I am deeply honoured to have received two awards from Newcastle University! My sincere thanks to the committee for organising these awards, which recognise the work of technicians. I would also like to thank everyone who nominated me, as well as my team and my PI Lisa Russell for their support.

Newcastle University Centre for Cancer@nucancer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Two awards, one incredible achievement! Huge congratulations to NU Cancer’s Camille Drai on winning Outstanding Technician of the Year and Early Career Achievement at the Newcastle University Technician Awards 👏 #NUCancer #NewcastleUniversity #TechnicianAwards

Shout out this #InternationalMensDay to Ahmed Alsayadi (@alsayadi.bsky.social) and Nick Brittain — brilliant cancer researchers and all-round great humans. Your skill, drive, and good vibes make the LEGEND team what it is 💙

I was welcomed to the lab meeting yesterday by this spooky bunch 🤪. Always up for a giggle and certainly made my day 😆

Last week marked the end of my project on T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, funded by Ruby's fund. Over the past two years, I worked to understand the role of super-enhancers in this disease.

Thrilled to begin a new journey as a research technician on a @cancerresearchuk.org (CRUK) funded project in Dr Lisa Russell’s group! Together with Dr Nicholas Brittain, I’ll be exploring how super-enhancers contribute to leukaemia cell survival to deepen understanding of the disease.

LEGEND: Leukaemia EpiGenomic & ENhancer Dysregulation group@ljrusselllab.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We’re proud to share the inspiring story of Dr. Dan Mattison — diagnosed with leukaemia at age 14, and now a Foundation Year 2 doctor. Dan and his family are welcoming a £4.1 million investment from @cancerresearchuk.org. Read more here: www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...

September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth. Our team joined the @childcancernth.bsky.social campaign #PaintTheToonGold to show support for children with cancer and their families. Together, we can raise awareness and keep pushing research forward.

Morning coffee and train for the whole lab today, direction #CLRUK25 in York! Looking forward to seeing everyone from the CLR-UK network! #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth

Recent nice weather called for a social outing of the LEGEND group, filled with fun, sport and a MUST stop for ice cream by the coast 🍦. We also had our first lab retreat at Cockle Park, featuring good scientific discussion 🧬 and a visit by our @ukri.org MRC collaborators from Edinburgh ✨

Our lab was delighted to host a visit from @cancerresearchuk.org fundraisers, campaigners, and patient advocates Sue Duncombe and Patrick McGuire. It was a pleasure to share our research, to give an insight into our daily work and highlight how CRUK support helps us move science forward.

@ljrusselllab.bsky.social has crafted beautiful items for Children's Cancer North! If you want to help this amazing charity, have a look at the shop : Lunch Bag: shorturl.at/jvdLm Phone Holder: shorturl.at/QbFXN Pouch: shorturl.at/ryX6x

CCN Lunch Bag - Children's Cancer North

With this CCN lunch bag, you’re not only getting a beautifully hand-crafted accessory but also helping fund vital research and support children with cancer

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Thrilled to attend the @nucancer.bsky.social 2025 conference, bringing together all the cancer research teams from Newcastle University. An enriching day with inspiring talks and innovative posters. @melvinjoy.bsky.social @phoebejsnow.bsky.social @alsayadi.bsky.social

I had the pleasure of showing families and children some of the tools we use in biology at the Newcastle University Discover Festival today! I shared what I do as a microbiologist, highlighting the importance of my work on antibiotic resistance. #NCLDiscoverFest #NewcastleUniversity

Lisa Russell just wrote an insightful article for #CancerNews from @cancerresearchuk.org where she takes us through the promise of super-enhancer biology and what it means for cancer. Read the whole article here: news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/05/21/b...

Beyond the genome: Harnessing the power of super-enhancers for blood cancer - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News

The mysteries of the epiregulome need to be tackled head-on if we are to get new precision treatments for blood cancers

news.cancerresearchuk.org

Had a great time at #PintofScienceUK in Newcastle last night! Well done to the speakers for making complex research accessible and engaging. #pint25

matthieublandenet.bsky.social@matthieublandenet.bsky.social · last yr.

Yesterday, I gave a #pintofscience talk for the first time! I really enjoyed talking about fighting bacteria by attacking the cell wall with the public. Thanks to the organizers ! #pint25 #newcastle

Our lab was delighted to host a lab tour for the fantastic team from @teleperformance-gp.bsky.social We were happy to showcase our expertise in cell culture(Leti&Cami), gene editing (Ahlam&Ahmed) and data analysis (Phoebe). Thanks for sponsoring the Business Beats Cancer North East.

Don’t miss your chance #Newcastle, tickets for #PINT25 are out! @pintofscience.uk @pintsworld.bsky.social More info for venues and tickets here pintofscience.co.uk/events/newca... Repost appreciated :)

RE-POST ALERT Second chance to apply for the #bioinformaticspost funded by @cancerresearchuk.org to join our Leukaemia EpiGenomic and ENhancer Dysregulation group at @newcastleuni.bsky.social @nucancer.bsky.social, don't miss the opportunity! Closing date 1st May 2025! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Today we went to the NUCancer PGR Conference to support our PhD students! Well done to the committee for their hard work to give the opportunity to students to present their project.

#BonjourBluesky et surtout adieu X!