@vickyharris19.bsky.social
OCTRU Lead Statistician in Clinical Trials. I worked across a range of disease areas: infectious diseases, respiratory medicine, mental health. I write short fiction, spend time in my garden and bake. Winner Oxford Flash Fiction "New Voice". Mammy to one.
Magnolia season has arrived in Oxford 🌸
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Is metformin safe to take during pregnancy?
www.nhs.uk/medicines/me...
To learn about the MILI trial and LFS, visit mili.octru.ox.ac.uk
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
Great to see the FORENSIC-UK Team at the National Spine Network (NSN) Conference in Birmingham yesterday. Our CI, Sashin Ahuja, presented the latest news for the study. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the banner. #NSN #lowbackpain #surgicaltrial
International Women’s Day on 8 March is a chance to highlight how women are helping shape research.
Find out more about some of the inspirational women in trials units across the Network here: tinyurl.com/nhb9fkyw
Who would you add to the list?
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #UKCTUNetwork
Great piece to celebrate women working in research - and excellent to see four of our team members featured - have a read through the link below! ⬇️
Metformin is a drug used mainly to treat diabetes.
Research suggests it may reduce the risk of cancer developing in people with Li Fraumeni syndrome.
To learn about the MILI trial and LFS, visit mili.octru.ox.ac.uk
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS
@oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
Ahead of international women's day UKCRC is sharing some profiles of women working in clinical trials in the UK (including myself and some of my amazing colleagues)
ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/celebrating-...
Happy St David's Day! 🏴
Control groups make medicine safer and smarter.
By using control groups, scientists aren’t just guessing—they’re making informed decisions based on real evidence.
tinyurl.com/2hju2yfv
#LFS #TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
The LFS UK 2025 conference took place last September, updating on studies from across the country, including MILI.
Visit LFS UK 2025 to see the various presentations and update on the MILI trial tinyurl.com/d2dfm36x
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
Please please vaccinate your child against measles.
This is from our @independentsage.bsky.social report from last year, led by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & @helensalisbury.bsky.social
independentsage.org/wp-content/u...
New Year, New Job? 📆
If you'd like to contribute to the design, conduct & analysis of research projects (and more!), we are looking for a Medical Statistician to join our team!
Apply by 2nd Feb, 12 noon.
Find out more, and see all of OCTRU's vacancies here: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru/about-...
Wishing you All a Happy New Year! 🎆
Thank you to everyone who took part in our studies in 2025, and to all who contribute to, and make our research possible! 👏 🎊
Wishing a Merry Christmas to all who celebrate 🎄 ⭐
Today we'd like to thank everyone who makes our research possible - we couldn't do it without you! We hope you have a restful time over the festive period.
It's the last day of our advent calendar - we hope you've learned a bit more about us and our studies! 📆 🎄
Today we introduce an upcoming study from @situ-oxford.bsky.social!
PREPARE-KIDS 🧒 🏥
Keep a look out for more information on this study as we go in the new year!
Two of the studies I am involved with. Opening next year!
It's day 1️⃣8️⃣ of our advent calendar! 📆 🎄
Today we introduce FORENSIC!
FORENSIC will assess if treating low back pain with surgery is better than nonsurgical treatment, and also aims to find out if the spinal fusion surgery is good value for money for the NHS. 🏥
🌐 forensic.octru.ox.ac.uk
A MILI Milestone: 50 participants randomised onto the trial!
Thank you to all our recruiting sites for support of the trial: @ouhospitals.bsky.social @gstt-nhs.bsky.social
@cuh.nhs.uk @nottmhospitals.bsky.social
@nhsgrampian.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social & Uni Hospitals Leicester
#TP53 #LFS
It's day number 5️⃣ of our advent calendar! 📆 🎄
Today we introduce MILI
MILI is a clinical trial investigating the use of a drug called metformin as a way of reducing the cancer risk in people with Li Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS)
Find out more: mili.octru.ox.ac.uk
@octooxford.bsky.social
“Shallow black-rainbow puddles shimmered…” From one of the opening stories in Soot & Boots. #SootAndBoots
Thirty writers, thirty winter visions. Soot & Boots brings them together in one seasonal anthology. Out soon. #SootAndBoots
OCTO Director Prof Sarah Blagden features in a new Channel 4 doc "The Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures" an observational documentary series exploring pioneering research that could transform the future of cancer detection, treatment and prevention: www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...
Our first short-fiction release since Four Forked Tongues is nearly here. Bold, strange, tender winter tales. November release. #SootAndBoots
Our festive & wintry short-fiction anthology Soot & Boots lands later this month. Hardback + paperback. Sharp stories for dark nights. More soon. #SootAndBoots
Introducing our Meet The MILI Team series!
Each week will feature a different team member.
We are starting off with the brains behind the trial, our very own Clinical Investigator, Prof Sarah Blagden:
#LFS #LiFraumeni @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
tp53.co.uk/lfs-tp53/
I just donated. Oxford people, join if you can.
