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://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3mtbj4drtrk27🧬 Can the way cancer cells copy their DNA reveal which treatments will work? BCI researchers have uncovered a mechanism that could help explain why some cancer cells are particularly sensitive to ATR-inhibitor drugs. 🧪 #MedSky #CanSky #OncoSky @qmul.bsky.social https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/news/dna-copying-overload-may-reveal-which-cancer-cells-respond-to-atr-inhibitor-drugs17 Aug 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbj4drtrk27https://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3msiitl5mrs2kNew BCI research involving 57,000+ British Bangladeshi and Pakistani people found that several cancers were diagnosed at younger ages and identified rare cancer-associated genetic changes absent from major genomic databases. 🧪 #Medsky #Oncosky @qmul.bsky.social @bartscharity.bsky.social https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/news/study-reveals-gaps-in-cancer-risk-assessment-and-genetic-tools-for-british-bangladeshi-and-pakistani-communities/07 Aug 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiitl5mrs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3mrf7goxxqc2kScientists at BCI have uncovered an important way that cells keep their genes under control. The discovery could help explain one of the earliest molecular changes that occurs during the development of lung cancer. 🧪 #MedSky #OncoSky @qmul.bsky.social https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/news/protein-lost-in-lung-cancer-reveals-hidden-layer-of-gene-control24 Jul 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrf7goxxqc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3mqjk3qcyok2lHow can artificial intelligence help us spot the faint signs of cancer in a blood sample? Prof Nitzan Rosenfeld and team at BCI @qmul.bsky.social have developed a new AI tool that combines multiple clues carried by DNA fragments in the blood. 🧪 #medsky #oncosky @cancerresearchuk.org https://bci.qmul.ac.uk/news/ai-combines-multiple-dna-clues-to-improve-cancer-detection-from-blood13 Jul 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjk3qcyok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3mp4h7axfjs2eCongratulations to Dr Gabriella Ficz and team (@ficzlab.bsky.social), who have been awarded £880,000 as part of a £5.7m collaboration 'epiPRIME' exploring a new approach to antiviral protection, funded by ‪@aria-research.bsky.social today. @qmul.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social 🧪 https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/grants-awards/2026/06/scientists-awarded-5-7m-to-harness-epigenetics-in-next-generation-anti-viral-therapies/25 Jun 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4h7axfjs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3mofoygueck2zTriple-negative breast cancer can be difficult to treat, partly because immune cells may struggle to access the tumour. Researchers in Dr Oliver Pearce’s lab have found that modifying the tumour’s “sugar-coated” scaffold could help make it easier to treat. #medsky #oncosky 🧪 @qmul.bsky.social https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news/2026/06/sugar-coated-tumour-matrix-may-offer-way-to-make-triple-negative-breast-cancer-easier-to-treat/16 Jun 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofoygueck2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3mmeervkkf22lCongratulations to Prof. Louise Jones, who has been elected Fellow of @acmedsci.bsky.social. 👏 Learn more about Prof. Jones' work to understand breast cancer, advance the use of AI in cancer care and realise the potential of personalised medicine ⤵️ @qmul.bsky.social 🧪 #oncosky #medsky https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news/2026/05/professor-louise-jones-elected-fellow-of-the-academy-of-medical-sciences/21 May 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeervkkf22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3ml4ej2dofc25Most of us develop gene mutations linked to blood cancer as we age, but only a small proportion go on to develop the disease. New research from @benjaminwerner.bsky.social and team at BCI explores why, showing how mutated cells compete and evolve over time. 🧪 #medsky #oncosky @qmul.bsky.social https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news/2026/05/study-offers-clues-to-blood-cancer-risk-revealing-how-gene-mutations-compete-over-time/05 May 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ej2dofc25https://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3miy23thr622iCongratulations to Dr @kevinrouault.bsky.social, who has been awarded £1m from @cancerresearchuk.org to launch a clinical trial aiming to improve quality of life for people with myelodysplastic syndromes, a form of blood cancer with limited treatment options. 🧪 #medsky #oncosky @qmul.bsky.social https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news/2026/04/new-1m-clinical-trial-launches-to-improve-quality-of-life-for-people-with-blood-cancer08 Apr 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy23thr622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3mhuyvmeg2s2b🔬 Watch how cancer and immune cells interact in a living system. Scientists at BCI have developed mini lab-grown ovarian tumours that recreate the complex neighbourhood of cells in patients. Published today in @natcomms.nature.com. Read more: bit.ly/4bMCrVg 🧪 #medsky #oncosky @qmul.bsky.social25 Mar 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuyvmeg2s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3mgrox6sjkc2yCongratulations to Professor Michelle Lockley and Dr Oliver Pearce, who have been awarded prestigious @cancerresearchuk.org Programme Foundation Awards, worth nearly £1.5m each. Read more about their work seeking novel cancer therapy targets in our Q&A. 🧪 #medsky #oncosky @qmul.bsky.social https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news/2026/03/barts-cancer-institute-teams-awarded-nearly-3m-from-cancer-research-uk-to-seek-novel-cancer-therapy-targets/11 Mar 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrox6sjkc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3mdzhgdb3kk2gToday, on #WorldCancerDay, we’re taking you behind the scenes at Queen Mary's Barts Cancer Institute and introducing you to the people who are making progress possible. Follow us to stay up to date with new developments. 🧪 #UnitedByUnique #MedSky #OncoSky @qmul.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org https://youtu.be/xM6gqJzwIMw04 Feb 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzhgdb3kk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3mcwt5sooec2wPeople with a rare eye cancer (uveal melanoma) that has spread to the liver may survive for longer when doctors take a more active approach to monitoring and treatment, according to results from Professor Hemant Kocher and team. @qmul.bsky.social #medsky #oncosky 🧪 https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news/2026/01/new-approach-offers-hope-for-people-with-rare-eye-cancer21 Jan 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwt5sooec2whttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3m4dw65dzf22s📰 15 years of research by Prof. Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic at BCI have led to the launch of Procyon Diagnostics, a new Queen Mary Innovation #spinout company developing a simple test for early #PancreaticCancer detection. @qmul.bsky.social | @qminnovation.bsky.social 🧪 #medsky #oncosky Read more ⤵️ https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news/2025/10/new-spinout-launches-to-advance-early-pancreatic-cancer-detection29 Oct 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dw65dzf22shttps://bsky.app/profile/qmbci.bsky.social/post/3m22gv5yirc22📰 A new AI tool could help doctors identify which skin cancers are most likely to spread. We spoke to Professor Alex Wang and Dr Emilia Peleva to find out more about their new study and next steps ⬇ @qmul.bsky.social | @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social 🧪 #medsky #oncosky #ArtificialIntelligence https://www.bci.qmul.ac.uk/general-news/2025/09/new-ai-model-sheds-light-on-high-risk-skin-cancer/30 Sep 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:ys2p6ysothlf24dytwbrk546/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22gv5yirc22