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Walid Khaled

@wtklab.bsky.social

Professor at University of Cambridge Department of Pharmacology and Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. Fellow of Magdalene College. Ageing, Resilience and Cancer Prevention www.wtklab.com

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Congratulations too @labrawlins.bsky.social!

Here is a photo of us โ€œnot celebratingโ€ from few days ago when we received the email!

17.06.2025 12:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you @frelab.bsky.social

17.06.2025 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Could this be the future of cancer prevention?

Walid Khaledโ€ฌ, a new ERC Advanced Grant recipient @cam.ac.ukโ€ฌ, will work on a preventive vaccine for breast cancer.

Learn more ๐Ÿ‘‰ buff.ly/s6cBCwL

#ERCAdG #CancerResearch #FrontierResearch @wtklab.bsky.socialโ€ฌ

17.06.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Thank you @erc.europa.eu for highlighting PreBRCATx. I am excited where this grant will take will take our science - hopefully a step closer to therapeutic cancer prevention!

17.06.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Join our Prevention Primer on 24 June and grow your knowledge ahead of @cancerresearchuk.org's #PrevConf25. Hear from Prof Peter Sasieni,ย @sarahblagden.bsky.social, @wtklab.bsky.socialย and others, inc lab scientists, clinicians, behavioural scientists and epidemiologists.

14.04.2025 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
University Assistant Professor - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge University Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge.


Great opportunity in our department ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44592/

07.04.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are looking for a doctoral candidate to join the lab! If you are interested in working with human breast tissue samples straight from the clinic and do not fear large data sets, this might just be your dream project โ˜บ๏ธ Apply now โฌ‡๏ธ
ats.talentadore.com/apply/vaitos...
๐Ÿ“ธ @oonapaavolainen.bsky.social

20.03.2025 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Congrats!

20.03.2025 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Labโ€™s latest: (mouse) mums grow their guts during pregnancy and lactation: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

19.03.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 152    ๐Ÿ” 60    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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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 ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡. Please support if you can.

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

05.03.2025 09:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Deadline extended to 28th Feb!

13.02.2025 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
An AI generated image showing a naked mole-rat with visceral pain...the tail is coming out of the stomach!

An AI generated image showing a naked mole-rat with visceral pain...the tail is coming out of the stomach!

๐Ÿšจ Excited to announce that we are hiring ๐Ÿšจ

If bowel disease, pain, & naked mole-rats are your thing then we have the perfect opportunity for you ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

This ChatGPT image shows a naked mole-rat with visceral pain, but they actually appear resistant #PainResearch

23.12.2024 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Registration is now open for the 16th ENBDC workshop 24-26 April 2025

Great line-up of speakers ๐Ÿ‘‡

6 selected talks from abstracts โœ๏ธ

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

16.12.2024 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Plenary Lecture to explore breast cell atlas in cancer prevention, treatment - SABCS Meeting News Walid Khaled, PhD, will deliver the second plenary lecture during the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposiumยฎ about cell atlases as roadmaps in cancer immunology.

First post on here!

Looking forward to sharing what we learnt over the years from studying the mouse and human breast at the single cell level!
@crukcamcentre.bsky.social
@sabcs.bsky.social
@cancerresearchuk.org

www.sabcsmeetingnews.org/plenary-lect...

26.11.2024 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Hallmarks of Precancer Summary:. Research on precancers, as defined as at-risk tissues and early lesions, is of high significance given the effectiveness of early intervention. We discuss the need for risk stratification to...

Earlier this year, we published an article in Cancer Discovery discussing six hallmarks of precancer and highlighting the need for a multi-omics approach to research in this area. aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...

Would love to connect with others working in this area!

15.11.2024 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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