Eileen Parkes
@eileenparkes.bsky.social
Assoc Prof Oxford MD PhD. Oncology, early phase trials, tumour microenvironment #womenInSTEM #immunology
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Day 31 and done (thank you and goodnight) - runthemonthme.prostatecanceruk.org/fundraising/...
January 31, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Day 31 and done (thank you and goodnight) - runthemonthme.prostatecanceruk.org/fundraising/...
I think it's possible to have too many hallmarks
January 30, 2026 at 11:29 AM
I think it's possible to have too many hallmarks
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This poster is outside my little lab. There is nothing else like it. Please support this artist! @redpenblackpen.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This poster is outside my little lab. There is nothing else like it. Please support this artist! @redpenblackpen.bsky.social
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The LFS UK 2025 conference took place last September, updating on studies from across the country, including MILI.
Visit LFS UK 2025 to see the various presentations and update on the MILI trial tinyurl.com/d2dfm36x
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
Visit LFS UK 2025 to see the various presentations and update on the MILI trial tinyurl.com/d2dfm36x
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The LFS UK 2025 conference took place last September, updating on studies from across the country, including MILI.
Visit LFS UK 2025 to see the various presentations and update on the MILI trial tinyurl.com/d2dfm36x
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
Visit LFS UK 2025 to see the various presentations and update on the MILI trial tinyurl.com/d2dfm36x
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
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Curiosity-driven research allocation will remain flat over the four years (which effectively is a funding cut) while spending on government priorities, innovation and cross-cutting areas would rise. Result = MRC will currently not accept new project grants. Not good
January 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Curiosity-driven research allocation will remain flat over the four years (which effectively is a funding cut) while spending on government priorities, innovation and cross-cutting areas would rise. Result = MRC will currently not accept new project grants. Not good
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hard times in UK for research sector as MRC have announced a funding pause in light of the science secretary announcing an overhaul of how the agency would divide its budget which will dramatically change research....🧪🧵
UKRI pauses several funding calls amid priorities shake-up - Research Professional News
“Period of transition” at funding agency sees some Medical Research Council funding opportunities on hiatus
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM
hard times in UK for research sector as MRC have announced a funding pause in light of the science secretary announcing an overhaul of how the agency would divide its budget which will dramatically change research....🧪🧵
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Has the MRC research funding ‘pause’ been covered by any major news network?
It feels like it should be a major news story
It feels like it should be a major news story
January 28, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Has the MRC research funding ‘pause’ been covered by any major news network?
It feels like it should be a major news story
It feels like it should be a major news story
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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What you're hearing lines up completely with my sources too Ian - although I heard they'd be announcing the restart in the Spring, which is subtly different! As someone with a grant currently under consideration I'm absolutely furious at my wasted time - not to mention that of the reviewers/panel
January 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM
What you're hearing lines up completely with my sources too Ian - although I heard they'd be announcing the restart in the Spring, which is subtly different! As someone with a grant currently under consideration I'm absolutely furious at my wasted time - not to mention that of the reviewers/panel
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I'm seeing relatively little chatter or outcry about what is happening at the MRC, the UK's biomedical research funder.
Before Christmas MRC paused the acceptance of many of its grants, including the standard applicant-led research grant. There has been no public information on what is happening 🧵
Before Christmas MRC paused the acceptance of many of its grants, including the standard applicant-led research grant. There has been no public information on what is happening 🧵
January 23, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I'm seeing relatively little chatter or outcry about what is happening at the MRC, the UK's biomedical research funder.
Before Christmas MRC paused the acceptance of many of its grants, including the standard applicant-led research grant. There has been no public information on what is happening 🧵
Before Christmas MRC paused the acceptance of many of its grants, including the standard applicant-led research grant. There has been no public information on what is happening 🧵
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Bbsrc and mrc grant apps paused until future notice
January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Bbsrc and mrc grant apps paused until future notice
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Has the MRC made a public statement yet
a man is sitting on a swing in the grass
ALT: a man is sitting on a swing in the grass
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Has the MRC made a public statement yet
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WORKSHOP: Research Leadership Workshop
The ASCEND Network is hosting ‘Research Ideation – Finding the White Space’ & ‘Funding Pathways Beyond the Obvious’, offering directions for research and a new list of funding options
In person
Tues 24 Feb
9am-1pm
https://www.nds.ox.ac.u ...more
The ASCEND Network is hosting ‘Research Ideation – Finding the White Space’ & ‘Funding Pathways Beyond the Obvious’, offering directions for research and a new list of funding options
In person
Tues 24 Feb
9am-1pm
https://www.nds.ox.ac.u ...more
January 23, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Already signed up!
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We are delighted to announce that @mitosrus.bsky.social from @cruk-si.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk has been awarded the 2026 Hooke Medal
You can read about Stephen's work on mitochondria, cell death and cancer here:
bscb.org/hooke-medal-...
You can read about Stephen's work on mitochondria, cell death and cancer here:
bscb.org/hooke-medal-...
January 22, 2026 at 10:07 AM
We are delighted to announce that @mitosrus.bsky.social from @cruk-si.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk has been awarded the 2026 Hooke Medal
You can read about Stephen's work on mitochondria, cell death and cancer here:
bscb.org/hooke-medal-...
You can read about Stephen's work on mitochondria, cell death and cancer here:
bscb.org/hooke-medal-...
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Calling all members of the Oxford Cancer Network!
A reminder that our Annual Symposium, supported by the CRUK Oxford Centre, is open for registration!
When: 31st March
Where: @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social
Abstracts and register by: 3rd March
More 👇
crukcentre.cancer.ox.ac.uk/about/CRUK_o...
A reminder that our Annual Symposium, supported by the CRUK Oxford Centre, is open for registration!
When: 31st March
Where: @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social
Abstracts and register by: 3rd March
More 👇
crukcentre.cancer.ox.ac.uk/about/CRUK_o...
January 22, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Calling all members of the Oxford Cancer Network!
A reminder that our Annual Symposium, supported by the CRUK Oxford Centre, is open for registration!
When: 31st March
Where: @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social
Abstracts and register by: 3rd March
More 👇
crukcentre.cancer.ox.ac.uk/about/CRUK_o...
A reminder that our Annual Symposium, supported by the CRUK Oxford Centre, is open for registration!
When: 31st March
Where: @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social
Abstracts and register by: 3rd March
More 👇
crukcentre.cancer.ox.ac.uk/about/CRUK_o...
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Cost of being female lead/corresponding author in biomedical sciences: "[T]he median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles" even in disciplines where women well-represented. #AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Biomedical and life science articles by female researchers spend longer under review
Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in STEMM fields, at top institutions, and in senior positions. This study analyzes millions of biomedical and life science articles, revealing that f...
journals.plos.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Cost of being female lead/corresponding author in biomedical sciences: "[T]he median amount of time spent under review is 7.4%–14.6% longer for female-authored articles than for male-authored articles" even in disciplines where women well-represented. #AcademicSky
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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🥧 The super‑rich are at Davos carving up the world, and leaving the rest of us with crumbs. The 12 richest people in the world now have more wealth than the poorest 4 billion.
So, we popped into @oxfamgb.bsky.social's pie shop, where everyone gets a fair slice, to talk about a #WealthTax.
So, we popped into @oxfamgb.bsky.social's pie shop, where everyone gets a fair slice, to talk about a #WealthTax.
January 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM
🥧 The super‑rich are at Davos carving up the world, and leaving the rest of us with crumbs. The 12 richest people in the world now have more wealth than the poorest 4 billion.
So, we popped into @oxfamgb.bsky.social's pie shop, where everyone gets a fair slice, to talk about a #WealthTax.
So, we popped into @oxfamgb.bsky.social's pie shop, where everyone gets a fair slice, to talk about a #WealthTax.
Kids walking to school via the road today @badlyparkedox.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Kids walking to school via the road today @badlyparkedox.bsky.social
Please stop doing STING studies in vivo with LLC models and claiming it says something about human STING agonism #tumorimmunology
January 20, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Please stop doing STING studies in vivo with LLC models and claiming it says something about human STING agonism #tumorimmunology
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Interested in hormonal control of development? Want to do your PhD in a supportive environment using flies, molecular biology, genetics, imaging, sequencing? A month to go to apply for this studentship with me, co-supervised by Dani Nunes and Darren Williams. www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/rese...
PhD in Nigel Groome Studentship: Unravelling Context-Specific Hormonal Control of Gene Expression in Drosophila at Oxford Brookes University
The regulation of gene expression underlies nearly every biological process in eukaryotes. It is facilitated through transcription factors (TFs), which bind to DNA and influence mRNA product...
www.brookes.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Interested in hormonal control of development? Want to do your PhD in a supportive environment using flies, molecular biology, genetics, imaging, sequencing? A month to go to apply for this studentship with me, co-supervised by Dani Nunes and Darren Williams. www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/rese...
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Rich people are a threat for democracy, Oxfam finds
Rich people are a threat for democracy, Oxfam finds
Total billionaire wealth in the EU reached €2.4 trillion by late November, exceeding Italy's entire GDP of €2.2 trillion and approaching France's €2.9 trillion economy, a new Oxfam report found.
euobserver.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Rich people are a threat for democracy, Oxfam finds
Had a week where you try to do the right thing and it blows up in your face... Roll on the next!
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Had a week where you try to do the right thing and it blows up in your face... Roll on the next!
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Very happy to announce that our Exchangeable Tagging System (ExTaSy) is on bioRxiv: doi.org/10.64898/202.... With ExTaSy you can tag #Drosophila genes endogenously and exchange the tag subsequently through fly crosses. Also, the gentic marker is removable, allowing for minimal locus modification.
doi.org
January 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Very happy to announce that our Exchangeable Tagging System (ExTaSy) is on bioRxiv: doi.org/10.64898/202.... With ExTaSy you can tag #Drosophila genes endogenously and exchange the tag subsequently through fly crosses. Also, the gentic marker is removable, allowing for minimal locus modification.
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Did... did Labour see my BlueSky tweet yday or something?!
How refreshing to see them attack Farage on his obvious love for Vladimir Putin!
Those Putin quotes, his £800k house bought in cash, the antisemitism, Nathan Gill... ALL of this needs to be hammered at every press conference.
How refreshing to see them attack Farage on his obvious love for Vladimir Putin!
Those Putin quotes, his £800k house bought in cash, the antisemitism, Nathan Gill... ALL of this needs to be hammered at every press conference.
January 17, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Did... did Labour see my BlueSky tweet yday or something?!
How refreshing to see them attack Farage on his obvious love for Vladimir Putin!
Those Putin quotes, his £800k house bought in cash, the antisemitism, Nathan Gill... ALL of this needs to be hammered at every press conference.
How refreshing to see them attack Farage on his obvious love for Vladimir Putin!
Those Putin quotes, his £800k house bought in cash, the antisemitism, Nathan Gill... ALL of this needs to be hammered at every press conference.
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"We recognize that much of the American public lost trust in the NIAID, the National Institutes of Health (NIH; of which the NIAID is a part), and in the greater scientific community."
Factually incorrect statement on trust in Nature Medicine via NIH Director + co.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Factually incorrect statement on trust in Nature Medicine via NIH Director + co.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The new vision from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - Nature Medicine
Preparing for tomorrow’s threats by enhancing our ability to help patients today.
www.nature.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
"We recognize that much of the American public lost trust in the NIAID, the National Institutes of Health (NIH; of which the NIAID is a part), and in the greater scientific community."
Factually incorrect statement on trust in Nature Medicine via NIH Director + co.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Factually incorrect statement on trust in Nature Medicine via NIH Director + co.
🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...