Edwards Lab

We spent a great few days in Washington DC at the 4th Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer conference 🔬🇺🇸 Check out posters by PhD student Molly McKenzie and Post-doc @phimmz, who was selected as one of the top 150 abstracts! 👩‍🔬

All the presentations were so interesting and we came away with so much! Thank you Heidelberg 🇩🇪

Fun times at the European Society for Spatial Biology meeting last week! 🔬 Check out our posters by @phimmz, New, Anh, and Guangy-Yu and talk by @JoanneE59669325 all about our exciting work on spatial biology of colorectal cancer!

We spent a day at the @gsc1 Meet the Expert event! The Mighty Microbes activity is about the importance of healthy habits for a healthy gut microbiome. We explored what these bacteria look like under a microscope, and what each digestive tract organ does!👩‍🔬🔬 #science

Last week, @mark_j89 successfully passed his viva! 🎉🥳 Mark was our clinical research fellow and was supervised by @McsorleyStephen and @JoanneE59669325 🧐 👨‍⚕️👨‍🔬 Thanks to his examiners, Prof. Karin Oien and @BrianDNicholson! 🔗 Check out his work: gla.ac.uk/schools/medicine/s…

Post-doc Aula showcased the genomics of colorectal polyps, and post-doc Amna shared her work on EMT in colorectal cancer! 👩‍💻🥼

PhD student Sara gave a selected talk on the impact of Fusobacterium nucleatum on colorectal polyps, and post-doc C presented her work on tumour budding in colorectal cancer! 🎙️🔬

PhD student Molly presented her work on the role of NFkB signalling in colorectal cancer, and post-doc Guang-Yu showcased her recent work on JAK inhibitor-radiotherapy combination to treat rectal cancers 🧐👩‍🔬

The BACR 65th Anniversary was such a wonderful time! 🤩 In the breathtaking Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh was an incredible speakers line up! And of course we shared our latest work!

Molly and Emma are in Dundee! @emmacparsons presentation on our public engagement activities went incredibly well at the @scotpenetwork Annual Gathering 2025🤩📢 Public engagement is crucial as it makes scientific reaearch accessible and interesting to everyone everywhere 👥🤓

Something of this calibre couldnt have been this successful without the organizers, Molly McKenzie and @emmacparsons to whom we all owe a debt of gratitude! We would also like to thank @oaktreebalmaha for hosting us and making our stay comfortable and enjoyable!

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