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Our paper is finally out on @Cancer_Cell : cell.com/cancer-cell/fulltex…
A long journey, a great team effort, hopefully it will be useful to the scientific community studying human TAM.
@MRC_CRH @EdinburghImmuno @EdinUni_MeetCIR @EdinUniStaff
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Our wonderful parent council are raising funds to purchase outdoor equipment for our playground.
Please pop a blue token into our box the next time you visit @Tesco at Hardengreen or the Tesco Express on Rosewell Road. 🔵
Happy to reveal our first in class pan LILRB program which we presented at AACR! Read here the press release macomics.com/2024/04/11/maco…
On May 1st 2023 I lost one of my best friends to cancer. He never stopped inspiring me as a scientist.
For the 1 year recurrence of this sad event I decided to run the Race for Life 10k on May5th to raise money for cancer research:
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.o…
Glad to see that our review was the 4th most downloaded in 2023. It was the last manuscript I wrote with Jeff Pollard and it means a lot to me. @JPollardLab
Our 4th most downloaded article in 2023: A timeline of tumour-associated macrophage biology by @CassettaLuca & the late Jeff Pollard. go.nature.com/3u6pXG6 @NatResCancer @JPollardLab #NRCtop10of2023 xitter.cf/NatureRevCancer/status…
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📅 SAVE THE DATE
Our 8th Annual Macrophage Symposium will take place in Edinburgh on 6th June 2024. Lucky to have Sonia Garel (@psl_univ), @ChSchneider_PhD (@UZH_en) & @OliverMPearce (@QMBCI) + great local speakers covering different species/diseases.
Details to follow.
Luca Cassetta retweeted
Congratulations to @Roslinnovation-based @MacomicsL, recognised in @PwC_UK #LifeSciences Future50 report, showcasing the world-class science and #innovation being led by the sector to solve some of the most important challenges in #healthcare research.
#macrophage #drugdiscovery
Today, we launched the Life Sciences Future50 report, which sets out how the UK can accelerate the growth of one of its most strategic sectors, #LifeSciences, and transform the country into a global leading hub. Find out more bit.ly/45AISpl
#BioTech
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We welcome @MacomicsL, a leader in macrophage #drugdiscovery, as the company expands, to our dynamic and collaborative community providing world-class facilities equipped with the latest technologies
roslininnovationcentre.com/n…
#lifesciences #innovation #openforbusiness
Please share. @MacomicsL launched a hyper triathlon challenge to raise money for Prof. Pollard fund.
@EdinUni_CRH @EdinUni_IRR @JPollardLab
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Today @NatureRevCancer published the Obituary for Jeff Pollard I wrote with @coussens_lisa , @SamantaAMariani and Miki De Palma.
We miss you Jeff, immensely.
nature.com/articles/s41568-0…
#EdUniMacs23 Dr Elisa Gomez Perdiguero shows beautiful data on macrophage origin in the embryo
Beautiful and emotional tribute to Jeff Pollard by Prof. Hilary Critchley. @MRC_CRH
Luca Cassetta retweeted
Looking forward to welcoming everyone to @EdinUni_IRR for the 7th 'A Cell for all Seasons: Macrophages in Health & Disease' symposium tom. Great line up incl. @NaldiniLab @EGP_Mac_Lab @red_ven Matteo Cesaroni @EdNiBL @DoctorEmmerson @JennyCRegan. Reg. opens at 8am - see you then!
Tomorrow @MacomicsL will be busy running for charity during the Edinburgh Marathon Festival. Sadie and Martha will run full marathon, Krzys, Helena, Sam and I will run marathon relay. Raising money for @BreastCancerNow
justgiving.com/fundraising/m…?
A “Jeff Pollard Fund” will be created to support cancer research through studentships for early career researchers. To donate, select “In memory donation” to question “What prompted you to make this donation?”. “In memory of”. Write “Jeff Pollard”. (donate.ed.ac.uk/support/fund…)
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We are deeply saddened to learn of Dr Jeff Pollard's passing. He has had a profound impact on the field of macrophages and cancer.
We are humbled and honoured to have published his last review; a timeline of macrophage biology.
Our condolences to his family, friends and lab.
