Barts Cancer Institute (Queen Mary University of London)
@qmbci.bsky.social
Barts Cancer Institute is a leading UK cancer research institute, part of Queen Mary University of London and a partner in the Cancer Research UK City of London Centre. 🧪🧬🔬
https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/
https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/
🎉 Join us in congratulating four BCI researchers who have been promoted!
Promoted to Professor:
🔹Professor Angus Cameron
🔹Professor Jun Wang
Promoted to Senior Lecturer:
🔹Dr Diu Nguyen
Promoted to Reder:
🔹Dr Miguel Ganuza
@qmul.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social
Promoted to Professor:
🔹Professor Angus Cameron
🔹Professor Jun Wang
Promoted to Senior Lecturer:
🔹Dr Diu Nguyen
Promoted to Reder:
🔹Dr Miguel Ganuza
@qmul.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🎉 Join us in congratulating four BCI researchers who have been promoted!
Promoted to Professor:
🔹Professor Angus Cameron
🔹Professor Jun Wang
Promoted to Senior Lecturer:
🔹Dr Diu Nguyen
Promoted to Reder:
🔹Dr Miguel Ganuza
@qmul.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social
Promoted to Professor:
🔹Professor Angus Cameron
🔹Professor Jun Wang
Promoted to Senior Lecturer:
🔹Dr Diu Nguyen
Promoted to Reder:
🔹Dr Miguel Ganuza
@qmul.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social
2/ 💬Prof Powles says: "This is a landmark moment in the care of advanced bladder cancer – the first of its kind in 40 years."
August 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
2/ 💬Prof Powles says: "This is a landmark moment in the care of advanced bladder cancer – the first of its kind in 40 years."
🎉We recently celebrated the inaugural lecture of Professor Andrejs Braun, joined by his family, friends & colleagues.
In his talk, "The Philosopher’s Classroom: Alchemical Fusion of Research and Education," Professor Braun explored the inseparable nature of research & teaching.
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In his talk, "The Philosopher’s Classroom: Alchemical Fusion of Research and Education," Professor Braun explored the inseparable nature of research & teaching.
@qmul.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🎉We recently celebrated the inaugural lecture of Professor Andrejs Braun, joined by his family, friends & colleagues.
In his talk, "The Philosopher’s Classroom: Alchemical Fusion of Research and Education," Professor Braun explored the inseparable nature of research & teaching.
@qmul.bsky.social
In his talk, "The Philosopher’s Classroom: Alchemical Fusion of Research and Education," Professor Braun explored the inseparable nature of research & teaching.
@qmul.bsky.social
2/ The findings by Dr @mirjana-efremova.bsky.social and her team could lay the foundation for developing therapies that prevent metastasis by targeting the mechanisms that cancer cells use to change and grow.
This study was funded @cancerresearchuk.org and @bartscharity.bsky.social
This study was funded @cancerresearchuk.org and @bartscharity.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
2/ The findings by Dr @mirjana-efremova.bsky.social and her team could lay the foundation for developing therapies that prevent metastasis by targeting the mechanisms that cancer cells use to change and grow.
This study was funded @cancerresearchuk.org and @bartscharity.bsky.social
This study was funded @cancerresearchuk.org and @bartscharity.bsky.social
📰 New research shows women of African and South Asian ancestry tend to develop and die of breast cancer at a younger age.
🎥 Prof Claude Chelala at BCI @qmul.ac.uk discusses why we must rethink screening and research to ensure no one is left behind as cancer care advances.
🧪 #medsky #oncosky
🎥 Prof Claude Chelala at BCI @qmul.ac.uk discusses why we must rethink screening and research to ensure no one is left behind as cancer care advances.
🧪 #medsky #oncosky
May 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
📰 New research shows women of African and South Asian ancestry tend to develop and die of breast cancer at a younger age.
🎥 Prof Claude Chelala at BCI @qmul.ac.uk discusses why we must rethink screening and research to ensure no one is left behind as cancer care advances.
🧪 #medsky #oncosky
🎥 Prof Claude Chelala at BCI @qmul.ac.uk discusses why we must rethink screening and research to ensure no one is left behind as cancer care advances.
🧪 #medsky #oncosky
💬 Professor Lockley says: "Adaptive therapy challenges the conventional paradigm for chemotherapy. It is appealing because it provides a safe, low-cost way to improve patient outcomes and reduce side effects."
April 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
💬 Professor Lockley says: "Adaptive therapy challenges the conventional paradigm for chemotherapy. It is appealing because it provides a safe, low-cost way to improve patient outcomes and reduce side effects."
In his lecture, Prof McDonald emphasised that progress in science is driven not only by ideas, but by people. He highlighted the vital contributions of collaborators, mentors, science support staff, friends and family – all of whom have helped shape his journey.
April 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In his lecture, Prof McDonald emphasised that progress in science is driven not only by ideas, but by people. He highlighted the vital contributions of collaborators, mentors, science support staff, friends and family – all of whom have helped shape his journey.
We recently celebrated the career of Prof Stuart McDonald as he delivered his inaugural lecture. His talk, titled ‘The Road Not Taken’, reflected on the unexpected paths that cells – and scientific careers – can take.
@qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social #oncosky 🧪
@qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social #oncosky 🧪
April 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We recently celebrated the career of Prof Stuart McDonald as he delivered his inaugural lecture. His talk, titled ‘The Road Not Taken’, reflected on the unexpected paths that cells – and scientific careers – can take.
@qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social #oncosky 🧪
@qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social #oncosky 🧪
We're delighted that the BCI @qmul.ac.uk has earned the LEAF Bronze award for sustainability🌳
Congratulations to our lab and facilities team, pictured here with their LEAF certificates, for their hard work 🍃
📰 Read more: https://2ly.link/25bWT
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Congratulations to our lab and facilities team, pictured here with their LEAF certificates, for their hard work 🍃
📰 Read more: https://2ly.link/25bWT
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March 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We're delighted that the BCI @qmul.ac.uk has earned the LEAF Bronze award for sustainability🌳
Congratulations to our lab and facilities team, pictured here with their LEAF certificates, for their hard work 🍃
📰 Read more: https://2ly.link/25bWT
@qmulfmd.bsky.social | @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social
Congratulations to our lab and facilities team, pictured here with their LEAF certificates, for their hard work 🍃
📰 Read more: https://2ly.link/25bWT
@qmulfmd.bsky.social | @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social
In his lecture, Prof Finch reflected on his journey, how science interwove with the rest of life (from painting and decorating to climbing Mount Everest), how he walked the fine line between stubbornness and tenacity, and how plant models may hold interesting promise in cancer research.
February 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
In his lecture, Prof Finch reflected on his journey, how science interwove with the rest of life (from painting and decorating to climbing Mount Everest), how he walked the fine line between stubbornness and tenacity, and how plant models may hold interesting promise in cancer research.
Congratulations to Prof Andy Finch who gave his inaugural lecture this week. Colleagues, friends & family joined him as he shared the challenges and successes along his 25-year journey towards a better understanding of apoptosis – programmed cell death.
@qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk #academicsky
@qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk #academicsky
February 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Congratulations to Prof Andy Finch who gave his inaugural lecture this week. Colleagues, friends & family joined him as he shared the challenges and successes along his 25-year journey towards a better understanding of apoptosis – programmed cell death.
@qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk #academicsky
@qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk #academicsky
The investment builds on work in our @breastcancernow.bsky.social biobank, our Precision Health Programme funded by Barts Charity and our close partnership with Barts Health. By engaging with the diverse patient population in London, we seek to ensure that AI tools in healthcare serve everyone.
February 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The investment builds on work in our @breastcancernow.bsky.social biobank, our Precision Health Programme funded by Barts Charity and our close partnership with Barts Health. By engaging with the diverse patient population in London, we seek to ensure that AI tools in healthcare serve everyone.
Prof Louise Jones says: “By applying AI tools to health data, we can uncover insights that remain hidden through human analysis alone. Ultimately, this will support earlier diagnoses and more accurate predictions of cancer progression and therapy responses, improving patient outcomes.”
February 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Prof Louise Jones says: “By applying AI tools to health data, we can uncover insights that remain hidden through human analysis alone. Ultimately, this will support earlier diagnoses and more accurate predictions of cancer progression and therapy responses, improving patient outcomes.”
Minister for AI and Digital Government, Feryal Clark MP, joined colleagues from @qmul.ac.uk, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, Barts Health, and Guy's and St Thomas' yesterday at the launch of PharosAI.
February 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Minister for AI and Digital Government, Feryal Clark MP, joined colleagues from @qmul.ac.uk, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, Barts Health, and Guy's and St Thomas' yesterday at the launch of PharosAI.
Prof Jones' research into the characteristics of breast cancer is leading the way to more personalised therapy. It seeks to help patients receive the right treatment at the right time and spare those who won't benefit from treatment from unnecessary side effects.
January 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Prof Jones' research into the characteristics of breast cancer is leading the way to more personalised therapy. It seeks to help patients receive the right treatment at the right time and spare those who won't benefit from treatment from unnecessary side effects.
Lead author Professor Francesca Ciccarelli (@ciccarellilab.bsky.social ) likens the dual role of the gene CDKN2A to the ancient Roman god of transitions Janus, after whom January is named. Janus has two faces – one looking to the past and one to the future.
January 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Lead author Professor Francesca Ciccarelli (@ciccarellilab.bsky.social ) likens the dual role of the gene CDKN2A to the ancient Roman god of transitions Janus, after whom January is named. Janus has two faces – one looking to the past and one to the future.
Lead author Professor Francesca Ciccarelli (@ciccarellilab.bsky.social ) likens the dual role of the gene CDKN2A to the ancient Roman god of transitions Janus, after whom January is named. Janus has two faces – one looking to the past and one to the future.
January 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Lead author Professor Francesca Ciccarelli (@ciccarellilab.bsky.social ) likens the dual role of the gene CDKN2A to the ancient Roman god of transitions Janus, after whom January is named. Janus has two faces – one looking to the past and one to the future.
Professor Fairley was a pioneer in the fields of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, and his visionary work laid the foundations for decades of world-leading oncology research at Barts and Queen Mary's – including Professor Powles'. (4/4)
December 18, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Professor Fairley was a pioneer in the fields of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, and his visionary work laid the foundations for decades of world-leading oncology research at Barts and Queen Mary's – including Professor Powles'. (4/4)
The medal commemorates the life of Gordon Hamilton Fairley, the first Professor of Medical Oncology in England, who built a world-leading oncology unit at Barts Hospital. Tragically, Professor Fairley's life was cut short by a terrorist bomb in London in 1975 at the age of 45. (3/4)
December 18, 2024 at 10:08 AM
The medal commemorates the life of Gordon Hamilton Fairley, the first Professor of Medical Oncology in England, who built a world-leading oncology unit at Barts Hospital. Tragically, Professor Fairley's life was cut short by a terrorist bomb in London in 1975 at the age of 45. (3/4)
In his award lecture, Professor Powles reflected on the challenges and successes he faced on his journey to uncovering life-extending treatment combinations for bladder cancer. (2/4)
December 18, 2024 at 10:08 AM
In his award lecture, Professor Powles reflected on the challenges and successes he faced on his journey to uncovering life-extending treatment combinations for bladder cancer. (2/4)
The BCI has awarded Professor Thomas Powles our commemorative Gordon Hamilton Fairley Medal in recognition of his outstanding work transforming outcomes in bladder cancer. (1/4)
@qmulfmd.bsky.social | @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social | #cancer #oncology #medsky🧪
@qmulfmd.bsky.social | @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social | #cancer #oncology #medsky🧪
December 18, 2024 at 10:08 AM
The BCI has awarded Professor Thomas Powles our commemorative Gordon Hamilton Fairley Medal in recognition of his outstanding work transforming outcomes in bladder cancer. (1/4)
@qmulfmd.bsky.social | @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social | #cancer #oncology #medsky🧪
@qmulfmd.bsky.social | @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social | #cancer #oncology #medsky🧪
In his award lecture, Professor Powles reflected on the challenges and successes he faced on his journey to uncovering life-extending treatment combinations for bladder cancer. (2/4)
December 18, 2024 at 10:02 AM
In his award lecture, Professor Powles reflected on the challenges and successes he faced on his journey to uncovering life-extending treatment combinations for bladder cancer. (2/4)
Our BCI academic staff also attended the event and celebrated their students' success 👩🎓
December 17, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Our BCI academic staff also attended the event and celebrated their students' success 👩🎓
🎉 Congratulations to our master's and PhD students who graduated yesterday! We're incredibly proud of you all for your hard work, and we look forward to seeing the exciting places your careers will take you.
@qmul.ac.uk #AcademicSky #postgraduate
@qmul.ac.uk #AcademicSky #postgraduate
December 17, 2024 at 3:30 PM
🎉 Congratulations to our master's and PhD students who graduated yesterday! We're incredibly proud of you all for your hard work, and we look forward to seeing the exciting places your careers will take you.
@qmul.ac.uk #AcademicSky #postgraduate
@qmul.ac.uk #AcademicSky #postgraduate
Come and study with us - meet our programme directors at our upcoming webinars and find out how our postgraduate cancer courses could support your career 🧪
Register to join our webinars: bit.ly/3VdPSGy
#medsky #oncosky @qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social
Register to join our webinars: bit.ly/3VdPSGy
#medsky #oncosky @qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Come and study with us - meet our programme directors at our upcoming webinars and find out how our postgraduate cancer courses could support your career 🧪
Register to join our webinars: bit.ly/3VdPSGy
#medsky #oncosky @qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social
Register to join our webinars: bit.ly/3VdPSGy
#medsky #oncosky @qmul.ac.uk @qmulfmd.bsky.social