Philip Dunne
@profpipdunne.bsky.social
Phenotypic plasticity in colorectal cancer. Group leader at QUB Belfast and CRUK Scotland Institute.
CRUK-SI: https://tinyurl.com/5fr9n2ew
QUB: https://tinyurl.com/4b68vf56
CRUK-SI: https://tinyurl.com/5fr9n2ew
QUB: https://tinyurl.com/4b68vf56
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1/ Delighted to share our paper out today in Nature: ZFP36L2 orchestrates stress-adaptive plasticity in regeneration and cancer.
We found the switch that lets differentiated cells rewind into stem cells — in gut repair, and in metastasis. 🧵
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
We found the switch that lets differentiated cells rewind into stem cells — in gut repair, and in metastasis. 🧵
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
ZFP36L2 orchestrates stress-adaptive plasticity in regeneration and cancer - Nature
The RNA-binding protein ZFP36L2 mediates stress-adaptive plasticity in intestinal regeneration and colorectal cancer metastasis.
doi.org
August 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
1/ Delighted to share our paper out today in Nature: ZFP36L2 orchestrates stress-adaptive plasticity in regeneration and cancer.
We found the switch that lets differentiated cells rewind into stem cells — in gut repair, and in metastasis. 🧵
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
We found the switch that lets differentiated cells rewind into stem cells — in gut repair, and in metastasis. 🧵
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#EACR2026 such a disappointment, eventually an acknowledgment that they can’t cater for coeliacs, but will do better next year.. only took 2 days of misinformation
Really poor setup @helloeacr.bsky.social
Really poor setup @helloeacr.bsky.social
Day 2 at #EACR2026 and still no gluten free food, been sent to 3 different places and no one wants to deal with this. Utter shambles @helloeacr.bsky.social
Absolutely no gluten free food options available at the #EACR2026 conference, food verdors not interested and no help from anyone at help desk other than telling me to leave the conference..
Any help please @helloeacr.bsky.social ??
Any help please @helloeacr.bsky.social ??
June 9, 2026 at 11:59 AM
#EACR2026 such a disappointment, eventually an acknowledgment that they can’t cater for coeliacs, but will do better next year.. only took 2 days of misinformation
Really poor setup @helloeacr.bsky.social
Really poor setup @helloeacr.bsky.social
Day 2 at #EACR2026 and still no gluten free food, been sent to 3 different places and no one wants to deal with this. Utter shambles @helloeacr.bsky.social
Absolutely no gluten free food options available at the #EACR2026 conference, food verdors not interested and no help from anyone at help desk other than telling me to leave the conference..
Any help please @helloeacr.bsky.social ??
Any help please @helloeacr.bsky.social ??
June 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Day 2 at #EACR2026 and still no gluten free food, been sent to 3 different places and no one wants to deal with this. Utter shambles @helloeacr.bsky.social
Absolutely no gluten free food options available at the #EACR2026 conference, food verdors not interested and no help from anyone at help desk other than telling me to leave the conference..
Any help please @helloeacr.bsky.social ??
Any help please @helloeacr.bsky.social ??
June 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Absolutely no gluten free food options available at the #EACR2026 conference, food verdors not interested and no help from anyone at help desk other than telling me to leave the conference..
Any help please @helloeacr.bsky.social ??
Any help please @helloeacr.bsky.social ??
The brilliant Raheleh presenting her work at @helloeacr.bsky.social in Budapest.
Supported by @cruk-si.bsky.social @crukpolicy.bsky.social @aicri.bsky.social
Supported by @cruk-si.bsky.social @crukpolicy.bsky.social @aicri.bsky.social
June 8, 2026 at 9:27 AM
The brilliant Raheleh presenting her work at @helloeacr.bsky.social in Budapest.
Supported by @cruk-si.bsky.social @crukpolicy.bsky.social @aicri.bsky.social
Supported by @cruk-si.bsky.social @crukpolicy.bsky.social @aicri.bsky.social
What’s a bioinformaticians favourite TV station?
The tSNE channel.. 🥁
The tSNE channel.. 🥁
April 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
What’s a bioinformaticians favourite TV station?
The tSNE channel.. 🥁
The tSNE channel.. 🥁
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Finally out! A longstanding project to explore the mechanism behind ectopic crypt formation in polyps when GREM1 is aberrantly expressed in HMPS patients. Turns out it is all to do with stromal remodelling and epithelial-mesenchymal interdependence!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Epithelial GREMLIN1 disrupts intestinal epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk to induce a wnt-dependent ectopic stem cell niche through stromal remodelling - Nature Communications
The authors show that aberrant epithelial GREM1 expression remodels intestinal stroma to form ectopic stem cell niches in mice. Anti-GREM1 reversed these changes, highlighting a potential strategy for...
www.nature.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Finally out! A longstanding project to explore the mechanism behind ectopic crypt formation in polyps when GREM1 is aberrantly expressed in HMPS patients. Turns out it is all to do with stromal remodelling and epithelial-mesenchymal interdependence!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New review on the importance of intestinal epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk - from development and homeostasis through to regeneration to neoplasia. Excellent collaboration with Frances England, Manquiang Lin and Michael Sigal
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Defining the mucosal ecosystem: epithelial–mesenchymal interdependence in gastrointestinal health and disease - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
This Review focuses on epithelial–mesenchymal crosstalk and how these interactions shape development, health and disease in the intestinal mucosa. The dynamic nature of this ecosystem is highlighted, ...
www.nature.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
New review on the importance of intestinal epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk - from development and homeostasis through to regeneration to neoplasia. Excellent collaboration with Frances England, Manquiang Lin and Michael Sigal
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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And the original publication is here:
Uridine phosphorylase-1 supports metastasis by altering immune and extracellular matrix landscapes | EMBO reports share.google/JXMzGDRzpl0E...
Uridine phosphorylase-1 supports metastasis by altering immune and extracellular matrix landscapes | EMBO reports share.google/JXMzGDRzpl0E...
Uridine phosphorylase-1 supports metastasis by altering immune and extracellular matrix landscapes | EMBO reports
imageimageMetastatic primary tumours upregulate Upp1 in neutrophils, which elevates circulating uracil. UPP1-expressing neutrophils accumulate in the lung where they inhibit CD8+ T cells, promote fibronectin deposition and support metastatic niche ...
share.google
July 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
And the original publication is here:
Uridine phosphorylase-1 supports metastasis by altering immune and extracellular matrix landscapes | EMBO reports share.google/JXMzGDRzpl0E...
Uridine phosphorylase-1 supports metastasis by altering immune and extracellular matrix landscapes | EMBO reports share.google/JXMzGDRzpl0E...
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It was a pleasure to speak to Lucy Whyte this morning on #BBCRadioScotland to discuss our recent @emboreports.org publication which has discovered how #neutrophil #metabolism facilitates #metastasis. Catch up with interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUUw...
Dr Cassie Clarke CRUK Scotland Institute - breast cancer research
YouTube video by Fiona MacLeod
www.youtube.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It was a pleasure to speak to Lucy Whyte this morning on #BBCRadioScotland to discuss our recent @emboreports.org publication which has discovered how #neutrophil #metabolism facilitates #metastasis. Catch up with interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUUw...
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✨Thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity to work on our project exploring WNT-driven cell competition as a novel preventative strategy in CRC 🧬
We’re hiring a Senior Scientific Officer to join me in @owen_sansom’s lab. Great science and lots of room to make an impact! 👩🏽🔬
We’re hiring a Senior Scientific Officer to join me in @owen_sansom’s lab. Great science and lots of room to make an impact! 👩🏽🔬
We are recruiting a Senior Scientific Officer to work with @nadianasreddin.bsky.social in the Sansom lab on the project WNT-driven cell competition: a target for novel preventative strategies against colorectal adenoma formation
📅Apply by 15 August 2025
www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/
📅Apply by 15 August 2025
www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/
July 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
✨Thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity to work on our project exploring WNT-driven cell competition as a novel preventative strategy in CRC 🧬
We’re hiring a Senior Scientific Officer to join me in @owen_sansom’s lab. Great science and lots of room to make an impact! 👩🏽🔬
We’re hiring a Senior Scientific Officer to join me in @owen_sansom’s lab. Great science and lots of room to make an impact! 👩🏽🔬
Excellent opportunity to work with a wonderful team 👇👇💥
✨Thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity to work on our project exploring WNT-driven cell competition as a novel preventative strategy in CRC 🧬
We’re hiring a Senior Scientific Officer to join me in @owen_sansom’s lab. Great science and lots of room to make an impact! 👩🏽🔬
We’re hiring a Senior Scientific Officer to join me in @owen_sansom’s lab. Great science and lots of room to make an impact! 👩🏽🔬
We are recruiting a Senior Scientific Officer to work with @nadianasreddin.bsky.social in the Sansom lab on the project WNT-driven cell competition: a target for novel preventative strategies against colorectal adenoma formation
📅Apply by 15 August 2025
www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/
📅Apply by 15 August 2025
www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/
July 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Excellent opportunity to work with a wonderful team 👇👇💥
Reposted by Philip Dunne
We are recruiting a Senior Scientific Officer to work with @nadianasreddin.bsky.social in the Sansom lab on the project WNT-driven cell competition: a target for novel preventative strategies against colorectal adenoma formation
📅Apply by 15 August 2025
www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/
📅Apply by 15 August 2025
www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/
July 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We are recruiting a Senior Scientific Officer to work with @nadianasreddin.bsky.social in the Sansom lab on the project WNT-driven cell competition: a target for novel preventative strategies against colorectal adenoma formation
📅Apply by 15 August 2025
www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/
📅Apply by 15 August 2025
www.crukscotlandinstitute.ac.uk/careers/
Sunshine and science in Glasgow today at the CRC-STARS kick off meeting
Excellent presention from Raheleh in our team charting phenotypic evolution during cancer development and progression, and how best we can use preclinical models of cancer to improve patient outcomes
Excellent presention from Raheleh in our team charting phenotypic evolution during cancer development and progression, and how best we can use preclinical models of cancer to improve patient outcomes
May 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Sunshine and science in Glasgow today at the CRC-STARS kick off meeting
Excellent presention from Raheleh in our team charting phenotypic evolution during cancer development and progression, and how best we can use preclinical models of cancer to improve patient outcomes
Excellent presention from Raheleh in our team charting phenotypic evolution during cancer development and progression, and how best we can use preclinical models of cancer to improve patient outcomes
AACR.. over and out! Great couple of days in Chicago, brilliant to catch up with so many collaborators and make new connections. Coming home brimming with new ideas to take into our @cruk-si.bsky.social early detection, @incise-research.bsky.social, & CRC-STARS programmes
#AACR25
#AACR25
April 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
AACR.. over and out! Great couple of days in Chicago, brilliant to catch up with so many collaborators and make new connections. Coming home brimming with new ideas to take into our @cruk-si.bsky.social early detection, @incise-research.bsky.social, & CRC-STARS programmes
#AACR25
#AACR25
Incredibly proud to see Dr Fisher presenting her research at the @theaacr.bsky.social annual conference.
Understanding precancer biology is crucial for improving early detection, and preventing early cancer development and progression.
#AACR25
@nataliefisher.bsky.social
Understanding precancer biology is crucial for improving early detection, and preventing early cancer development and progression.
#AACR25
@nataliefisher.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Incredibly proud to see Dr Fisher presenting her research at the @theaacr.bsky.social annual conference.
Understanding precancer biology is crucial for improving early detection, and preventing early cancer development and progression.
#AACR25
@nataliefisher.bsky.social
Understanding precancer biology is crucial for improving early detection, and preventing early cancer development and progression.
#AACR25
@nataliefisher.bsky.social
Session with Natalie’s talk starting shortly in room E351
April 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Session with Natalie’s talk starting shortly in room E351
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My lab at hiring! - we have TWO postdoc positions (one computational, one wet lab focussed) at Yale @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social, working closely with our group members at University of Cambridge, UK @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
Please help to spread the word!
Adverts with full details below ⬇️
Please help to spread the word!
Adverts with full details below ⬇️
April 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Yes! - we are hiring @yale.edu - links below...
I'm biased, but I loved it, great talk!! Don't forget @s-j-aitken.bsky.social is hiring! She's a great scientist and person- you couldn't find a better PI.
April 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Yes! - we are hiring @yale.edu - links below...
If you are Chicago bound watch out for Natalie & Sid presenting at #AACR2025 & come say hello!
Natalie's @theaacr.bsky.social Women in Cancer Research award talk covers how we can use biology to improve early detection of polyps
Sid's poster is on early tumour transcriptional landscapes
Natalie's @theaacr.bsky.social Women in Cancer Research award talk covers how we can use biology to improve early detection of polyps
Sid's poster is on early tumour transcriptional landscapes
April 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
If you are Chicago bound watch out for Natalie & Sid presenting at #AACR2025 & come say hello!
Natalie's @theaacr.bsky.social Women in Cancer Research award talk covers how we can use biology to improve early detection of polyps
Sid's poster is on early tumour transcriptional landscapes
Natalie's @theaacr.bsky.social Women in Cancer Research award talk covers how we can use biology to improve early detection of polyps
Sid's poster is on early tumour transcriptional landscapes
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Network members secure new #funding aimed at developing new and personalised #therapeutic approaches for #ColorectalCancer nmgn.mrc.ukri.org?p=1808&previ... @drpipdunne.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org @cruk-si.bsky.social
Bowel Cancer in the Spotlight as Network Members Lead New Research Towards Personalised Treatment | National Mouse Genetics Network
MRC National Mouse Genetics Network (NMGN) members from the Cancer Cluster and the new Data Platform initiative are at the centre of a new project announced on the 31st of […]
nmgn.mrc.ukri.org
April 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Network members secure new #funding aimed at developing new and personalised #therapeutic approaches for #ColorectalCancer nmgn.mrc.ukri.org?p=1808&previ... @drpipdunne.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org @cruk-si.bsky.social
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Members of IMPACT span wet-lab scientists, pathologists, bioinformaticians, patient involvement managers, image analysts, technicians, clinicians, students, project managers, and lecturers among others, to ensure a wide range of expertise and optimum resource management!
March 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Members of IMPACT span wet-lab scientists, pathologists, bioinformaticians, patient involvement managers, image analysts, technicians, clinicians, students, project managers, and lecturers among others, to ensure a wide range of expertise and optimum resource management!
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With 5 distinct research groups led by @joedwardswwcrc.bsky.social, Campbell Roxburgh, Nigel Jamieson, Colin Steele, and @mcsorleystephen.bsky.social, IMPACT provides a human tissue-based translational research infrastructure in Glasgow, in collaboration with @drpipdunne.bsky.social and Xiao Fu! 🤝
March 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
With 5 distinct research groups led by @joedwardswwcrc.bsky.social, Campbell Roxburgh, Nigel Jamieson, Colin Steele, and @mcsorleystephen.bsky.social, IMPACT provides a human tissue-based translational research infrastructure in Glasgow, in collaboration with @drpipdunne.bsky.social and Xiao Fu! 🤝
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Last week, the 1st Annual IMPACT conference took place on the shores of Loch Lomond 📍🤩
March 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Last week, the 1st Annual IMPACT conference took place on the shores of Loch Lomond 📍🤩
An absolutely brilliant few days in sunny Loch Lomond with my Glasgow colleagues 🏴☘️☀️
Last week, the 1st Annual IMPACT conference took place on the shores of Loch Lomond 📍🤩
March 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
An absolutely brilliant few days in sunny Loch Lomond with my Glasgow colleagues 🏴☘️☀️