Samah W. Awwad
@SamahAwwad3
Postdoc @SPjacksonGroup @CRUK_CI @Cambridge_uni. Interested in #DNAdamage #Replicationstress #Genomestability
8 Greatest Laws I know at 40, I wish I knew at 20: 1.
Thrilled and excited to share our latest work published in #BloodJournal. We uncover how defective neutrophil clearance drives #myelofibrosis via immune checkpoint #CD24 in myeloproliferative neoplasms. The First Edition⬇️ ashpublications.org/blood/article/…
Research Assistant (Jackson Group) (Fixed Term) @Cambridge_Uni jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50998/
“To write for impact means to keep it as simple as possible.” Good read and very insightful. nature.com/articles/s4158…
A BIG STUDY in Nature Medicine: Which food makes you age faster? Scientists looked at 105,000 people in 30 years. The statistics is impressive. The study is open-access, so everyone can read it. 📍 Findings: The diet that ROCKS: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated…
Excited to share our preprint, work spearheaded by PhD student @jordancjwilson with Marciniak Lab @TheCIMR, @villunger & our @ERC_Research partners @jcornlab & @LoizouJoanna. This sheds light on the action of WEE1 inhibitors and their therapeutic use, bit.ly/4bDpxZl
Great opportunity and great mentor!
🚨 Fully funded #PhD opportunity! 🚨 Passionate about cancer research? Join @MadziaCrossley's team to investigate how R-loop dysregulation contributes to cancer. 📍 Cambridge, UK 💰 Fully funded 📅 Apply by 24 March 2025 cruk.cam.ac.uk/vacancies/phd-…
Don't miss this opportunity to learn about #CRISPR from world experts including Thijn Brummelkamp @NKI_nl, @durocher1, @erika_alden_d, @LeopoldParts @sangerinstitute and Weixin Tang @UChiChemistry. Bursary application deadline 14 Jan, abstract deadline 4 Feb. Tell your friends!
Make your mark on the future of #PrecisionMedicine at #CRISPR25 Showcase #CRISPR methods for modulating the genome at scale🧬 Submit an abstract by 4 February for an opportunity to build your professional profile at the forefront of a global community 📎bit.ly/3Amz34N
This exciting novel discovery, published in @NatureComms, with contributions from the Balasubramanian lab @ChemCambridge, was supported by @CR_UK, @TheMarkFdn, @wellcometrust and @ERC_Research.
Happy to share our newly published article in Nature Communications! In this work, we uncover the novel role of KLF5 in sensitizing cells to ATR inhibition, identifying it as a synthetic lethal partner with the tumor suppressor ARID1A. @SPJacksonGroup nature.com/articles/s4146…
Now out in @GenomeMedicine @BioMedCentral. Transform your #crispr screens with "Exorcise", EXOme-guided Re-annotation of nuCleotIde SEquences, doi.org/10.1186/s13073….
We are recruiting for a Research Assistant (Computing) (Fixed Term) @Cambridge_Uni jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48960/ Please share
Two exciting opportunities for suitably qualified postgraduates/postdocs to join the Steve Jackson lab at the world renowned @CRUK_CI @Cambridge_Uni, jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48675/ and jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48762/. Come join us!
Worth reading !!
Happy to share our newly published article in Nature Communications! In this work, we uncover the novel role of KLF5 in sensitizing cells to ATR inhibition, identifying it as a synthetic lethal partner with the tumor suppressor ARID1A. @SPJacksonGroup nature.com/articles/s4146…
With 3 approved epigenetic drug classes and many more under clinical investigation, epigenetic targets are gaining traction. Here, we take survey of developments and hurdles in targeting the cancer epigenome. Thank you @NatureCancer for the opportunity nature.com/articles/s4301…
SUMO/ubiquitin E3 ligase #TOPORS promotes #decitabine tolerance by removal of DNMT1-DNA crosslinks; while dCMP deaminase DCTD generates 5-aza-dUMP & exacerbates cytotoxicity indep. of DNA-protein crosslinks @cjcarnie et al @stingele_lab @SPJacksonGroup embopress.org/doi/full/10.10…
Check out the latest work from the @SPJacksonGroup led by @cjcarnie et al!
Happy to share our newly published article in Nature Communications! In this work, we uncover the novel role of KLF5 in sensitizing cells to ATR inhibition, identifying it as a synthetic lethal partner with the tumor suppressor ARID1A. @SPJacksonGroup nature.com/articles/s4146…
Deadline for the roscoff transcription and genome maintenance has been extended to may 21th!👇
Only few days left to register to the Transcription and Genome Maintenance meeting in Roscoff!👇 Do not miss the deadline May 6th! Many slots for short talks!