Exciting milestone as we held BIOINFORM project kick-off at @newcastleuni.bsky.social, funded by @crukpolicy.bsky.social. The day began with presentations tracing the history of LRCG and introducing the different work packages that will drive the BIOINFORM project forward. @avmoorman.bsky.social

Professor Christine Harrison collecting her OBE for services to childhood cancer research on 22nd July @buckinghampalace.bsky.social #leukaemia #cancer @bcuk.bsky.social @nucancer.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org @cclguk.bsky.social

We are hiring! Great opportunity for a RA with bioinformatic skills We are looking for talented researcher to work on a project to detect gene fusions and driver mutations in a large cohort of children with ALL treated across multiple different trials to determine their clinical relevance.

Delighted to be present when Christine Harrison was awarded a SIOP-E lifetime achievement award at the 2025 annual meeting in Budapest. A richly deserved recognition of a brilliant career. @nucancer.bsky.social @bcuk.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org

Great opportunity to join the Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre at Newcastle University We looking to recruit a junior research fellow in childhood leukaemia/cancer. jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... #WeAreNcl @nucancer.bsky.social

Delighted to be at the EMBO workshop in Kolkata celebrating the 10th anniversary of the translational institute set up by Vaskar Saha And Shekhar Krishan

Delighted to see that Christine Harrison has been awarded an OBE in the NY Honours List. A wonderful recognition for excellent childhod leukaemia research. Congratulations! #leukaemia #newcastleuniversity #lrcg #research #cancer #leukemia @nucancer.bsky.social bloodcancer.org.uk/news/blood-c...

Last few days to submit an abstract for this meeting! #ChildhoodLeukaemia #EMBO

🎉 We're celebrating being listed one of the world's top 60 universities for sustainability by QS. We're also joint 3rd in the world for health and wellbeing impact - recognising our mission to help people around the globe live longer and healthier lives. #WeAreNCL #QSWUR

We are one of just 7 UK cancer centres that are contributing to the CRUK Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship Programme. We have 10 exciting projects on offer to eligible candidates of Black heritage backgrounds. Read more about the scheme and what we have on offer www.ncl.ac.uk/cancer/train...

Hi everyone 👋 Bluesky is growing so rapidly – so we want to share some key information about cancer, for anyone here who might need it. Nearly 1 in 2 people in the UK will get cancer – so if this thread might be of use to anyone you know, please pass it on to them. 1/3

Glad to share the work of the fantastic Cancer Biomarkers Laboratory of St Jude showing the power and utility of cell free genomic analysis to detect diverse genomic variants in leukemia and many solid tumors. Exciting potential for mutation-specific monitoring. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🌟 Registration is OPEN for the CCLG + TYAC Annual Conference 2025, a must-attend event for #clinical, #healthcare, and #research professionals working in children and young people's cancer. ⏰ Early bird discount for members ends 16 Jan 2025! View the programme & register bit.ly/3H6gaTu #CCLG2025

Professor Christina Halsey is leading a new CCLG project into the late effects of #leukaemia treatment!🎗️ Funded by our Special Named Funds: The Riley Cameron Forget Me Not Fund, The Toti Worboys Fund, Fred Bennett’s ‘Don’t Look Down’ Fund & Arabella’s Leukaemia (ALL) Research Fund. bit.ly/3ZO0Sx1

Registration and abstract submission is now open for this EMBO Childhood Leukaemia workshop that I am excited to help organise. See you in Kolkata!!