🔬 How is #AI changing decisions in #cancer care? Our next #ConvergingOnCancer seminar explores how data, imaging & AI are helping doctors better understand and respond to cancer.

💡 New research is shining a light on the hidden costs of living with and beyond breast cancer in the UK. At the 15th European Breast Cancer Conference, Patrick Kierkegaard, (the Centre's Implementation Science Lead) spoke to the Daily Mail about findings from the CASCARA programme.

Since COVID, lateral flow tests are widely used in healthcare but could they detect #OvarianCancer? New research from our PhD student Aida Abdelwahed, supervised by Prof Molly Stevens and Dr Srdjan Saso, explores how #nanotechnology could test multiple biomarkers at once. 🔗 buff.ly/hRGAG8s

🔬 How can we better harness the immune system to fight cancer? Our next #ConvergingOnCancer seminar will explore how researchers are enhancing anti-tumour immune responses through cross-disciplinary approaches. 📅 16th April, 10-11am

Great to see CSC students Aria, Saki & Shania inspiring the next generation at an @icr.ac.uk careers event 👏 6th-form students visited labs, explored #CancerResearch careers, and heard directly from scientists 🧪 Huge thanks to everyone who took part, these moments really help open up #STEM pathways

Does routine sample preservation change the metals inside breast tumours? A new study in @pubs.acs.org featuring Centre-funded #PhD student Amy Lovejoy found key metals remain largely intact after processing - meaning archived samples can still reveal important biology. 🔗 buff.ly/cWYGMiX

Know a teacher with curious sixth-form students? Please share 📣 The Science in Medicine School Teams Prize @imperialnhli.bsky.social invites student teams to develop a creative, science-informed idea that could help address inequalities in #cancer risk or access to care.

Congratulations to Dr Mathew Vithayathil, one of our Clinical Research Fellows, on his publication in @thelancet.com Using #MachineLearning to predict survival in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma - an important step towards more personalised #cancer care. 📰 buff.ly/IY14trj #ConvergenceScience

Early detection saves lives but screening doesn’t catch every #cancer. For patients diagnosed later with #ColorectalCancer or #GIST, precision in surgery can shape long-term recovery.

Our 2026 Annual Symposium brought together researchers from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and @icr.ac.uk to showcase personalised diagnostics, convergence therapies and resistance monitoring. The day showed how #Biology, #Engineering, #DataScience and clinical insight accelerate #CancerResearch

🌍 #ConvergingOnCancer: International Online Seminar The #convergence of biological pathways: from cell death to immune responses and from autophagy to genome stability. 🗓 Thursday 5th March 2026 🕙 10–11am GMT | 11–12 CET | 6–7pm SGT 🔗 bit.ly/3OzEBQ0

Sixth-form students have bright ideas for better #Cancer care as part of Imperial’s Science in Medicine School Teams Prize💡 So much creativity on show - congratulations to all involved! 👏 👉 Read more: www.convergencesciencecentre.ac.uk/news-events/... @imperialmed.bsky.social #ConvergenceScience

On #WorldCancerDay, we’re reflecting on how #ConvergenceScience is reshaping #CancerResearch by putting each patient’s uniqueness at the centre. Every #cancer is different and personalised solutions emerge when expertise comes together. 🌍 #UnitedByUnique @icr.ac.uk @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

📸 A snapshot of our 2025 highlights - showcasing the breadth of work and collaborations from a busy year, and we’re excited to build on this progress in 2026. 👇 www.convergencesciencecentre.ac.uk/research/res... #Cancer #CancerResearch #ConvergenceScience

📣Hiring: Health Economist (Cancer Innovation) Early-stage modelling & HTA. Help shape how value is defined for emerging cancer technologies before they reach the clinic. 👉 Apply by 16 Feb 2026 jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/13... #HealthEconomics #HTA #CancerResearch #Hiring #ConvergenceScience #Cancer

Only 2 weeks left to apply for our 2026 Development Fund! ⏳ Got an idea that crosses disciplines or sparks new collaborations between @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and @icr.ac.uk ? We’d love to see it.💡🤝 Apply by Monday 2nd Feb. #CancerResearch #ConvergenceScience #Cancer #FundingOpportunity

How do academic discoveries become real-world impact? Join our “Navigating the #Research Translation Journey” #seminar with Simone Fratta ( @crhorizons.bsky.social) - exploring the path from discovery to #SpinOuts and licensing. 📅 15 Jan 2026 3-4pm (online) 🔗 More info: bit.ly/44DTYwa

🚀Don't miss out on exciting #PhD studentship & fellowship opportunities! We’re looking for aspiring researchers ready to push boundaries in #CancerResearch and #ConvergenceScience: 📈 Non-Clinical PhD - Data Science 🗓 Deadline: 8 Jan 2026 🩺 Clinical Research Fellowships 🗓 Deadline: 11 Jan 2026

🧪Are you passionate about #ChemicalBiology and interdisciplinary research that could transform #cancer science? We've got two #PhD studentships available in partnership with @icbcdt.bsky.social, starting Oct 2026. Deadline to apply is 5pm, Friday 30th January 2026. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/44Xe8BF

🎄 Festive fun with our Centre students - from Quizmas to Catch the Stocking🧦thanks to KDM Events! 🏆Congrats to the winning team - Bevis, Saki & Becky. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Here's to an exciting 2026 ahead! ✨

⚛️ INTREPID is bringing together experts across #engineering, #biology, clinical #research and #DataScience to advance the use of live human tissue samples in the lab - to create more accurate, human-relevant models of #cancer while reducing reliance on animal models. 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/4iUUQTa

At a recent #PublicEngagement workshop, our Convergence Science Centre students explored ✅what Public Engagement is ❔why it matters ⌛ 1-min research pitches 🔬 talking #CancerResearch with the public 🎨 Some brilliant creative ideas emerged as they designed hands-on festival activities!

#PhD opportunity for #ConvergenceScience PhD & Black Leaders in Cancer Programme Interdisciplinary #CancerResearch projects at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social & @icr.ac.uk. Extra support available for those applying via the Black Leaders in Cancer scheme. 🗓 Apply by 26 Jan 2026 🔗 bit.ly/4a5R9Yq

#Cancer evolves like an ecosystem🌳- can #maths & #AI help us treat it smarter? @stroblmar.bsky.social, an Eric & Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellow at @imperial-ix.bsky.social and @icr.ac.uk, is exploring how evolutionary modelling could personalise treatment and delay resistance 👉 bit.ly/3KtLdy0

📺TONIGHT: Don't miss 'Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures' at 9pm on Channel 4. Hear from Professor Juanita Lopez and the pioneering 5G trial – the first adaptive clinical trial platform for brain cancer patients. Learn more here ⬇️ www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...

💜Nov is #PancreaticCancerAwarenessMonth. #PancreaticCancer remains hard to detect & treat, with slow improvements in survival.🙏Thank you to those who supported this video, highlighting that progress relies on multistakeholder action to accelerate the adoption of early-detection tests. bit.ly/4rGiln1

#BenchToBedside: Our Centre-funded students gathered last week to explore how discoveries become real clinical impact. Sessions covered translational science, #ClinicalTrials, #PPIE, #Entrepreneurship, and taking innovations into practice. Thanks to our brilliant speakers for sharing their expertise

#ConvergingOnCancer Seminar: #AI in medical imaging 🤖 📸 Find out how #ConvergenceScience can be used in #CancerResearch, chaired by Prof Paul French, Department of Physics at Imperial College London. 🗓️ Thursday 4th December, 3-4pm ✍ bit.ly/4pskalg

🤝 Researchers and the community came together for a community partner-led event that sparked new collaborations, fresh ideas and renewed energy for meaningful patient and public #involvement in #CancerResearch. Read the full article: bit.ly/47QrJML #PPIE #Cancer

🌟 Early Career Clinicians: Apply for our Clinical Research Training Fellowship with @icr.ac.uk and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social to build your #research skills and accelerate your #academic career. 👉 bit.ly/3LNTxc1 🗓 Deadline: 11 Jan 2026 #ConvergenceScience #CRF #Cancer #CancerResearch

❗One week left to apply for our intercalated #PhD (iPhD) ⌛ If you're a medical student interested in becoming a clinician-scientist, check out our PhD projects for 2026. 👇

📣Call open for our 2026 Development Fund Up to £80K for 12 months to support bold, cross-disciplinary #CancerResearch that bridges the life, clinical, #engineering & #PhysicalSciences across @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social & @icr.ac.uk ➡️ bit.ly/4qVGLID #FundingOpportunity #ConvergenceScience

🌟Meet the next generation of #ConvergenceScience researchers at our Future Leaders #seminar! Centre #PhD students present their research and share how they navigate different disciplines & shape their scientific paths. 📅Wed 12 November, 3-4pm Hosted by: @udaibanerji.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/4oP1r2Z

Looking for a #PhD in #CancerResearch and #DataScience? 🤔 Applications are now open for our #ConvergenceScience Non-Clinical Data Science PhD programme, in partnership with StatML. Sign up to 1 of 3 Q+A sessions or check out our website for more information 👉 bit.ly/43bid48

We’re thrilled to welcome our new CSC Cohort!🚀 Huge thanks to Professors McNeish, Isacke & Behrens for their insights, and to Shahrzad Forouzanfar, Bowen Su & Diana David for introducing our facilities. Here’s to a year of discovery, growth & achievement!💪 #PhD #ConvergenceScience #CancerResearch

🌍 #ConvergingOnCancer: International Online Seminar An #AcademicSeminar for our partners across #Europe and #Singapore to demonstrate how #ConvergenceScience is used to answer #Cancer related questions. 🗓 Thursday 6th Nov 2025 🕙 10–11am GMT | 11–12 CET | 6–7pm SGT 🔗http://bit.ly/4qmRxqX

📢 We're #hiring a #Health Economist to be part of our #Cancer Technology Catalyst Team to expedite the journey of promising cancer technologies from concept to clinical impact. Find out more and share with your networks 👇 jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/13... #ConvergenceScience #Economics

Over half of #cancers show MYC deregulation - long seen as “undruggable.” #Research from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social & @icr.ac.uk, with #PhD student James Zhang, finds MYC cancers may be vulnerable to NMT inhibitors. Learn more 👉http://bit.ly/4on0EGm #ConvergenceScience #CancerResearch

⚡Can light could be used to manipulate tumour-associated bacteria?🦠Find out how Prof Anguraj Sadanandam, Dr Jang Ah Kim and @jameskinross.bsky.social from @icr.ac.uk and @imperialsandc.bsky.social are investigating how this could make #immunotherapies safer and more effective. #ConvergenceScience

🤖 Find out how nanotechnology is being used to both prevent the spread and deliver targeted treatment for advanced #ProstateCancer – led by Dr Robert Kypta and a multi-disciplinary team of scientists across Imperial: @imperialsandc.bsky.social @impengineering.bsky.social 👇 #ConvergenceScience

🩺 Are you a #MedStudent doing an iBSc? We're looking for future clinician-scientists to join our intercalated #PhD ( #iPhD) programme in 2026. Explore projects & apply by 20 Nov 👉 bit.ly/48YA5Tp Please share with your networks! #CancerResearch #ConvergenceScience #CRUKFunded

🔎 Bringing together expertise in #bioengineering, optical #physics and #oncology to enhance earlier detection of #cancer. Find out more about how this #research led by @pantazislab.bsky.social and @udaibanerji.bsky.social is shaping the future of cancer diagnosis. 👇

Early stages of #metastasis are poorly understood despite causing 90% of cancer deaths. A new project led by Prof Darryl Overby and Prof @vickysanzmoreno.bsky.social is looking to develop tools to study #cancer spread in unprecedented detail while reducing the need for animals in research.🐁👇

🩸Find out more about how a team of scientists, led by Dr Sylvain Ladame at @impengineering.bsky.social and Prof Nick Turner at @icr.ac.uk are developing better blood tests to predict treatment outcomes in #cancer patients. 👇 #ConvergenceScience #Oncology #CancerResearch @cancerresearchuk.org

Congratulations to our 2025 Development Fund awardees! 🎉 From new detection tools to targeted nanotech therapies, these seed funded projects explore bold ideas to improve cancer diagnosis & treatment. 👉 bit.ly/4gV38tf @icr.ac.uk @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsandc.bsky.social

A study led by our Scientific Director Prof Axel Behrens, found that blocking protein SPP1 can boost survival & stop the spread of #PancreaticCancer in mice. A breakthrough that could pave the way for new targeted treatments. 👉 bit.ly/4gTvG6q @icr.ac.uk @imperialsandc.bsky.social @nature.com

Is it possible to predict the trajectory of cancer and prevent progression? 🤔 Find out how #ConvergenceScience can answer this at our upcoming #ConvergingOnCancer seminar for colleagues across the @icr.ac.uk and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 📅 Thurs 2nd Oct 2025 ⌚ 3-4pm BST ✍️ bit.ly/4pIObhS

🔬 Discoveries in #CancerResearch are stronger when shaped with the people who have experienced #Cancer. Find out why #PPIE matters, how it benefits researchers, and where to get support 👉 bit.ly/41TGN9b    #BetterResearchTogether #ResearchSupport

We support the development of new technologies that enable long-term monitoring and prediction of cancer treatment response. Using #ConvergenceScience, a recent study from The ICR and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social demonstrates how a new type of test can achieve this in lymphoid cancers. 👇

📢 We're #hiring a Health Economist to lead early-stage health economic modelling and health technology assessment (HTA) for cutting-edge oncology innovations. 💻 💊 Find out more and share with your networks 👇 jobs.icr.ac.uk/vacancies/13... #ConvergenceScience #Economics #Cancer