Wooden tree sculpture with a round hole in the centre giving a view to the green trees behind. Chรขteau de Vullierens.
Theme for this weekโs #blueskyartshow is #round ๐ณ
#photography #art #sculpture
Today is the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience - celebrating women across our @helloeacr.bsky.social community ๐
From Board members across Europe to the #EACR HQ team and the scientists we serve worldwide, women play a central role in advancing cancer research every day
#WomeninScience ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฌ๐งช
๐๐ฝ Many thanks to Prof. Johanna Joyce from University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research๐๏ธ for her stimulating talk on the #tumour ecosystem at the public #NextGenBioeng seminar @ethz.ch #Roche | #pRED #teamIHB ๐๐ฝ
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistโbecause the person felt she did didnโt deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Today is #WorldCancerDay
~1 in 5 people will develop #cancer in their lifetime
Each diagnosis affects not just one person, but families, communities, and futures
Grateful today for patients, clinicians, researchers & advocates - and to appreciate that progress depends on acting together
#WCD2026
The EACR Board have met in Paris this week to review our progress and set priorities for the year ahead, with our members and the wider cancer research community at the heart of it ๐คฉ๐
Photo of lake Geneva with the lavaux vineyards on the left and the lake on the right, with a cloud filled blue sky above
For todayโs #blueskyartshow, a sky filled with clouds over the historic Lavaux vineyards and Lake Geneva
#clouds #photography โ
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A team led by Ludwig @unil.bsky.socialโs @lbejarano.bsky.social & @johannajoyce.bsky.social has discovered that a protein made by cancer cells, CD13, helps them establish colonies in the brainโidentifying a potential drug target for the prevention or treatment of brain metastases. bit.ly/4afX64r
Tumor-derived CD13 helps cancer cells colonize the brain
๐ง ๐งช๐ฌ
Led by @lbejarano.bsky.social w/ many wonderful collaborators in @joycelab.bsky.social and in Lausanne ๐
@cp-cellreports.bsky.social
@fbm-unil.bsky.social
@unil.bsky.social
@ludwigcancer.bsky.social
Article: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Huge congrats to @manuelthery.bsky.social and all the Cytomorpho lab. The "Living Architectures" performance at @museeorsay.bsky.social was breathtakingly beautiful
A chalet nestled in the woods blanketed in a fresh cover of snow
A cold winter morning in Switzerland
Natural monochrome ๐ฉถ
#blueskyartshow #cold
#monochrome #classicmono #photography
Why do so few cancer cells manage to form metastases - and what helps the rare ones succeed?
Delighted to share our first publication of 2026 ๐๐, led by the outstanding @lbejarano.bsky.social ๐คฉ, where we reveal some insights into this - focusing on brain metastasis ๐ง ๐งช๐ฌ
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Registration is OPEN for the cancer research community to join us for the #EACR2026 Congress! ๐ฅณ
Don't miss the opportunity to take advantage of our discounted early registration rate to attend,ย available until 21 April.
2026.eacr.org
Photograph from 1911 taken by Herbert Ponting whilst with Scott's Antarctic Expedition The monochrome photo is taken from within a cave. The walls of the cave are made of ice. The cave entrance is in the mid distance with two figures standing looking out towards a distant ship. Between them and the ship there is first a 'beach' of ice before the sea itself. The ship could be up to 800 metres away What makes the photo so special is that where the figures are at the cave entrance there is a band of very white snow and ice (contrasting with the comparatively dark inside of the cave) that creates a stark framework in which the men and the ship are captured. It is made even more dramatic by the fact that the cave entrance is at least 30 metres high and is in the shape of a distorted elipse with the tail sloping off to the right at the top of the elipse The photo being in monochrome in a largely white environment makes the photographers skill all the more laudable
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
Photo of snow covered trees on either side of a path through the forest
Winter magic โ๏ธ
#forestfriday #photography
X promotes fascism, child sexual abuse, and should be banned throughout Europe.
Simple as that.
Print with three trees on a hill to the left and a large flock of flying birds above right in a tight formation in a blue sky
'Murmuration' by contemporary UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt
Flags flying at half-mast at the lake during the period of national mourning for all the victims of the Crans-Montana tragedy in Switzerland
On this national day of mourning across Switzerland for the victims of the Crans-Montana tragedy, we remember all those who were lost, all who are gravely injured, their families and loved ones, the rescuers, and medical teams caring for them
Such a heartbreaking loss of young lives in our region ๐
Understanding why cancers relapse - sometimes years or decades after successful treatment - is a major challenge in the cancer field
This perspective in Nature discusses several of the important recent advances and new studies in the field of tumor dormancy ๐งชโ๏ธ
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Photo of sky at sunset with clouds painted in a palette of orange, pink and yellow, and the contrasting black silhouette of trees below
First sunset of the new year ๐งก๐ฉท๐
#blueskyartshow #newyear
Photo from the Irish coast. Winterโs day with stormy seas. Green grass and rocky shoreline in the foreground. Blue cloudy sky above the horizon.
Happy new year!!
May your 2026 be filled with wonder ๐ซ
โWhen our eyes are graced with wonder, the world reveals its wonders to us
So much depends on how we look at things
The quality of our looking determines what we come to seeโ
- John O'Donohue
๐ธ Ireland 12/2025
#photography #happynewyear
Photo of our lab members at our annual end of year party
Wishing you a very happy holiday season, from our lab to yours!! ๐โ๏ธโ๐
Grateful for everything we were able to celebrate together this year - and looking forward for new discoveries and adventures in 2026 ๐ซ
Very pleased to share our new review "The Evolving Landscape of Brain Metastasis" in @cp-trendscancer.bsky.social ๐ง ๐ฌ๐งช
Grateful to an outstanding team of co-authors, all pioneers in the #brain #metastasis field and to @valientelab.bsky.social for co-leading this ๐๐ป
Link: www.cell.com/trends/cance...
European cancer research requires renewed urgency
Delighted to contribute to this @natcancer.nature.com Commentary where we call for renewed urgency in how Europe supports cancer research, prevention, and innovation - and outline seven strategic priorities to strengthen Europeโs leadership ๐งช๐ฌ๐ช๐บ
Europe has the talent, ideas and networks to beat cancer. In a recent Nature Cancer article, EACR & EACS leaders urge EU investment in research to turn discoveries into real patient benefits.
@johannajoyce.bsky.social #KeepResearchCurious
magazine.eacr.org/european-can...
Amazing talk by @johannajoyce.bsky.social at #THPT25 โ an impressive tour de force, beautifully contextualizing two decades of work. ๐
Cell Symposia: Hallmarks of cancer
We're excited to host a distinguished lineup of speakers at @CellSymposia #CSHallmarks2026, including keynote speakers @johannajoyce.bsky.social & Faisal Mahmood @harvardmed.bsky.social. View the full speaker lineup: http://dlvr.it/TPbBqL
A WHO graphic showing close-up hands making the โfinger heartโ gesture. A woman smiles softly in the blurred background. Text on the right reads: โEVERY ACTION COUNTS. 90% GIRLS VACCINATED. 70% WOMEN SCREENED. 90% TREATED BY 2030.โ
#CervicalCancer could be the first cancer EVER in the world to be eliminated, if:
9๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ% of girls are vaccinated
7๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ% of women are screened
9๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ% of women with cervical cancer receive treatment
Learn more: bit.ly/47GIbzd #EndCervicalCancer
Group photo of the PhD students and PIs of the ADAPTMET international training network https://adaptmet.eu
Wonderful kick-off meeting this week in Barcelona for our new @adaptmet.bsky.social PhD ITN!
So inspiring to meet our 16 new PhD students, welcome new PIs and reconnect with friends from Evomet ITN - a true celebration of diversity and excellence in #metastasis research across Europe ๐
adaptmet.eu
