Camille Drai
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Camille Drai
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Research technician at Newcastle University in the Leukaemia EpiGenomic and ENhancer Dysregulation (LEGEND) group with Dr. Lisa J Russell
Last week marked the end of my project on T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, funded by Ruby's fund.
Over the past two years, I worked to understand the role of super-enhancers in this disease.
October 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Thrilled to begin a new journey as a research technician on a @cancerresearchuk.org (CRUK) funded project in Dr Lisa Russell’s group! Together with Dr Nicholas Brittain, I’ll be exploring how super-enhancers contribute to leukaemia cell survival to deepen understanding of the disease.
September 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth. Our team joined the @childcancernth.bsky.social campaign #PaintTheToonGold to show support for children with cancer and their families. Together, we can raise awareness and keep pushing research forward.
September 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Morning coffee and train for the whole lab today, direction #CLRUK25 in York! Looking forward to seeing everyone from the CLR-UK network! #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth
September 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Recent nice weather called for a social outing of the LEGEND group, filled with fun, sport and a MUST stop for ice cream by the coast 🍦. We also had our first lab retreat at Cockle Park, featuring good scientific discussion 🧬 and a
visit by our @ukri.org MRC collaborators from Edinburgh ✨
August 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Our lab was delighted to host a visit from @cancerresearchuk.org fundraisers, campaigners, and patient advocates Sue Duncombe and Patrick McGuire. It was a pleasure to share our research, to give an insight into our daily work and highlight how CRUK support helps us move science forward.
July 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@ljrusselllab.bsky.social has crafted beautiful items for Children's Cancer North!

If you want to help this amazing charity, have a look at the shop :

Lunch Bag: shorturl.at/jvdLm
Phone Holder: shorturl.at/QbFXN
Pouch: shorturl.at/ryX6x
CCN Lunch Bag - Children's Cancer North
With this CCN lunch bag, you’re not only getting a beautifully hand-crafted accessory but also helping fund vital research and support children with cancer
childrenscancernorth.org.uk
June 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Thrilled to attend the @nucancer.bsky.social 2025 conference, bringing together all the cancer research teams from Newcastle University. An enriching day with inspiring talks and innovative posters.

@melvinjoy.bsky.social @phoebejsnow.bsky.social @alsayadi.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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I had the pleasure of showing families and children some of the tools we use in biology at the Newcastle University Discover Festival today! I shared what I do as a microbiologist, highlighting the importance of my work on antibiotic resistance.
#NCLDiscoverFest #NewcastleUniversity
June 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Lisa Russell just wrote an insightful article for #CancerNews from @cancerresearchuk.org where she takes us through the promise of super-enhancer biology and what it means for cancer. Read the whole article here:
news.cancerresearchuk.org/2025/05/21/b...
Beyond the genome: Harnessing the power of super-enhancers for blood cancer - Cancer Research UK - Cancer News
The mysteries of the epiregulome need to be tackled head-on if we are to get new precision treatments for blood cancers
news.cancerresearchuk.org
May 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Had a great time at #PintofScienceUK in Newcastle last night! Well done to the speakers for making complex research accessible and engaging. #pint25
Yesterday, I gave a #pintofscience talk for the first time! I really enjoyed talking about fighting bacteria by attacking the cell wall with the public. Thanks to the organizers !
#pint25 #newcastle
May 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Our lab was delighted to host a lab tour for the fantastic team from @teleperformance-gp.bsky.social We were happy to showcase our expertise in cell culture(Leti&Cami), gene editing (Ahlam&Ahmed) and data analysis (Phoebe). Thanks for sponsoring the Business Beats Cancer North East.
May 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Don’t miss your chance #Newcastle, tickets for #PINT25 are out! @pintofscience.uk @pintsworld.bsky.social
More info for venues and tickets here pintofscience.co.uk/events/newca...
Repost appreciated :)
April 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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RE-POST ALERT
Second chance to apply for the #bioinformaticspost funded by @cancerresearchuk.org to join our Leukaemia EpiGenomic and ENhancer Dysregulation group at @newcastleuni.bsky.social @nucancer.bsky.social, don't miss the opportunity! Closing date 1st May 2025! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
Research Assistant/Associate: Leukaemia Research
Research Assistant/Associate: Leukaemia Research
jobs.ncl.ac.uk
April 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Today we went to the NUCancer PGR Conference to support our PhD students! Well done to the committee for their hard work to give the opportunity to students to present their project.
February 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
#BonjourBluesky et surtout adieu X!
January 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM