jcb/article/...

🌿Want to extend your #FEBSIUBMBENABLE2025 trip? Scotland’s stunning landscapes are just a short ride away from Glasgow: ⛰️ Glencoe 🚶 Loch Lomond & the Trossachs 🦅 Wildlife trails 🌊 Coastal escapes Plan your post-conference getaway 👉 www.visitscotland.com/things-to-do...

🎉 Congrats to our scientists at The Scotland Institute on their publication in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry! They’ve developed reversible Ras inhibitors with tunable affinity for active & inactive forms, a big step in #DrugDiscovery. More: tinyurl.com/y45t4yy7 #OnMyHorizon @acs.org