Happy new year from Sussex Blood Cancer Research! If you’re an ambitious haematology scientist/clinician seeking Fellowships in 2026 to establish your own research lab why not consider @sussex.ac.uk Life Sciences as your host. Information, support and policy 👇👇 www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gate...

📖 Network pre-print notification!📄 New pre-print posted from @rhysmorganlab.bsky.social in @sussex.ac.uk led by Drs Hyun Park from @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social and Okan Sevim from @biochembiomeduos.bsky.social revealing a new regulator of leukaemia and stem cell growth; a deadenylase known as TOE1.

Happy new year from Sussex Biochem/Biomed! If you’re an ambitious scientist/clinician in seeking Fellowships in 2026 to establish your own research lab why not consider @sussex.ac.uk Life Sciences as your host? Information, support and policy 👇👇 www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gate...

Fresh from presentation at @ash.hematology.org #ASH2025, pleased to present our latest pre-print showcasing the hard work of Drs Hyun Park & Okan Sevim. Exploration of b-catenin’s post-transcriptional role has revealed a novel AML cell and stem cell regulator; TOE1. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Stellar job by our Drs Sevim and Goff from @sussex.ac.uk @sussexbcr.bsky.social @sussexcancer.org @biochembiomeduos.bsky.social for presenting their @cclguk.bsky.social LMRUK BSH Sussex Cancer Fund funded ASH achievement award research on the final night of @ash.hematology.org #ASH2025 in Orlando👊

This week we’re excited to be at @ash.hematology.org #ASH2025 in Orlando learning about the latest scientific advances in blood cancer, and presenting our latest KKLF, @cclguk.bsky.social, LMRUK & BSH funded research targeting cell signalling in myeloid malignancies. @sussex.ac.uk @sussexcancer.org

Lots of exciting PhDs here in Biochem/Biomed through the @ukri.org BBSRC Wessex One Health (WOH) DTP. Projects available with Drs Ben Towler, @francespearl.bsky.social, Mark Paget, Edward Wright, or Leandro Castellano. Application deadline: 23rd January 2026 👇 www.surrey.ac.uk/wessex-one-h...

Congratulations to Professors Dave Goulson, Felix Creutzig, Florian Kern, Ian Scoones and Benjamin Sovacool for being named in the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers List 2025. Find out more here: https://ow.ly/KfXF50Xu5SC

Delighted to see our study finally out in "print". Thanks to all the (many) contributors, collaborators and reviewers! Mismatch repair disturbs meiotic crossover control in S. cerevisiae academic.oup.com/nar/article/...

We are very sad to say goodbye to Dr Ethan Morgan from our department. Ethan has made fantastic contributions to our virology/cancer teaching and research portfolio here in Biochem and enhanced research culture. Wishing him all the best at his new home at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics

Join us in York 🇬🇧 for the 1st Advances in Experimental & Therapeutic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Expansion (HExaT) Meeting! 📅Workshops + 1-day scientific programme 🎙️ Keynotes: Yamazaki, Laurenti, Nakauchi, Essers, Schroeder 🧬 Registration: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/h... #HExaT2025

Thrilled to share that we have been awarded a Wellcome DA to explore cytoneme-based cell communication in development! A fantastic collaboration with Kyle @kylewedgwood.bsky.social at @lsiexeter.bsky.social, and Hilary Ashe & Cerys Manning at Manchester - exciting times ahead! tinyurl.com/2ytm6y2w

Very sorry to see you go @ethanlmorgan.bsky.social and we all wish you the very best with getting your new lab set up in Cyprus!

I will always be grateful for being able to establish my lab and work with such great colleagues during my time at the University of Sussex @biochembiomeduos.bsky.social

After settling in during my first week, I’m happy to share that I have started a new position as an Associate Senior Scientist/Group Head at The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics!

Well done to Drs Hyun Park and Aaron Goff from @biochembiomeduos.bsky.social @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social @sussexbcr.bsky.social who’ve both had abstracts accepted for presentation at the @ash.hematology.org 2025 meeting in December, and been awarded ASH achievement awards! See you in Orlando! 🇺🇸

I’ve nominated our Research Fellow Dr Megan Wagstaff for a @hellobio.bsky.social Lab Heroes Award 2025 for all the hard work, diligence and application that goes into running our laboratory! See my nomination 👇👇👇 hellobio.com/lab-heroes-a... #LabHeroes2025

Announcing the launch of the Lab Heroes Awards™ 2025! 🏆 Now in its 9th year, our annual awards recognize the mentors, innovators, and team players who are inspirational in the lab! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Nominate your Lab Hero today and they could win some big prizes: ow.ly/5ROH50XnWFN #LabHeroes2025 #scienceawards

We are delighted to welcome Dr Lidia Vasilieva as a new Assistant Professor in Translational Science in our department. Lidia joins from @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk and strengthens our gene expression research and teaching portfolio at @sussex.ac.uk www.vasilievalab.com

Congratulations to our Dept Head Dr Leandro Castellano and Prof Florian Kern at @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social for forging a new partnership with Kindling Bio for exploring new ways to reprogram tumours and improve treatment outcomes across multiple cancer types. 🙌 www.kindlingbio.com/news-sussex-...

Fantastic news that our Bioinformatics Lab head Dr Frances Pearl & Prof @laurencepearl.bsky.social from @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social have recently received @ukri.org Proof of Concept funding for their new Pearl AI tool for developing targeted treatments for cancers of unknown primary. www.pearlai.co.uk

Many cancers begin as precancerous conditions. But what happens when these early cells coexist with a full-blown tumour? Join us for an MRC funded PhD studentship exploring how primary cancers influence the evolution of precancerous cells. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Excited to have been promoted to Professor in Cancer Systems Biology at @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social, University of Sussex, @uniofbrighton.bsky.social

🍾New promotion in the network! 🎉 A massive congratulations to Simon Mitchell @mitchell.science from @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social recently promoted to Professor! Simon has transformed the Cancer Research portfolio at Sussex with his work at the Sussex BCR and the creation of @sussexcancer.org 🙌👊👏

Prof. Tim Humphrey and Dr. Rhys Morgan both gave talks at the recent "Science Café" hosted by the Sussex Cancer Fund in partnership with the Macmillan Horizon Centre. A fabulous series of short talks for anyone interested in hearing a little more about the latest developments in cancer research.

Very grateful to have been awarded our first @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social research grant over the summer for our work targeting aberrant Wnt/β-catenin signalling in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Our new project headed by Dr Wagstaff begins Oct 1st developing new ways to target oncogenic β-catenin 👊

So proud of this work by the @isehsociety.bsky.social Junior Faculty Committee!!! Whether you are just starting your lab or had it for many years, a good Lab Handbook is essential, and we want to help you on the way with this important document…

Our Co-Directors Prof @chrispepper68.bsky.social and Dr @rhysmorganlab.bsky.social explain the mission and vision for the Sussex Blood Cancer Research network. @sussexcancer.org @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social @biochembiomeduos.bsky.social

Read about our @cclguk.bsky.social @littleprincesses.bsky.social funded research published in @bloodjournals.hematology.org . Well done Joe Cross and Lucy Field. Many thanks to Tom Milne and other collaborators. @oxfordpaediatrics.bsky.social @imm.ox.ac.uk ashpublications.org/bloodadvance...

💡 How are #BSMS researchers working to change the future of blood cancer? Prof Chris Pepper and Dr Rhys Morgan share their journey, their goals and why this research matters. ▶Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EwD... @sussexbcr.bsky.social #MedicalResearch

Presenting PhD #4 from our group and it’s our first Dr Dr! 🙌🍾 🎉 Many congratulations Clinical Fellow Hyun Park on his successful PhD defence yesterday. Wishing him all the best in his clinical ACF post in Reading/Oxford. Thanks @ethanlmorgan.bsky.social & Prof Yang Shi for PhD thesis examination!

Huge pleasure for me and Tim Chevassut to host Prof Yang Shi from @ludwigcancer.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk for a @biochembiomeduos.bsky.social @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social research seminar on his pioneering work dual targeting LSD1 and GSK in AML, and epigenetic dysregulation in diffuse midline glioma.

👩‍🔬 We’re hiring! Join a dynamic team driving innovation in blood cancer research at the University of Sussex. Collaborate with experts, grow your skills in protein biochemistry, and contribute to vital discoveries. 👉 Apply here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP599/r...

Had a wonderful time as always at CLRUK annual meeting. It was great fun organising it with Lisa Russell, Karen Keeshan and Bill Grey . Very proud of Lucy Hamer for an excellent talk! #CCAM #bloodcancerawarenessmonth

🧬🧪 A research technician position - Protein Biochemistry (6 months) is available in my lab @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social investigating structure and function of fusion kinase complexes in Leukaemia. 📅 Deadline: 29th September 2025. 🙏 Please share with anyone who might be interested.

Great post-doctoral opportunity in the laboratory of Dr Jasmeen Oberoi — who has just joined us as a team leader in the GDSC.

Completed your PhD? Interested in leukaemia research? Want to join a new/exciting PI as they establish their group at @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social Then this post doc with new MRC CDA Fellow & @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social funded Dr @jasmeenoberoi.bsky.social is 4 you 👇 jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/fe31a03c...

📢 New Postdoc opportunity 🧬🧪🩸 Excited to share an MRC funded Research Fellow position is available in my lab @gdsc-sussex.bsky.social to investigate novel approaches to disrupt the function of fusion kinases and their regulation by the HSP90 molecular chaperone system in leukaemia.

Following on from our recent paper showing novel post-transcriptional roles for B-catenin in leukaemia cells, a very well done to Drs Sevim & Park for writing a superb review in @natureportfolio.nature.com Oncogene summarising our current understanding of this field. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#3MT Finalist: Jo Renaut from Life Sciences is tackling some of the deadliest & most neglected cancers Jo’s work explores “synthetic lethality” that could kill tumours while sparing healthy cells. Her research paves the way for personalised cancer treatment. Come see the final tinyurl.com/t8y9b22k

Just 5 days left to apply! 👇👇👇

The June issue of #ExpHem is here! View the articles, including Ex vivo modelling reveals low levels of CKS1 inhibition boost haematopoiesis via AKT/Foxo1 signalling from @billgrey.bsky.social‬ ➡️ www.exphem.org/current

Great to see this fantastic study out now, well done @simonrichardson.bsky.social and team!

Delighted that our work describing a potential novel treatment approach for B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia is published today in @natcomms.nature.com‬. 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our School of LifeSci funded PhD project is now advertised on findaphd.com if you prefer that platform: Deadline 2 weeks away - Weds 25th June 23:45. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

We're hiring at Oxford! Join our team working on cutting-edge research in haematology & myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). 🔬 Apply here: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... 🔍 Learn about our research: imm.ox.ac.uk/research/res... #AcademicJobs #Haematology #MPN #Oxford

Nice work Ethan and team, on the reading list!

A bit late to post but glad to see our review on novel oncogenic mechanisms of the HPV oncoproteins. Great work from undergraduate student Denise in my lab @biochemsoc.bsky.social @biochembiomeduos.bsky.social #HPV portlandpress.com/biochemsoctr...

Join me + Dr David Palmer, Haematology Clinician at UHS NHS @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social, for a 3.5yr School of Life Sci funded PhD (UK fees only) studying RUNX1 mutations in myeloid leukaemia here at @sussex.ac.uk @sussexbcr.bsky.social @sussexcancer.org Details 👇 www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

Join me + Dr David Palmer, Haematology Clinician at UHS NHS @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social, for a 3.5yr School of Life Sci funded PhD (UK fees only) studying RUNX1 mutations in myeloid leukaemia here at @sussex.ac.uk @sussexbcr.bsky.social @sussexcancer.org Details 👇 www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...