@phoebejsnow.bsky.social
PhD Student | NUCancer | Newcastle University
Ahmed is happily working away in our tissue culture lab
Nick is working in the lab pipetting reagents for his current experiment.
Shout out this #InternationalMensDay to Ahmed Alsayadi (@alsayadi.bsky.social) and Nick Brittain — brilliant cancer researchers and all-round great humans. Your skill, drive, and good vibes make the LEGEND team what it is 💙
19.11.2025 16:22 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
We’re excited to welcome a talented new postdoctoral researcher, Monika Gonka, to the LEGEND group! She’ll be leading data-driven projects and supporting the team as a bioinformatics research assistant. Welcome aboard, Monika!
17.11.2025 11:08 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
The Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre at the Herschel Building has earned the Silver LEAF Award for sustainable lab practices! 🥈
Reducing waste, saving energy & going greener every day. 💚
#Sustainability #GreenLabs #LEAFAward #ScienceForGood #NetZero #EcoInnovation
We’re proud to share the inspiring story of Dr. Dan Mattison — diagnosed with leukaemia at age 14, and now a Foundation Year 2 doctor. Dan and his family are welcoming a £4.1 million investment from @cancerresearchuk.org. Read more here: www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
30.09.2025 07:17 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 2
Last week on #WorldCancerResearchDay the whole lab and other colleagues from @nucancer.bsky.social turned into bakers to help fundraising for @cancerresearchuk.org, a charity close to us for their commitment to fund groundbreaking projects in cancer research. Lovely seeing the public engaged!
28.09.2025 13:20 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
🧡 This #WorldCancerResearchDay we proudly support the incredible researchers that we work alongside at Newcastle University who are making significant strides in paediatric cancer research, working tirelessly to develop innovative treatments & improve outcomes for young patients
24.09.2025 09:05 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth. Our team joined the @childcancernth.bsky.social campaign #PaintTheToonGold to show support for children with cancer and their families. Together, we can raise awareness and keep pushing research forward.
19.09.2025 16:35 — 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
Deserved rest after an exciting volleyball tournament
Ice-cream is the best way to end a great social outing with the lab
The group got bigger! We count, from the left: Camille (Research Technician), Ahmed (PhD student), Leti (PostDoc), Lisa (Group Leader), Ahlam (PostDoc), Nick (PostDoc) and Phoebe (PhD student)
MRC collaborators from Edinburgh, Chris A.Brackley (left) and Rodrigo Rivas Barbosa (right)
Recent nice weather called for a social outing of the LEGEND group, filled with fun, sport and a MUST stop for ice cream by the coast 🍦. We also had our first lab retreat at Cockle Park, featuring good scientific discussion 🧬 and a
visit by our @ukri.org MRC collaborators from Edinburgh ✨
Camille is showing how the transfected cell lines appear under a florescent microscope
Ahmed and Nick are explaining how we visualize genome editing using gel electrophoresis
Ahmed and Nick are explaining the technical aspect of using gel electrophoresis
Leti is explaining how we use blood cancer cell lines to explore options for better therapy interventions
Our lab was delighted to host a visit from @cancerresearchuk.org fundraisers, campaigners, and patient advocates Sue Duncombe and Patrick McGuire. It was a pleasure to share our research, to give an insight into our daily work and highlight how CRUK support helps us move science forward.
08.07.2025 15:28 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Great to catch up with my PhD sponsors from Combat Cancer at the Newcastle University Supporter Thank You Event 2025 and give an update on my project. Incredibly grateful for their support in making this research possible 🌟 combatcancercharity.org/children-can...
23.05.2025 12:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Lisa Russell just wrote an insightful article for #CancerNews from @cancerresearchuk.org where she takes us through the promise of super-enhancer biology and what it means for cancer. Read the whole article here:
news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/05/21/b...
Photo of cancer researchers in the science tent, ready to inspire some young minds.
Nefeli is showing a boy how to measure small amounts of liquid using a pipette
Phoebe is showing some children how to make a healthy cell using play dough
Lisa is explaining how studying the genetic code of children with leukaemia can inform the treatment they receive. The children are completing a chromosome puzzle.
Great day at the #ChildrensCancerRun inspiring young minds and raising money to support families through a cancer diagnosis and to fund vital cancer research here in the North East @childcancernth.bsky.social
18.05.2025 13:44 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
