Alex Frankell
@afrankell.bsky.social
Research group leader at the Early Cancer Institute in Cambridge studying somatic evolution using longitudinal non-invasive samples such as circulating tumour DNA
Very grateful to #Springboard25 for this support to push forward our development of methods for spatial profiling of somatic evolution. These ring fenced opportunities for early PIs are hugely helpful to push forward our research at this stage of the lab's development.
📢 We're making our largest ever investment in early-career researchers
Through #Springboard25, we’re investing £7.6m in 62 researchers to drive innovations that improve health and wellbeing 🔬
Congrats to all 2025 awardees! 🎉
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@thebhf.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
Through #Springboard25, we’re investing £7.6m in 62 researchers to drive innovations that improve health and wellbeing 🔬
Congrats to all 2025 awardees! 🎉
👉 bit.ly/springboard2...
@thebhf.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Very grateful to #Springboard25 for this support to push forward our development of methods for spatial profiling of somatic evolution. These ring fenced opportunities for early PIs are hugely helpful to push forward our research at this stage of the lab's development.
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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
A great pleasure to work with @zaccasimo.bsky.social and his team on this elegant data and tool.
🚨So proud to present the first study from our @ccg-ucl.bsky.social group together with @charlesswanton.bsky.social @NnennayaKanu and led by @ojlucas.bsky.social with key collaboration @sophie-ward.bsky.social and fundamental support @rijazaidi.bsky.social @abibunkum.bsky.social & others
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Characterizing the evolutionary dynamics of cancer proliferation in single-cell clones with SPRINTER - Nature Genetics
Single-cell Proliferation Rate Inference in Non-homogeneous Tumors through Evolutionary Routes (SPRINTER) allows users to infer proliferation rates of individual clones within a tumor from single-cell...
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November 29, 2024 at 7:02 PM
A great pleasure to work with @zaccasimo.bsky.social and his team on this elegant data and tool.
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I've started a list of people working on #cancer #evolution. Many more to be added, so do let me know if that is you. Also if you would like to be removed. go.bsky.app/QuAF4Mo
November 12, 2024 at 11:49 AM
I've started a list of people working on #cancer #evolution. Many more to be added, so do let me know if that is you. Also if you would like to be removed. go.bsky.app/QuAF4Mo
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Researcher #1: I'm going to leave science! I just can't figure out what's causing degradation of my protein...
Researcher #2: U B quittin'?
Researcher #2: U B quittin'?
November 25, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Researcher #1: I'm going to leave science! I just can't figure out what's causing degradation of my protein...
Researcher #2: U B quittin'?
Researcher #2: U B quittin'?
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A couple of days left to apply! We have a PhD position available in the lab to improve our understanding of cfDNA and cfRNA shedding from cancer cells, and the potential impact on heterogeneity. #cfDNA #liquidbiopsy #cfRNA
If you're looking for a #PhD in #CancerResearch, we've got fantastic 4-year, fully-funded #PhDpositions available, with registration & graduation affiliated to the University of Manchester, UK
For details of the projects go to:
www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/Education/Ph...
Closing date: 22nd Nov 2024
For details of the projects go to:
www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/Education/Ph...
Closing date: 22nd Nov 2024
November 18, 2024 at 9:37 AM
A couple of days left to apply! We have a PhD position available in the lab to improve our understanding of cfDNA and cfRNA shedding from cancer cells, and the potential impact on heterogeneity. #cfDNA #liquidbiopsy #cfRNA
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We also have 2 bioinformatician / computational biologist / computational scientist positions available in the lab (pre and post-doctoral level). Focus on epigenetic, transcriptomic, and ML. #cfDNA #liquidbiopsy One week left to apply! www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/recruitment/...
Index - CrukMi.RecruitmentHr.Ui
www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk
November 18, 2024 at 9:41 AM
We also have 2 bioinformatician / computational biologist / computational scientist positions available in the lab (pre and post-doctoral level). Focus on epigenetic, transcriptomic, and ML. #cfDNA #liquidbiopsy One week left to apply! www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/recruitment/...
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We just published a review of lessons farmers have learned for how to control pesticide resistance from evolving, and how to apply those to oncology to prevent cancers from evolving therapeutic resistance: bit.ly/48OfFdX
Resistance Management for Cancer: Lessons from Farmers
Abstract. One of the main reasons we have not been able to cure cancers is that treatments select for drug-resistant cells. Pest managers face similar challenges with pesticides selecting for pesticid...
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November 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM
We just published a review of lessons farmers have learned for how to control pesticide resistance from evolving, and how to apply those to oncology to prevent cancers from evolving therapeutic resistance: bit.ly/48OfFdX