Barts Cancer Institute (Queen Mary University of London)

Our first Centre for Cancer Evolution PI retreat! A wonderful day at Goodenough House discussing science, strategy and forging new collaborations @qmbci.bsky.social

Professors x 10, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry | Veredus QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON Professors x 10, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry London Competitive Remuneration Package Queen Mary University of London seeks up to 10 world-leading translational re...

Come and join us at the Barts Cancer Institute @qmbci.bsky.social ! Our medical school, part of Queen Mary University of London @qmulfmd.bsky.social is hiring 10 professors!! www.veredus.co.uk/job/job-747a/. Contact me for a chat if interested.

Scientific Review Paper Published in BJUI Compass, titled: Emerging tools for the early detection of prostate cancer. Written by Haider et al.

Could imaging, genetic and biomarker tests improve early #ProstateCancer detection?

A team led by Prof Prabhakar Rajan @qmbci.bsky.social explore different detection strategies in their latest publication in @bjuijournal.bsky.social.

Grab a ☕ and read: doi.org/10.1002/bco2...

New AI model sheds light on high-risk skin cancer: Q&A with the authors - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London Researchers at Barts Cancer Institute (BCI), Queen Mary University of London, have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that could help doctors identify which skin cancers are most likely to...

📰 A new AI tool could help doctors identify which skin cancers are most likely to spread.

We spoke to Professor Alex Wang and Dr Emilia Peleva to find out more about their new study and next steps ⬇

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🎉 Join us in congratulating four BCI researchers who have been promoted!

Promoted to Professor:
🔹Professor Angus Cameron
🔹Professor Jun Wang

Promoted to Senior Lecturer:
🔹Dr Diu Nguyen

Promoted to Reder:
🔹Dr Miguel Ganuza

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Rogue’ DNA rings reveal earliest clues to deadly brain cancer’s growth - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London An international team of scientists has revealed how rogue rings of DNA that float outside of our chromosomes – known as extrachromosomal DNA, or ecDNA – can drive the growth of a large proportion of ...

📰Rogue DNA rings could provide early clues to brain cancer’s growth, according to new results co-led by Dr @benjaminwerner.bsky.social, as part of international @cancergrand.bsky.social collaboration

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3/ The trial results showed that people given the treatment lived nearly twice as long as those given standard chemotherapy. Around 30% of people achieved a complete remission following treatment, meaning all detectable signs of the disease had disappeared.

2/ 💬Prof Powles says: "This is a landmark moment in the care of advanced bladder cancer – the first of its kind in 40 years."

Breakthrough life-extending treatment for advanced bladder cancer available on NHS - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London The new combination treatment offers hope to thousands of people living with advanced urothelial cancer. The clinical trials, led by Professor Tom Powles at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, showed that overall survival rates were almost twice as long with this new treatment compared to the current standard treatment.

📰 NICE has approved a breakthrough life-extending combination treatment for bladder cancer for use in the NHS from today, following trials led by Prof Tom Powles at BCI @qmul.bsky.social.

🧪 #medsky #oncosky #bladdercancer
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Fantastic news, congratulations to Professor
Tom Powles and team for all their work leading the clinical trials for this breakthrough treatment!

Proud to be named as a finalist in the University of the Year category in the 2025 UK Social Mobility Awards, which recognise organisations taking action to level the playing field for people from less-advantaged socio-economic backgrounds.

Roll on October 2nd when the winners will be announced!

Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund Tissue Bank achieves landmark international accreditation - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London The Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund Tissue Bank (PCRFTB) has become the first in England to receive ISO 20387:2018 accreditation, an international standard that recognises excellence in biobanking.

Congratulations to our team at the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund Tissue Bank (PCRFTB), who have achieved a landmark international accreditation 🎉

They have become the first in England to receive ISO 20387:2018 accreditation, an international standard recognising excellence in biobanking. 🧪

BCI’s Prof Jane Sosabowski and Dr Jennifer Young will lead a £1m project studying radiolabelled nanomedicines. The team will track how these nanomedicines move within the body, helping to improve tumour targeting and avoid unintended accumulation and side effects.

£10m awarded to partnership investigating innovative radiolabelled nanomedicines - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London Researchers at Barts Cancer Institute (BCI), Queen Mary University of London, will play a part in a revolutionary new partnership with King’s College London and the University of Leeds, aiming to acce...

💡 £10 million has been awarded to a new UK-wide partnership investigating innovative healthcare nanotechnologies.

The initiative, funded by EPSRC, will unite researchers at BCI @qmul.bsky.social, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & @universityofleeds.bsky.social.

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🏆The winner of our 2025 Image Competition is Dr Elly Tyler of @qmbci.bsky.social, for her image 'Where Collagen Burns and Immunity Falters'!

In this breast tumour tissue, collagen fibres in the extracellular matrix blaze like wildfire.

Aspiring scientists gain a ‘burst’ of inspiration at the BCI - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London Molecules exhaled in the breath may provide clues to detect blood cancer, according to new research by scientists at Barts Cancer Institute. The findings could enable the development of a blood cancer...

🌟 We recently welcomed 43 aspiring young scientists to BCI as part of two #WorkExperience programmes (STARS and BURSThrough) designed to break down perceived barriers to #HigherEducation and ignite students' aspirations to pursue careers in #STEM 🧪

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The research was published in @hemasphere-journal.bsky.social and used breathalyser technology developed by @owlstonemedical.bsky.social.

Could a breath test detect blood cancer? - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London Molecules exhaled in the breath may provide clues to detect blood cancer, according to new research by scientists at Barts Cancer Institute. The findings could enable the development of a blood cancer...

📰Could a breath test detect blood cancer? New research from @richeslab.bsky.social ‬funded by @bartscharity.bsky.social suggests molecules exhaled in the breath might enable development of a simple, low-cost test to diagnose lymphoma.

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Prof Claude Chelala and her team's research into the inequalities facing women with breast cancer from different ancestries is now featured on @natcomms.nature.com homepage!

Learn more & watch our interview with Prof Chelala: www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news...

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🎉We recently celebrated the inaugural lecture of Professor Andrejs Braun, joined by his family, friends & colleagues.

In his talk, "The Philosopher’s Classroom: Alchemical Fusion of Research and Education," Professor Braun explored the inseparable nature of research & teaching.

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It's time for STARS! We're opening our doors to the cancer researchers of the future. Over 50 students from schools with historically low uni admissions will get hands-on lab experience at @qmbci.bsky.social, @uclmedsci.bsky.social and @kingslsm.bsky.social.

Find out more: colcc.ac.uk/stars-2025/

Read the study, published by Prof Andrejs Braun and Dr Marta Crespi Sallan in the Journal for Clinical Investigation: www.jci.org/articles/vie...

This work was made possible thanks to funding from @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social and @cancerresearchuk.org.

Cells’ recycling system plays a surprising role in shaping immune cells DNA - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London Scientists have uncovered how bowel cancer cells imitate our gut’s natural healing processes to adapt, spread and grow. The findings researchers at Barts Cancer Institute could lead to new treatment s...

📰 Cells’ recycling system (autophagy) plays a surprising role in shaping immune cell DNA, new research from the BCI shows.

The findings could have implications for the development of certain #bloodcancer and #autoimmune diseases.

#medsky #oncosky 🧪 @qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

Dr Natalie Bevan wearing a Sherlock Holmes cape, hat and magnifying glass, and Professor Yong-Jie Lu with a family, and their giant teddy bear, doing the march.

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We had a brilliant time at the Prostate Cancer UK March for Men this weekend, talking all things research with our incredible supporters. 🧵

🕵️‍♀️Research detectives from @qmbci.bsky.social walked the route with some of our amazing families.

A wonderful tradition at BCI, started by the late Dr. Simon Joel, is PhD Day, an event celebrating students’ contributions to the institute’s research. Thank you for a great day and the opportunity to present my first poster 👩‍🔬🧬🦀 @qmbci.bsky.social

2/ The findings by Dr @mirjana-efremova.bsky.social and her team could lay the foundation for developing therapies that prevent metastasis by targeting the mechanisms that cancer cells use to change and grow.

This study was funded @cancerresearchuk.org and @bartscharity.bsky.social

Study reveals molecules enabling bowel cancer to hijack healing processes and spread - Barts Cancer Institute - Queen Mary University of London Scientists have uncovered how bowel cancer cells imitate our gut’s natural healing processes to adapt, spread and grow. The findings researchers at Barts Cancer Institute could lead to new treatment s...

📰A new study by BCI @qmul.ac.uk has uncovered molecules that enable #bowelcancer cells to hijack our gut’s natural healing processes to adapt, spread and grow.

Read more: www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news...

🧪 #medsky #oncosky

Had the best time at our annual lab retreat @ Peak District (our chosen home for our lab retreats). Great science, great chats, great food and great walks with these amazing folks !! Looking forward to the next one 🤩

Francesca Ciccarelli @ciccarellilab.bsky.social is up next to tell us about spatial drivers of response to immunotherapy in colon cancer

Thank you to TransnetYX for sponsoring Francesca’s talk!

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