Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Today, we're shining a spotlight on Queen’s University Belfast, where a Bowel Research UK funded PhD is being undertaken by Emily Rogan, supervised by Dr Simon McDade.

Find out more on our website at bowelresearchuk.org/research-hub/g…
#StPatricksDay Queen's University Belfast 🎓

Exciting PhD opportunity using cutting edge genomics, mass spectrometry and AI methods to probe the Dark Genome with The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research and AilseVax. multidisciplinary supervisory team led by Sarah Maguire and me, Ben Collins, and Hui Wang.

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How can nerf arrows explain targeted cancer therapies?
Come along to our NI Science Festival Open Day on Sat 24 Feb for FREE to find out!
10am - 1pm
Book here:
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We need two PDFs and a technician💻🧪 to work on high-throughput and sc-CRISPRscreens for our #ERC -funded DepSHOCK project. Let's shape the future of🌐cancer vulnerability maps together - new data modalities, AI models, target prioritisation tools - JoinUs! pls rt 🙏 #resarchJobs

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We had an amazing time at the launch but the real work of the PGJCCR Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence is already underway. 3 of the researchers took a moment to tell us about their important work:
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“We already have a strong track record in Belfast of developing novel clinical research, so we want to build on this to help develop the cancer treatments of the future,” - Prof Joe O'Sullivan tells UTV about the new PGJCCR Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence
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The launch is underway!
PGJCCR's brand new #ProstateCancer Centre of Excellence is Ireland's first independent prostate cancer research centre. We'll be sharing some of their research through the week so watch this space!

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You can now check out the entire line up (and register) for the next season of AICC All-Ireland Chromatin Consortium webinars on our website. Starting out on Friday 3rd November with Richard Jenner allirelandchromatinconsortium.org

If you want to share chromatin related job ads on our site get in touch!

The torch gets passed! PGJCCR staff and students got together last week to toast new Director dlongley and thank former Director Chris Scott for all his work. We celebrated the best way we know how: with tonnes of pizza!

Delighted to see such a great turnout for our first Research Information event as we launch the new Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) PPI group. #NICRCF

Thanks to everyone who attended, presented and volunteered.

Cherith Semple NI Cancer Trials Public Health Agency

“The prostate cancer research team at Queen’s would like to extend its thanks to all involved in the successful skydive fundraiser and its generous supporters.'
-Dr Aidan Cole in this excellent Irish News piece on the Ulster GAA skydive: irishnews.com/news/northerni…

Ulster GAA’s recent charity skydive raised over £37k in aid of its chosen charities, the Queen's University Belfast 🎓 Foundation supporting prostate cancer research at the The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, and @AirAmbulanceNI! 🪂

Read more here ➡️ shorturl.at/chtR4

Few more days to apply for this exciting research fellow position in the new Prostate Cancer of Excelence! Come join us #postdoc

Our research group UCD Conway Institute UCD SBBS is expanding! We have two open post-doc positions and one PhD position to work on transcription factors and epigenetics in cancer. See link below for more details.

Please share and RT!

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#jobfairy Nina Orfali

Congratulations to the 2nd year phd symposium prize winners, 🥉 Emily from McDade_FGG_Lab dlongley lab, 🥈 Ally-Jo from M. Wilson lab and CV6, and 🥇 Tilly from our lab! Well done all, and 👏🏻 Donna_Small and Lisa Crawford for coordinating! #proudpi The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research #loveQUB

#PGJCCR is delighted welcome prostate cancer scientists and clinicians from the FASTMAN team at Manchester Cancer Research Centre to discuss ongoing research and potential collaborations. It's been a great day already!

Many congrats on launching this exciting integrated program Mark Lawler and Cathy Sudlow HDR UK Learning. Looking forward to being involved and seeing how can impact patient lives