Alex Tonks
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Head of Haematology, Professor / cancer and leukaemia researcher at Cardiff University School of Medicine
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Promoted to Professor. This also recognises the achievements of my stellar lab past&present.Extremely thankful to my collaborators, colleagues
@BLSCardiffUni
, PGR students, mentors and funders who made this possible; you know who you are! special thanks
@DrMandyTonks
, Rich, Tony
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Excited to announce that from January, I will be acting Head of Haematology 🩸👨🎓
@DCGResearch
@BLSCardiffUni
@CUBLSResearch
.
@CUmedicengage
@cardiffuni
. Looking forward to help shaping the department as we move into a new era. (1/3)
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Wasn’t sure they would let me in,
but I put my best suit (only) on for a Lunch at
#Buckinghampalace
. Grateful to the Duke of Kent and
@bloodcancer_uk
for the invite to speak with the patrons and hear their stories.
#inspirational
.
#AML
#beatbloodcancer
within a generation
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2019 ended with several paper/grant rejections 😭. Perseverance is definitely a research skill! Despite the pandemic, 2020 is more promising......Happy 😃to be awarded a
#ISSF
Translational Award to target metabolism in
#AML
.
@DCGResearch
@CardiffDA
.
#AcademicChatter
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Super pleased to receive this Boxing Day present 🎁. Our latest paper on NFIC transcription factor dysregulation in AML is out.
#AML
#beatingbloodcancer
. Just published with
@SpringerNature
in
@LeukemiaJnl
here:
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Day out with the Prof
@DrMandyTonks
. First time in gowns (besides dressing gowns :) . Celebrating School of Medicine students graduating
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Congrats
@DrMandyTonks
on 6 special recognition nominations for
@CardiffMBBChC21
teaching and support. Not enough tweet characters to explain each nomination but it shows her depth and breadth of excellent contributions.+ she is too modest to tweet. So I have 🤗. Well done 👍 🎉
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Congrats to new PG deans
@cardiffuni
, especially
@DrMandyTonks
, an excellent addition to
@BLSCardiffUni
. 👏🎉. She has a great holistic approach to education including research. students and staff are going to benefit immensely 😀. Thanks to previous Deans
@Kiddej1
& R Gossedge
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Happy 😃 to share our latest publication on RUNX3. We show that this transcription factor has a role in haematopoieitic development (erythropoiesis) and how this may contribute to blood cancer development.
#beatbloodcancer
#AML
🧪🩸 (1/4)
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So grateful to
@bloodcancer_uk
for funding research in
#AML
@haematology_CU
. Without the fundraising and support from patients and family we would not be making the good progress we have seen in the last decade to
#beatbloodcancer
.
@DCGResearch
@CUBLSResearch
@cardiffuni
Professor Alex Tonks and his team from Cardiff University have found a protein that is altered in people with AML.
We want to thank you, the Blood Cancer UK community for helping us to conduct this life-saving research.
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My latest research on targets in AML has just been published with
@SpringerNature
in
@LeukemiaJnl
: Identifies S100A4 as a therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia in Leukemia. Read and share here:
#AML
@Bloodwise_res
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Super chuffed to have heard this week that
@bloodcancer_uk
will fund a postdoc position in my group co-supervised with Dr J Khorashad
@ICR_London
@ShipleyLab
@DCGResearch
@cardiffuni
(1/3). Not always sunny but a nice spot to do your research 👇👇
#beach
#mountains
#Wales
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I am incredibly grateful to my work colleagues and group members past and present as Tonks Lab makes it to 20 years old . I feel truly fortunate to have been mentored by Alan Burnett and Rich Darley and work with amazing groups of people over the years. 👏 A photo snap shop below
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Pleased to see our latest paper published today. ROS generated by NOX2 in blood cancer cells promotes glycolysis by activating PFKFB3
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Fabulous short clip communicating science 🔬🧬. Not possible without the funding from
@bloodcancer_uk
way back in 2007 on a different project which flagged up CD200 as an interesting target. Grateful to patients as well who contribute so much to our studies.
🔬 Meet
@alex_tonks
, a researcher at the University of Cardiff, looking to find new treatments for people with acute myeloid leukaemia (
#AML
).
👇 Here's what he's been up to recently...
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Delighted to share our recent work on
#beatingbloodcancer
. Blocking the interaction of CD200 with its receptor on immune cells can help the immune system kill blood cancer cells. Thankyou to
@The_MRC
,
@cardiffuni
and
@bloodcancer_uk
for funding the work.
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Fantastic to be able to share out latest work. ROS generated by NOX2 in AML cells promotes glycolysis by activating PFKFB3. Congratulations to Andy on your 1st publication. (1/2)
.
#AML
#Beatingbloodcancer
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😊- happy valentines day
@DrMandyTonks
: who is that young man you are with? Always thankful to Blood Cancer UK for funding and the amazing community that supports the charity and patients.
Today we’re marking the day of love by sharing our very own Blood Cancer UK love story! ❤️
“We started dating in 1997 when we both joined the same research group.” The rest is history, since then Alex and Mandy have got married, and had two beautiful sons Ryan and Nathan.
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This is welcome news for patients with blood cancer. Great to see investment in vital areas of bloodcancer research. I am particularly grateful to receive funding and looking forward to starting our project. Keep an 👀 out as we tweet the progress on our
#aml
project
#AMLCardiff
We're delighted to announce funding for 13 new research projects worth over £3 million! 🔬
We'll be telling you more about this vital research over the coming weeks so keep your eyes peeled 👀
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Fantastic to hear I have been nominated for not 1 but 2
#ESLA
@cardiffuni
. Thank you to the lovely students and staff who nominated me, you’ve made my day! ☺️
#ESLA2024
@cardiffstudents
. diolch yn fawr iawn!
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👇
#WorldCancerDay
- having lost parents to this disease, I am committed to patients, their families/friends by continuing to understand more about Cancer and develop new treatments. Eternally grateful to Cancer Charities/supporters
#IAmAndIWill
.
@bloodwise_uk
@cancer_wales
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Fantastic to host our funders for 2 days at
@cardiffuni
.
@bloodcancer_uk
national board of trustees and executive team came to visit myself and
@NRodriguesLab
with
@CUBLSResearch
to discuss innovative funding / translational research to
#beatbloodcancer
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Great way to celebrate 1000th Tweet 2day: Accepted manuscript identifying new targets for treatment in AML - Leukemia
@LeukemiaJnl
. Thanks to
@Bloodwise_res
co-funding the work and special thanks to Prof Whetton
@OfficialUoM
for the collaboration.
#beatingbloodcancer
#AML
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Delighted to be able to share out latest review on
#ROS
#REDOX
signalling in blood cancers. Wonderful to work with J Khorashad and
@rizzo_sian
on this. Thanks to
@bloodcancer_uk
for funding this team 🙏.
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Today is
#WorldBloodCancerDay
. Too many people continue to die from blood cancer-treatments are just not good enough! Grateful to
@ResearchWales
,
@bloodcancer_uk
,
@CUmedicengage
,
@LMRUK_org
and Myristica Trust who currently fund our research to identify new treatment for
#AML
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2nd tweet of the day celebrating amazing women in my group
#InternationalWomensDay
. Meet Niamh
@niamhoneill125
, an undergraduate student undertaking 1y research placement
@CUBLSResearch
@CUmedicengage
in my group and a budding research and future group leader 👩🔬👇(1/5)
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Warning⚠️ Proud Supervisor moment:🤩. Super chuffed for
@RL_Nicholson
for being awarded an
@ASH_hematology
Abstract Achievement Award! 👏. Check out her work/abstract at
#ASH19
. PKC-Epsilon Overexpression Is Associated with Poor Outcomes in AML
#2704
.
@DCGResearch
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Blood Cancer is 5th most common & 3rd biggest cancer killer! September is blood cancer awareness month. Many organisations are here to support you and many researchers continue to
#beatbloodcancer
. Here are some of my top 5 people to follow and top 3 places for help and info.
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Looking forward to visiting amazing colleagues in Glasgow
@POG_LRC
@UofGCancerSci
. Many thanks for the invite and Honoured to be delivering the Tessa Holyoake memorial
Lecture.
#beatingbloodcancers
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An amazing colleague and clinician 🩺. Steve and I are co-supervising many PhD students together and we are looking for the next generation of
#beatingbloodcancer
students! 🩸. Steve also co-directs
@CardiffEcmc
as part of
@CUBLSResearch
Highlighting Prof Steve Knapper, Hon Consultant Haematologist at University Hospital of Wales in the run up to World AML Awareness Day. Steve is a haematological cancer lead and leads early phase haematological cancer trials and the regional acute leukaemia service.
@DCGResearch
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TODAY is
#AML
World Awareness Day! If you did'nt kNOw AML is a blood cancer. Difficult to 💉 (treat) due to its many forms. Lets work together to
#beatbloodcancer
. Help patients/researchers: raise awareness 👉
@bloodcancer_uk
@cancer_wales
👇
#KnowAML
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Delighted to share our latest study on reactive oxygen species altering metabolism of AML cells. . (1/4).
#AML
#Beatingbloodcancer
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🩸Over half of UK adults unable to name single blood cancer symptom.
#WorldBloodCancerDay
.
🩸survival improved but more to be done ✅
🩸We do this by researching 🔬and working together with charities such as
@bloodcancer_uk
@LeukUK
@LMRUK_org
@KNOW_AML
#beatingbloodcancer
#AML
📢‼️ This
#WorldBloodCancerDay
we need your help to raise the profile of blood cancer.
Because despite being the 5th most common cancer, low awareness means people affected are paying the price.
🗣️ Share this video & find out more on our campaign here
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Congratulations to Adam
@AdamLeckenby
on passing his PhD viva today. Well done 👏 and some great papers 📜 to follow. Thanks to Jim Allan and Steve Man for forming the exam board and
@NRodriguesLab
for chairing. Sound like some great discussions took place. 🍾🙌
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We show that analyzing proteins coupled with changes in gene expression identify several proteins that are expressed or repressed in AML. . Without cord blood and patient samples these studies would not be possible.
@Hema_News
.
#WorldCordBloodDay
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The Tonks group at Cardiff wish you a happy and joyous holiday season🎄. It’s been a great year and I am grateful to the hard working researchers 🧪 🔬in my group as well as our collaborators and funders who invest so much effort, time and money into
#beatingbloodcancer
🩸.
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🤰
#InternationalWomensDay
,I celebrate the staff and students in my group focusing on
#beatingbloodcancer
. Fortunate to have a great team (a few others missing below). Thankyou all.
@rizzo_sian
,
@zulfayoosuf
and
@AlanaziRN
leading Kylie and Bea 👇 : our next generation of 👩🔬
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Coinciding with
#WorldAMLAwarenessDay
, (April 21) I will be appointing a post doc to start on a new
#AML
research project funded by
@bloodcancer_uk
. It was great to interview today along with Dr Khorashad. Excited to get the project started
#AMLcardiff
@DCGResearch
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It is nice to get some postive feedback 😊 after a long day. Thankyou to my wonderful student who nominated me for 'recognition of teaching excellence',
@cardiffuni
@DCGResearch
. I appreciate you taking time out of your studies to write the nomination.
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Today is Acute Myeloid Leukaemia World Awareness Day. Grateful to all the charities and fundraisers that continue to work tirelessly to support research, raise awareness and support patients and families.
@KNOW_AML
@bloodwise_uk
@cancer_wales
@tenovuscancer
#KnowAML
#Leukemia
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Found a new glove for tissue culture. Splits my cell culture in half with a snap of my finger. Just looking for some stones now.
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Great talk from Owen
@OwenHughes42
at todays departmental seminar. Recently joined
@DCGResearch
@CUmedicengage
@CardiffDA
as a PGR / PhD student investigating NF1C dysregulation in
#AML
#beatingbloodcancer
. Lucky to be co-supervised by
@GeneFiddler
and funded by
@ResearchWales
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‼️Alert ‼️-excited to announce new funding
I am fortunate to be funded by The Myristica Trust to examine leukaemia fusion genes
🧐 interested in studying for a PhD 🎓
🩸 want to help beat bloodcancer 🔬
📚want to learn about stem cells
👀 look here 👇
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Grateful to
@ResearchWales
for funding our continued studies and to
@BloodCancer_Res
who funded the original study; quantitating nuclear proteomics in
#AML
. Thanks also to MediWales Review and Directory 2023 - Issuu for highlighting this
👇
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Sitting in the new Centre for Student Life at Cardiff
@cardiffuni
. Not fully open/functional but I can get a coffee, grab a comfy sofa and table and do a bit of work :)
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Great to be able to share the latest
#RUNX
paper from my group . Check it out if you want to know about RUNX3, RUNX1::ETO and AML. Fantastic news
@anacatmenezes
, getting her next paper out.
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To shine a light on blood cancer,
@bloodcancer_uk
came to
@cardiffuni
@DCGResearch
. We also did this video
🔬 Looked at some blood cancer cells
🧬Changed cancer cell genetics so they longer grow
🦠 Created using viruses -the cells glow green (see below)
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So grateful to
@ResearchWales
for funding our project. Not only do they fund vital research to help
#beatbloodcancer
but also support the next generation of researchers! in this case, Owen,
@OwenHughes42
who is studying for his PhD.
We're funding the next generation of blood cancer researchers.
Learn about the research into precision treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia led by Professor Alex Tonks at
@cardiffuni
this Blood Cancer Awareness Month
#ResearchSavesLives
#SayBloodCancer
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Planning meeting for Science in Health Live
@CUmedicengage
@CUBLSResearch
. Grateful to my fantastic team here 👇 for creating a fantastic event to inspire the next generation of researchers. March 13th 2014 .
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Brian Huntly kicking off the inaugural Young session in Liverpool: Great start to
#youngEHA
#BSH2024
. Chaired by
@rizzo_sian
and
@Dr_Valletta
. What are and how important are gene regulatory networks in
#AML
.
#beatingbloodcancer
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My
@cancer_wales
funded PhD
@anacatmenezes
presents how RUNX3 expression blocks blood cells from developing properly at her 1st international meeting
#runx2019
.
@CUBLSResearch
@DCGResearch
@cardiffuni
#runx2019
#beatingbloodcancer
.
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Not got a viva screen shot but a Congrats 🎉🎉 from some of the team to Dr Rachael Nicholson
@RL_Nicholson
(bot.left.). Well done on Passing your PhD viva and improving the PKCe knowledge in
#AML
#beatingbloodcancer
. Thanks to Prof Whetton/Dr Man/Prof Clayton for examining.
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Fantastic to work with such a great charity pushing forward pioneering research in partnership with the charity, patients, fundraisers. 👏 a lot of 👍 to my team, collaborators and colleagues- without, this would not be possible
👨🔬 Roll up, roll up to hear about the amazing Professor
@alex_tonks
and his team at
@cardiffuni
who are paving the way for new treatments being developed for people with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)
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Pleased to share our latest review on ROS and Acute Leukemias.
@IntechOpen
Reactive Oxygen Species and Metabolic Re-Wiring in Acute Leukemias . Congrats to Andy Robinson on his 2nd pub from his PhD.
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#WorldCordBloodDay
!
#StemCells
in cord blood have the ability to develop into blood cells. Using CB allows researchers like myself to test how abnormalities present in
#bloodcancer
can affect this process. Big Shout out to people who donate CB for research.
#WCBD18
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Great to catch up with Dr Tom Jones and Gillian Jones who head up the South Wales 🏴
@bloodcancer_uk
regional branch. Discussing science, fundraising ideas and how to be involved in our latest research
@DCGResearch
#AML
. Looking forward to implementing those ideas :)
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Great day working with Adam on the joys of western blotting. Inspiring the next generation of scientists to be independent researchers
@CUmedicengage
. Thanks to
@zulfayoosuf
and
@finngough02
for helping out the PI in the lab (⚠️ danger)
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Congratulations to
@x_461
Maryam who worked hard to produce an amazing poster. Reflected in 2nd place for poster prize.
#AmL
#beatingbloodcancer
. 👏.
@DCGResearch
@CUmedicengage
@CUBLSResearch
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Ahead of
#InternationalWomensDay
, meet Maryam Halawi
@HalawiMe
, 2nD year PhD student in my group at
@CUmedicengage
@cardiffuni
. 👩🔬👇
Maryam shared with us her advice to the next generation of international women wanting to undertake a PhD in the UK 👇
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Fantastic to meet up with members from our Lay Faculty-Tom & Gill Jones. Discussing research and new ways to fundraise with
@bloodcancer_uk
and
@BloodCUK_Wales
. I will let them takeover my X account shortly to further raise awareness for - get your Q’s ready
#beatingbloodcancer
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👏🙌👏 to Bader Alanazi, 1st author on this publication but today he successfully defended his thesis. Its great to see the fruits or your labor. Well done Dr Alanazi. 🍎🍐🍊🍋🍌🍉🍇🍑🥭🍍. Thankyou to the examination board
@NRodriguesLab
, Prof Mills.
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Great to see
@OwenHughes42
and
@AlanaziRN
presenting their recent data in the poster session
#PGR2024
#AML
#beatingbloodcancer
@CUBLSResearch
@MEDICPGR
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Congratulations to Amy Houseman
@amyhouseman__
a member of
@DCGResearch
for being nominated for an engagement award at the School of Medicine
@CUmedicengage
. Well done Amy 👏 and congratulations to other nominees and winner Dr Dias.
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Fantastic to meet up with our funders
@bloodcancer_uk
@BloodCUK_Wales
at
#BSH2024
. Great to hear from
@rich_e_f
about new funding options and support for ECR
Lovely to meet
@alex_tonks
at
#BSH2024
to hear about his research and the exciting work we are funding through a
@bloodcancer_uk
grant.
@BloodCancer_Res
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Third time lucky for getting to London in as many months. Back on the same platform, same time, bit colder, bit darker and ready for Molecular Haemopoiesis.
@rizzo_sian
.
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Just had an email to say I am "Retired" from
@BBSRC
funding panel committees. Shame it doesnt come with a pension and💸💰. Have to say I had a blast, met some wonferful people and learned alot of fantastic UK science. If you get the opportunity - then Apply.
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In memory of my son Hywel and to improve treatments for blood cancer patients
#ysbrydoliaeth
, I climbed CADAIR IDRIS at the age of 80 for Blood Cancer UK
@bloodcancer_uk
. For those that speak welsh (1/3)
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Congratulation to Dr Andy Robinson (past PhD student) who has now managed to squeeze 4 publications out of his doctoral thesis. The latest is an editorial on ROS and leukemia published recently in
@Oncotarget
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Its great to welcome Zhoma
@SonamZhoma
to the group. Studing for a PhD in targeting metabolism in AML. First experiment Western blotting.
#bloodcancer
#PhDlife
#darkartofwesternblotting
@cardiffuni
@DCGseminars
@DCGResearch
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🩸Exciting opportunity-Come join us in Cardiff🏴
School of Medicine,
@cardiffuni
is recruiting a Consultant Haematologist-Cell Therapy Academic Lead. -Open to
#ClinicianScientists
to provide leadership in translational haemato-oncology research, innovation, and education.
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There is so much fantastic cancer research going on around the world on World Cancer Day, 4th Feb 2022🧫🔬Here 👇👇are some great UK charities funding research into beating blood cancer or funding patient support
#WorldCancerDay2022
#AML
(1/2)
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Having a great day
@CUmedicengage
at SIH live 2023.
@x_461
@niamhoneill125
@OwenHughes42
@HalawiMe
rocking the demonstrations this morning
#AML
.
#beatingbloodcancer
. Thanks to
@BloodCUK_Wales
for support.
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“The money will help Dr Rodrigues continue his and Prof Tonks’ ground-breaking work into finding a more effective treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)”… check out the release for more details.
#beatingbloodcancer
. Thankyou to the funders and Neil to be part of this 👇
We’re pleased to have awarded £57,500 in grant funding to support two
#BloodCancer
#research
projects.
The funding has been awarded to Dr Neil Rodrigues
@NRodriguesLab
at
@ECSCRI
@cardiffuni
and Dr Concetta Bubici at
@Bruneluni
. Read more here: .
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Nice to get away from the physical office to the mobile office 🚂. Today PhD exam in Manchester. Paper writing on the train if the WiFi signal copes
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@bloodcancer_uk
Alot of hard work from
@bloodcancer_uk
and Rebecca 👏 and the communications 📣 team to film 📽️ and photograph 📸at Cardiff University
@cardiffuni
. Ensuring Rebecca's story is heard and progress in beating
#AML
is happening.
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@JSheltzer
@r_mvl
Amazing Jason- just a great thread to read. Was slightly disappointed when you stopped! 👍
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Today is
#InternationalWomensDay
. Over the last week I have been tweeting the fantastic women researchers in my group. Today meet Sian
@RizzoSian
👇 (1/5)
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Today we say goodbye to Niamh
@niamhoneill125
. She has been a truly exceptional student and will return to her final year
@CUBLSResearch
@BLSCardiffUni
Biosci to finish her undergraduate studies. I have been blessed by having such a wonderful
Student to mentor over the last year
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Fantastic day with
@SophiethePj
and
@finngough02
. Training the NextGen 🩸bloodcancer researchers. Thanks to Finn sharing his expertise on microbiological cultures.
#AML
#APL
#beatingbloodcancers
#DNA
.
@bloodcancer_uk
supporting PPI and engagement 🦠🔬
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Delighted that
@anacatmenezes
passed her viva. Amazing way to finish her journey. We presented the work at international RUNX meeting&
@ASH_hematology
meeting. Now writing the work up for publication :). Well done Cat. Massive thanks to
@cancer_wales
for funding this work.
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#PinnedMyPoster
📌 for
#BloodCancerAwarenessMonth
. Placed
@cardiffuni
in
@bloodwise_uk
Centre of Excellence for Leukeamia research. Check out the signs and symptoms of
#AML
! 📌
#Leusm
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Excited to work with
@CUmedicengage
today. Taking part in Science in Health Live
#SIHLive
! 🔬looking forward to inspiring the next generation of 🩸and DNA 🧬 cancer researchers with
@rizzo_sian
and my group. We'll be there alongside our colleagues from
@BLSCardiffUni
@DCGResearch
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Thankyou to everyone that engaged with my Tweets today. Hopefully we have raised some awareness and how funding for blood cancer charities
@bloodcancer_uk
is critical to continue survival improvements. Below a few shots of Cadir Idris
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Good luck today to
@corey_chapman_
who is presenting his research poster as part of his MRES degree
@cardiffuni
. We will miss him as part of our group as he moves on in his research career towards a PhD. Well done 👏
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Check out or latest paper from my group on chemoresistance in
#AML
. Well done to
@RL_Nicholson
for her hard work and publishing as lead on this work. Great start to a bright career ahead.
#beatingbloodcancer
The work from my PhD was published in
@FrontOncology
today!! 🎉
We look at the role of
#PKCE
in
#AML
and its link with
#chemoresistance
.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this:
@alex_tonks
@anacatmenezes
@aleksandra_m_a
@AdamLeckenby
@cardiffuni
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First in person scientific meeting for a while. Great to catchup with friends and colleagues
#MolHaem2022
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Awesome time and great pleasure to speak at CEINGE, Naples. Pleasure to hear about GATA1s, redox signalling and changes in lipid metabolism too. Fantastic science happening in heam malignancies. Thank you to my gracious host Prof Gross for fabulous hosting 🍕sightseeing… 🇮🇹🖼️
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Great week teaching high School students science! They will be the next generation of clinicians and scientists to help beat
#bloodcancer
. Thanks
#in2sci22
for organising placements for Kat and Lauren. Thanks
@theWCRC
for coms training. Looking forward to posting their Reels!
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This week is Post-Doc appreciation week. Grateful for the fantastic contribution
@rizzo_sian
(and other researchers) make towards research in my group, UK and 🌎 especially towards
#beatingbloodcancer
. Travelling to London to listen to
@LeukUK
fellows present their latest work
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Congratulations to Bader Alanazi from our group who has submitted his thesis today. Good luck Bader for the viva 📕✅ submitted.
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Off to London to visit collaborators with
@rizzo_sian
(Travel jinxer). Train cancelled again! 😭
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Well done KK. You should be super proud of yourself for a tremendous defence of your thesis. Good luck for the future. Thanks
@DrHeatherGJ
for chairing and
@MitosRUs
for your virtual hospitality and
@CoplandMhairi
for the invite.
Congratulations to KK who has just passed his PhD viva on his haematological cancer work carried out at
@POG_LRC
@UofGCancerSci
@UofGMVLS
. Many thanks to
@MitosRUs
and
@alex_tonks
for being excellent 'virtual' examiners. Celebrations to follow! Everyone is so proud of you KK!
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May look like I am in the Jungle but off to Newcastle University. Sitting in my new office at Bristol Airport. Time to hit my ‘to read’ folder which appears to have built up into massive library.
#readasyougo
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Having a wander around Newcastle campus before external examiner duties.
#PIlife
. Hopefully will get a chance to also meet some long time colleagues and collaborators 😎
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What an awesome
#ASH19
. Great time to
#network
,
#developprojects
, meet old+new
#friends
. Thanks to👇(Steve Knapper and Richard Darley) for their support; students
@RL_Nicholson
@anacatmenezes
for doing a superb job in presenting data &
@cancer_wales
for supporting Cat's research.
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Exactly what I have been saying to my new PGR students. Good way to visualise it
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Congratulations to all our fantastic early career researchers graduating today with their research degrees, particularly those who studied in the Division of Cancer and Genetics
@cardiffuni
🎓
#CardiffGrad
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