Rafa Najumudeen

@rafabolism.bsky.social

#FirstGen #NewPI at @FIMM, @HiLIFE_Helsinki | Love stem cells, metabolism, Ras biology | Alum Sansom Lab @CRUK_SI | Twindad 👶👶 | NajumudeenLab.com | Lab supported by RCF, ERCCOG

🌟 Delighted to have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant from European Research Council (ERC) #ERCCoG! In the #UPTAKE project, we will explore how #metabolism is spatially organised by uptake of nutrients by #solutecarriers #SLC transporters in #intestinal #stem cells and #colorectal #cancer. 🧵

Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM)@fimm-uh.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Even as days grow short, there’s great news to share! FIMM-EMBL Group Leader @rafabolism.bsky.social has been awarded a highly competitive ERC Consolidator Grant for studying nutrient acquisition in cancer cells. Warm congratulations on this outstanding achievement! www.helsinki.fi/en/news/life...

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We are very grateful to the Research Council of Finland (Suomen Akatemia) for continued support of our work on metabolism and cancer. Kiitos, Tack! This Project Grant aims to understand the metabolic plasticity of the intestine in normal and disease states at single-cell resolution!

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Glad to be highlighted as FutureLeaders in Cancer research by Cancer Grand Challenges @cancergrand.bsky.social. Thank you! @fimm-uh.bsky.social, @helsinki-biotech.bsky.social, @metastem.bsky.social, @cruk-si.bsky.social. features.cancerresearchuk.org/cancergrandc...

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Rebecca Eccles@rebeccaeccles.bsky.social · last yr.

The 24/25 edition of @cancergrand.bsky.social progress magazine is now live! Including: 👉key advances from our funded teams 👉 the biggest themes in cancer research from early-onset cancers to AI and cancer as a systemic disease 👉our 7 new challenges features.cancerresearchuk.org/cancergrandc...

One of three #postdoc openings available in the lab. Funded by @fimm-uh.bsky.social NORPOD Nordic EMBL partnership program and by the Finnish Cancer Foundation

Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM)@fimm-uh.bsky.social · 2y ago

FIMM is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in functional cancer microbiome to join @rafabolism.bsky.social's lab, in collaboration with Chinmay Dwibedi’s group at MIMS, Umeå, through the NORPOD program of the Nordic EMBL partnership. 🔗 jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... #postdocposition #sciencejobs

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One of three #postdoc openings available in the lab. Funded by @fimm-uh.bsky.social NORPOD Nordic EMBL partnership program and by the Finnish Cancer Foundation

Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM)@fimm-uh.bsky.social · 2y ago

FIMM is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in functional cancer microbiome to join @rafabolism.bsky.social's lab, in collaboration with Chinmay Dwibedi’s group at MIMS, Umeå, through the NORPOD program of the Nordic EMBL partnership. 🔗 jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki... #postdocposition #sciencejobs

A large blue chromosome and the logos of FIMM, University of Helsinki & the Nordic EMBL Partnership, with the title of the open position and text "Apply by 24 Jan".