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Sara Pensa

@drsarapensa.bsky.social

Scientist at the University of Cambridge, passionate about Cancer Research, Global Health and Gender Equality

89 Followers | 40 Following | 2 Posts | Joined: 15.11.2024 | 1.7554

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Research Stories: Remarkable people, groundbreaking work, global impact. In this series, our researchers talk about their work and the difference it is making around the world, from tackling climate… Dr Sara Pensa

How can we use information on changes that occur before cancer actually forms in order to develop early diagnostic and preventative therapies?🔬

This is one of the questions Hughes Research Fellow, @drsarapensa.bsky.social, considers in her research.💡

youtu.be/9pzHa4tuMsQ?...
@phar.cam.ac.uk

24.10.2025 11:02 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations Geula, fantastic news!

09.07.2025 08:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congratulations Walid! 🎉

17.06.2025 11:58 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Our latest paper from is out! Congratulations to all members the lab that contributed over the years!

No UMAPs in this one!

@phar.cam.ac.uk @scicambridge.bsky.social

Thanks to our funders @cancerresearchuk.org @breastcancernow.bsky.social

06.05.2025 14:22 — 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1

Workshop | ENBDC

Check out the final programme for ENBDC (23-26 April) now with 7 short talks selected from the abstracts.

Last 8 spots still available but you need to be quick! We can accept applications till 31st March.

28.03.2025 20:00 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Music therapy for those living with dementia Hello everyone! My name is Linsey, and my husband Alan and I are excited to support the Saffron Hall Trust through my fundraising campaign on GivenGain. The Trust uses music therapy for many different...

Linsey Porter in our lab is running the Cambridge half marathon for this worthy cause 👇👇. Please support if you can.

www.givengain.com/project/lins...

05.03.2025 09:04 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

ASTP advert

🌟 Calling all aspiring scientists! 🌟

Are you an A-level biology student at a UK state school? Apply for the Aspiring Scientists Training Programme (ASTP).

📅 Date: 13-18th July
🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/ASTP_Apply

#ASTP2025 #FutureScientists #STEMopportunities #BiologyCareers

27.02.2025 13:16 — 👍 2 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

JOB ALERT (9 days to go)

We are looking for a computational postdoc to lead on the analysis of the NMGN Ageing Cluster spatial transcriptomics dataset.

Start date: Flexible
Tenure: 3 years
Deadline: 28th Feb 2025

Informal queries welcome!
Please RT

19.02.2025 14:17 — 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Registration is now open for the 16th ENBDC workshop 24-26 April 2025

Great line-up of speakers 👇

6 selected talks from abstracts ✍️

Limited spaces available. Sign up early to avoid disappointment!
enbdc.org/workshop/

16.12.2024 14:48 — 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

JOB ALERT
We are seeking a Computational Research Assistant or Research Associate to help drive an ambitious multiomics ageing project part of the NMGN Mouse Ageing Cluster.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49939/

@scicambridge.bsky.social @phar.cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social

15.01.2025 14:54 — 👍 7 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 2

We are forming a patient advisory group to help shape our research on BRCA breast cancer prevention! Follow the link/scan the barcode for more info and to express interest. Please share! @wtklab.bsky.social
www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/about-us/eng...

26.11.2024 15:53 — 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0

@drsarapensa is following 20 prominent accounts

Anbu Paramasivam
@anbup

Research Programme Manager in Prevention and Population research at @CRUK. Messages here are my own views about science, food, aviation and random rants

School of Biological Sciences
@cambridgebiosci

The official BlueSky account for the University of Cambridge, School of Biological Sciences, home to animal, human, plant, and microbial science. 🔗 https://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre
@crukcamcentre

Cancer centre uniting over 1200 experts to tackle cancer from every angle. A partnership between Cancer Research UK, the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. crukcambridgecentre.org.uk

Curtis McCloskey
@curtismccloskey

Assistant Professor Dept. Computational and Systems Bio, University of Pittsburgh + UPMC. Ovarian + breast cancer researcher. Views are my own. He/him 🏳️‍🌈

Manchester Breast Centre
@mcr-breastcentre

A world-class centre for collaborative basic and translational breast cancer research. Est. 2005. Director: Dr Sacha Howell www.breastcentre.manchester.ac.uk

Alecia-Jane Twigger
@aj-twigger

UKRI future leader and head of the Cambridge Lactation Lab. Founder of the Cambridge Lactation Network and #CAMBMOM study

Assoc. Professor Tim J Sargeant
@timsargeant

Group Leader, Lysosomal Health in Ageing, SAHMRI | Affiliate Associate Professor (University of Adelaide) | Developing tests and biomarkers for measurement of human autophagy to combat age-related disease

Colinda Scheele
@colindascheele

Group Leader @vib-ccb.bsky.social Assistant Professor @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social Excited about #BreastBiology, #CancerResearch and #Microscopy

Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
@scicambridge

Updates from our team at University of Cambridge, on a mission to transform human health through a deep understanding of stem cell biology.

Janet Kumita
@jrkumita

MRC Career Development Award Fellow @ University of Cambridge. Protein Chemist. I love lysozyme, amyloid fibrils and bimolecular condensates.

Caroline Criado Perez
@ccriadoperez

Writer, speaker, author of Invisible Women

Rob Clarke
@robclarkelab

Breast Biology Lab, UniManchester; researching stem cell signalling in development and cancer. Models inc. patient-derived organoids and xenografts.

@drhharrison

Maria M Caffarel
@mariacaffarel

Cancer researcher interested in breast cancer, cytokines and the tumour microenvironment. Ikerbasque Research Associate. Group leader at @biogipuzkoa.bsky.social @aseica.bsky.social

Johanna Englund
@johannaienglund

Klaus Okkenhaug
@klausokken

Professor of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge. Research interests: PI3K, immunity, infection, cancer, immunotherapy.

Mona Shehata
@monshe

Scientist. Excited about normal breast and breast cancer research. 3D cultures and organoids.

Maria Alcolea
@mariapalcolea

Associate Professor. Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, UK. Interested in epithelial cell fate plasticity and early tumorigenesis.

Department of Pharmacology | University of Cambridge
@phar.cam.ac.uk

Focused on research and education, as part of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

Felicity Davis
@davislab

Group Leader Aarhus University and University of New South Wales. Formerly @ University of Queensland, University of Cambridge and National Institutes of Health. Ca2+ signalling. Pun lover. She/her