Coordinating research into cancer precision prevention and early detection at the University of Oxford. Former yeast molecular geneticist. Views my own.
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Françoise Howe retweeted
"We now know that cancer does not come from nowhere."
Prof Sarah Blagden, director of a new research collaboration between pharma giant GSK and the University of Oxford, tells #R4Today about the development of a new 'pre-cancer' vaccine that could target the disease earlier.
Françoise Howe retweeted
How to get your research funded? We heard insights from our panel:
Talisia Quallo @CRUKResearch
Florence Theberge @The_MRC
Janette Rawlinson @OxfordCancer PPI
@FrancoiseSHowe #oxcode
Chaired by @sarah_blagden
#oxcode24
It’s hard to believe that OxCODE has been going for 5 years already!
We’re celebrating with a 2-day symposium of talks, panel discussions, posters and networking. Looking forward to some excellent science!
#oxcode24
@OxfordCancer
Françoise Howe retweeted
🚀The wait is over: registration is open for our second annual Cancer Prevention Research Conference! Get your ticket & join us in London to discuss the latest concepts in cancer prevention research.
Register today: bit.ly/3OAqjLS
#PrevConf25 | @AmericanCancer
ALT Selection of four photos including people on a boat, lab equipment, a women getting a vaccine and cells. Copy reads: "The Cancer Prevention Research Conference, London UK. Join us 25 - 27 June 2025". It also includes the Cancer Research UK and American Cancer Society logos.
Françoise Howe retweeted
Our latest episode explores research that identified 250+ genes that play a crucial role in bowel cancer, offering hope for prevention, screening and targeted treatments. Tune in as our guests discuss the findings and their impact 🎙️
Listen here: ow.ly/qpMu50Ua4hY
ALT Branded graphic with headshots of the guest host, Helen White, and guests, Claire Coughlan, Dr David Church and Professor Ian Tomlinson.
Françoise Howe retweeted
💡 Jens Rittscher (@JensRittscher) is leveraging AI to analyze endoscopy images for Barrett’s esophagus. 🤖🔬
His lab focuses on automated quantification for data-driven phenotyping, with exciting potential to extend into spatial transcriptomics and thicker tissue slices—advancing biomarker discovery. 🧬📊
#AIinMedicine #Endoscopy #ImageAnalysis #BarrettsEsophagus
#EDxConf24 | @CRUKresearch | @OHSUKnight | @UniofOxford
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Françoise Howe retweeted
Oxford Centre for Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Symposium
10-11th December, Oxford
Keynote speakers: Victor Velculescu @JohnsHopkins, Sam Janes @uclmedsci, Molly Stevens @KavliOxford and @GeorgiaBBlack @QMUL_WIPH
Abstracts due: 8th Nov
Register ⬇️
eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-ce…
Françoise Howe retweeted
'Thanks to this funding, our research can take a big step forward towards a viable vaccine for ovarian cancer.'
Professor Ahmed Ahmed @MRC_WIMM comments on new funding from @CRUKresearch to create the world’s first vaccine to prevent #OvarianCancer. 👇
cancer.ox.ac.uk/news/funding…
Françoise Howe retweeted
#InTheNews We’ve awarded researchers at the @UniofOxford up to £600,000 to create the world’s first vaccine to prevent ovarian cancer.
OvarianVax is a vaccine that will teach the immune system to recognise and attack the earliest stages of ovarian cancer.
Françoise Howe retweeted
After winning #PrevConf24 poster prize, Zhe Huang (@UniofOxford) talked to us about his work on investigating the proteomic profiles of #ProstateCancer, his trip to Boston and the story behind his early career.
Read more👇
Françoise Howe retweeted
David Church & Simon Leedham will use a Biology to Prevention Award to work on a precision prevention vaccination strategy for Lynch syndrome. They will define candidate frameshift peptides and determine mechanisms of immune escape.
@leedham_simon | @UniofOxford | #CRUKFunded
Françoise Howe retweeted
Exciting progress for those of us with Lynch syndrome! As 1 of 4 in the PPI group contributing to this research, it’s brilliant that the researchers have listened to us. A potential vaccine that could prevent not just bowel cancer, but also womb cancer! 🙌#LynchSyndrome #PPI
Exciting new research project launched to prevent cancer in people with Lynch syndrome.
Someone diagnosed with Lynch syndrome has up to a 60% chance of developing womb cancer in their lifetime.
@CRUKresearch @UniofOxford
news.cancerresearchuk.org/20…
That’s 2 out of 2 success for this year’s OxCODE travel award winners in the #PrevConf24 poster prizes (guess we chose our candidates well 😊)!
Congratulations to both Zhe Huang @Oxford_NDPH and @HollyEggington @HumanGeneticsOx
@OxfordCancer
🥳Congratulations to the poster winners of our first ever #PrevConf24!!!
📜@Dr_SaraPensa (@Cambridge_Uni)
📜Zhe Huang (@UniofOxford)
📜Wei Yi Kong (@MayoClinic)
📜@HollyEggington (@UniofOxford @HumanGeneticsOx)
@ClEllio | @NCICastle | @billdahutmd | @theNCI | @ACS_Research
And huge congratulations to @HollyEggington for being the best early career researcher poster prize winner for the mechanistic theme!
A very worthy recipient of one of this year’s OxCODE travel awards!
@OxfordCancer #PrevConf24
Great flash talk by @HollyEggington @HumanGeneticsOx on the potential of BMP4 activation for colorectal cancer prevention
@OxfordCancer
#PrevConf24
Great flash talk by @HollyEggington @HumanGeneticsOx on the potential of BMP4 activation for colorectal cancer prevention
@OxfordCancer
#PrevConf24
Françoise Howe retweeted
🎙️"Are population-based prevention studies fast enough?" @sarah_blagden says we need to rethink how we are designing studies and highlights @OCTO_Oxford - Oxford first UK centre to specialise in precision prevention & early detections trials.
@UniofOxford | @SharonSavageMD | @theNCI |@CaPP3 | @UniofNewcastle | @ProfKarenBrown | @uniofleicester | #PrevConf24 (AB)
ALT Sarah Blagden speaking at the Cancer Prevention Research Conference
Oxford’s @sarah_blagden introducing precision prevention trials in people at higher risk of cancer, including the MILI trial for those with Li Fraumeni Syndrome
#PrevConf24
@OxfordCancer @OCTO_Oxford @OxfordOncology
Special lecture from Sir Richard Peto @Oxford_NDPH (summarised by Sir John Burn) acknowledging the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the link between smoking and cancer in Oxford
#PrevConf24 @OxfordCancer
Anneke Lucassen @annekeluc @OxfordCancer providing important context to genetic testing for cancer risk
@CPMOxford @HumanGeneticsOx
#PrevConf24
Excellent talk by Ahmed Ahmed @oxfordahmedlab @Ox_wrh on his study of the biology of ovarian cancer development and opportunity for prevention by vaccination
#PrevConf24 @OxfordCancer
