Luigi Ombrato
@luigiombrato.bsky.social
Metastatic Niche Lab @bci.bsky.social. Studying the role of Tumour Microenvironment in Metastasis formation. @cancerresearchuk.org fellow. Previously @CRG.eu and @Tigem_Telethon
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
🚀 Two weeks to go!
The ECR Meeting brings together early-career scientists driving the next wave of metastasis research.
⚡ Don’t miss:
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A global metastasis community
🗓️ Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
The ECR Meeting brings together early-career scientists driving the next wave of metastasis research.
⚡ Don’t miss:
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A global metastasis community
🗓️ Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
2nd MRS Early Career Research Virtual Meeting | Metastasis Research
The 2025 MRS Early Career Research Virtual Meeting is a two day meeting aimed at engaging trainees and early career researchers from around the world and highlighting recent advances in metastasis research through keynote presentations, invited talks, panel discussions, and selected talks from abstracts. The meeting is organized and hosted by the Early Career Leadership Council (ECLC) of the MRS. Abstracts are being accepted for consideration for oral presentations. Abstract submission is open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, medical students, residents, clinical fellows, and researchers within 3 years of starting their own independent research group. Registration for this meeting is free for MRS Members!
metastasis-research.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚀 Two weeks to go!
The ECR Meeting brings together early-career scientists driving the next wave of metastasis research.
⚡ Don’t miss:
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A global metastasis community
🗓️ Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
The ECR Meeting brings together early-career scientists driving the next wave of metastasis research.
⚡ Don’t miss:
💡 Inspiring talks from rising leaders
💬 Community-led discussions
🌍 A global metastasis community
🗓️ Register by Nov 18 ➜ bit.ly/4qyxE0o
Program ➜ bit.ly/4qtpVR9
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
We're recruiting a postdoc to join my lab at @oncology.ox.ac.uk & @oxcio.bsky.social to understand immune regulation in cancer and develop new approaches for cancer prevention and metastasis.
Deadline: 11 August 2025
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Lab info: www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/team/jie-yang
Deadline: 11 August 2025
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Lab info: www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/team/jie-yang
Job Details
my.corehr.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We're recruiting a postdoc to join my lab at @oncology.ox.ac.uk & @oxcio.bsky.social to understand immune regulation in cancer and develop new approaches for cancer prevention and metastasis.
Deadline: 11 August 2025
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Lab info: www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/team/jie-yang
Deadline: 11 August 2025
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Lab info: www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/team/jie-yang
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Happy to share our latest study is now out in Nature!
Cancer cells steal mitochondria from neurons to boost metabolism, resist stress & spread.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#CancerGetsNervous #Metastasis #Mitochondria #Neuron #CancerResearch #Nature
Cancer cells steal mitochondria from neurons to boost metabolism, resist stress & spread.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#CancerGetsNervous #Metastasis #Mitochondria #Neuron #CancerResearch #Nature
Nerve-to-cancer transfer of mitochondria during cancer metastasis - Nature
A study reports the development of a method to trace intercellular transfer of mitochondria, and demonstrates that cancer cells that receive mitochondria from neurons have enhanced metastatic capabili...
www.nature.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Happy to share our latest study is now out in Nature!
Cancer cells steal mitochondria from neurons to boost metabolism, resist stress & spread.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#CancerGetsNervous #Metastasis #Mitochondria #Neuron #CancerResearch #Nature
Cancer cells steal mitochondria from neurons to boost metabolism, resist stress & spread.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#CancerGetsNervous #Metastasis #Mitochondria #Neuron #CancerResearch #Nature
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Postdoc positions open in my lab (Francis Crick Institute) to study
1. initiation of DNA replication.
2. chromatin replication/epigenetic inheritance.
Great for biochemists, biophysicists and cryo-EM/cryo-tomography scientists.
Deadline 3 August 2025.
crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
1. initiation of DNA replication.
2. chromatin replication/epigenetic inheritance.
Great for biochemists, biophysicists and cryo-EM/cryo-tomography scientists.
Deadline 3 August 2025.
crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
June 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Postdoc positions open in my lab (Francis Crick Institute) to study
1. initiation of DNA replication.
2. chromatin replication/epigenetic inheritance.
Great for biochemists, biophysicists and cryo-EM/cryo-tomography scientists.
Deadline 3 August 2025.
crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
1. initiation of DNA replication.
2. chromatin replication/epigenetic inheritance.
Great for biochemists, biophysicists and cryo-EM/cryo-tomography scientists.
Deadline 3 August 2025.
crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
We have an exciting project about radiotherapy and metastasis !!
Are you interested in doing a #PhD in #cancerresearch?
🧪🧑🔬👨🏽🔬👩🏿🔬🧫🦠🔬
Do you want to develop new #biotherapeutics?
Applications for our fully funded 4-year PhD programme starting in Autumn 2025 are open now!
www.colcc.ac.uk/phd-students...
#uclcancer #QMBCI #KCLcancer_pharm #KCL #TheCrick
🧪🧑🔬👨🏽🔬👩🏿🔬🧫🦠🔬
Do you want to develop new #biotherapeutics?
Applications for our fully funded 4-year PhD programme starting in Autumn 2025 are open now!
www.colcc.ac.uk/phd-students...
#uclcancer #QMBCI #KCLcancer_pharm #KCL #TheCrick
PhD Studentships
For students embarking on their research career
Applications for 2025 PhD studentships are open!
Applications are open!
The PhD programme
PhD students, funded by the CoL Centre, will follow th...
www.colcc.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We have an exciting project about radiotherapy and metastasis !!
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Discovery of a new biomarker (RNAPII) in cancer that denotes aggressiveness, increased risk of recurrence, shown in breast cancer and meningioma (<-Figure) @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
February 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Discovery of a new biomarker (RNAPII) in cancer that denotes aggressiveness, increased risk of recurrence, shown in breast cancer and meningioma (<-Figure) @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Excited to share our latest work in Nature Communications spearheaded by brilliant @omaiques.bsky.social and thanks to all our collaborators—we show how matrix mechano-sensing at the invasive front induces a cytoskeletal and transcriptional memory that supports metastasis! 🧵⬇️
Excited to share our latest work in Nature Communications spearheaded by brilliant @omaiques.bsky.social and thanks to all our collaborators—we show how matrix mechano-sensing at the invasive front induces a cytoskeletal and transcriptional memory that supports metastasis! 🧵⬇️
February 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
Excited to share our latest work in Nature Communications spearheaded by brilliant @omaiques.bsky.social and thanks to all our collaborators—we show how matrix mechano-sensing at the invasive front induces a cytoskeletal and transcriptional memory that supports metastasis! 🧵⬇️
Excited to share our latest work in Nature Communications spearheaded by brilliant @omaiques.bsky.social and thanks to all our collaborators—we show how matrix mechano-sensing at the invasive front induces a cytoskeletal and transcriptional memory that supports metastasis! 🧵⬇️
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
Beyond excited to share that the main work of my PhD on how aspartate signaling drives metastasis is finally out in @nature.com ✨
-> go.nature.com/4gCYtuL
A huge thank to the @fendtlab.bsky.social and all our collaborators for the terrific team work 🙏
A brief 🧵
-> go.nature.com/4gCYtuL
A huge thank to the @fendtlab.bsky.social and all our collaborators for the terrific team work 🙏
A brief 🧵
Aspartate signalling drives lung metastasis via alternative translation - Nature
Aspartate in the tumour environment activates the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in cancer cells to induce cellular programmes that increase the aggressiveness of metastasis.
go.nature.com
January 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Beyond excited to share that the main work of my PhD on how aspartate signaling drives metastasis is finally out in @nature.com ✨
-> go.nature.com/4gCYtuL
A huge thank to the @fendtlab.bsky.social and all our collaborators for the terrific team work 🙏
A brief 🧵
-> go.nature.com/4gCYtuL
A huge thank to the @fendtlab.bsky.social and all our collaborators for the terrific team work 🙏
A brief 🧵
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
📢We're recruiting! Fully funded PhD studentship starting Oct 2025. Interested in #mechanobiology #CancerResearch #Immunology? Awesome project w/
@leonerossetti.bsky.social
&
@koechllab.bsky.social
studying the impact of tissue mechanics on T-cells 👩🔬
kcl.ac.uk/dentistry/re.... Deadline 19 Jan
@leonerossetti.bsky.social
&
@koechllab.bsky.social
studying the impact of tissue mechanics on T-cells 👩🔬
kcl.ac.uk/dentistry/re.... Deadline 19 Jan
kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter in a messy room .
ALT: kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter in a messy room .
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:51 AM
📢We're recruiting! Fully funded PhD studentship starting Oct 2025. Interested in #mechanobiology #CancerResearch #Immunology? Awesome project w/
@leonerossetti.bsky.social
&
@koechllab.bsky.social
studying the impact of tissue mechanics on T-cells 👩🔬
kcl.ac.uk/dentistry/re.... Deadline 19 Jan
@leonerossetti.bsky.social
&
@koechllab.bsky.social
studying the impact of tissue mechanics on T-cells 👩🔬
kcl.ac.uk/dentistry/re.... Deadline 19 Jan
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We have a very cool (I know I am biased😁) project for a computational biologist (postdoc) interested in cancer evolution in collaboration with Nicky McGranahan’s lab! Perfect opportunity to expand your computational skills too!
👉 www.godinholab.com
RT please 🙏🙏🙏👍👍
👉 www.godinholab.com
RT please 🙏🙏🙏👍👍
Godinho Lab
www.godinholab.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:01 PM
We have a very cool (I know I am biased😁) project for a computational biologist (postdoc) interested in cancer evolution in collaboration with Nicky McGranahan’s lab! Perfect opportunity to expand your computational skills too!
👉 www.godinholab.com
RT please 🙏🙏🙏👍👍
👉 www.godinholab.com
RT please 🙏🙏🙏👍👍
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
Have made a melanoma starter pack for people interested in melanoma - let me know if you want to be added
go.bsky.app/CVcGfDd
go.bsky.app/CVcGfDd
November 15, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Have made a melanoma starter pack for people interested in melanoma - let me know if you want to be added
go.bsky.app/CVcGfDd
go.bsky.app/CVcGfDd
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Let’s go! 🙌
#AcademicSky #ImmunoSky #OncSky
Adding @sklobuch.bsky.social @nkinl.bsky.social & @drbetofmdphd.bsky.social @stanforduniversity.bsky.social to the #CancerImmunology #StarterPack👇
#AcademicSky #ImmunoSky #OncSky
Adding @sklobuch.bsky.social @nkinl.bsky.social & @drbetofmdphd.bsky.social @stanforduniversity.bsky.social to the #CancerImmunology #StarterPack👇
🧑🔬🏛️👩⚕️ Lots of our #CancerImmunology community now here 🦋, including @jimallisonphd.bsky.social 🏅! #AcademicSky #ImmunoSky #OncSky
#StarterPack 1 is already full 🙌, so starting a another one.
Let's continue growing!
- Pack 1️⃣: go.bsky.app/PRdmHCP
- Pack 2️⃣: go.bsky.app/93eqJbs
#StarterPack 1 is already full 🙌, so starting a another one.
Let's continue growing!
- Pack 1️⃣: go.bsky.app/PRdmHCP
- Pack 2️⃣: go.bsky.app/93eqJbs
December 8, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
We have many fully-funded PhD positions open at our research labs here in Barcelona. If you'd like to find out more, we're hosting an online workshop on the 13th of December 2025 (3PM CET) to learn how to find the right lab and experts tips on how to prepare an outstanding application. Register now!
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Envision Your Research Future – How to choose a lab for your PhD & CRG Opportunities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Envision Your Research Future – How to choose a lab for your PhD & CRG Opportunities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining...
us02web.zoom.us
December 5, 2024 at 3:57 PM
We have many fully-funded PhD positions open at our research labs here in Barcelona. If you'd like to find out more, we're hosting an online workshop on the 13th of December 2025 (3PM CET) to learn how to find the right lab and experts tips on how to prepare an outstanding application. Register now!
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The issue also features our year-in-review collection: "Cancer in 2024," from the @theaacr.bsky.social 2024 Cancer Progress Report & 2024 Cancer Disparities Progress Report; "Precision Oncology: 2024 in Review" summarizing OncoKB data updates; and "Reflections on Advances in Cancer Research in 2024"
December 3, 2024 at 6:49 PM
The issue also features our year-in-review collection: "Cancer in 2024," from the @theaacr.bsky.social 2024 Cancer Progress Report & 2024 Cancer Disparities Progress Report; "Precision Oncology: 2024 in Review" summarizing OncoKB data updates; and "Reflections on Advances in Cancer Research in 2024"
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
The senescence-associated secretory phenotype and its physiological and pathological implications
The senescence-associated secretory phenotype and its physiological and pathological implications - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
The senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) mediates the tissue effects of senescent cells. This Review discusses the composition, regulation and various biological implications of the SASP a...
www.nature.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:56 PM
The senescence-associated secretory phenotype and its physiological and pathological implications
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
new out in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41... Cancer cells impair monocyte-mediated T cell stimulation to evade immunity
Cancer cells impair monocyte-mediated T cell stimulation to evade immunity - Nature
Inflammatory monocytes are identified as important players in T cell restimulation in the tumour microenvironment.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:01 AM
new out in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41... Cancer cells impair monocyte-mediated T cell stimulation to evade immunity
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
a great opportunity to join the Nature team: we're looking for a neuroscience editor, ideally with a strong record in systems neuro: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Associate or Senior Editor, Nature
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Locations: New York or Berlin (Hybrid working model) Application Deadline: December 15th, 2024 About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors...
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:40 AM
a great opportunity to join the Nature team: we're looking for a neuroscience editor, ideally with a strong record in systems neuro: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
🦋 Welcome @sitcancer.bsky.social! 🙌
🧑🔬🏛️👩⚕️ Lots of our #CancerImmunology community now here 🦋, including @jimallisonphd.bsky.social 🏅! #AcademicSky #ImmunoSky #OncSky
#StarterPack 1 is already full 🙌, so starting a another one.
Let's continue growing!
- Pack 1️⃣: go.bsky.app/PRdmHCP
- Pack 2️⃣: go.bsky.app/93eqJbs
#StarterPack 1 is already full 🙌, so starting a another one.
Let's continue growing!
- Pack 1️⃣: go.bsky.app/PRdmHCP
- Pack 2️⃣: go.bsky.app/93eqJbs
November 25, 2024 at 11:25 PM
🦋 Welcome @sitcancer.bsky.social! 🙌
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
Hello Bluesky, we are recruiting PhD students in cancer and metastasis biology! This is a fantastic program that brings together several leading European research institutes. Details here: adaptmet.eu/recruitment/
Recruitment
Recruitment is now open!
Apply for one of the 16 positions availablein the Adaptmet network and build your futureas a researcher in metastasis!
Adaptmet is offering generous three-year fellowship...
adaptmet.eu
November 25, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Hello Bluesky, we are recruiting PhD students in cancer and metastasis biology! This is a fantastic program that brings together several leading European research institutes. Details here: adaptmet.eu/recruitment/
Reposted by Luigi Ombrato
Our latest preprint! - led by @makris1.bsky.social
we find that Podoplanin expression in lymphoid tissue fibroblasts regulated their inflammatory signalling and crosstalk with immune cell populations
doi.org/10.1101/2022...
we find that Podoplanin expression in lymphoid tissue fibroblasts regulated their inflammatory signalling and crosstalk with immune cell populations
doi.org/10.1101/2022...
November 22, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Our latest preprint! - led by @makris1.bsky.social
we find that Podoplanin expression in lymphoid tissue fibroblasts regulated their inflammatory signalling and crosstalk with immune cell populations
doi.org/10.1101/2022...
we find that Podoplanin expression in lymphoid tissue fibroblasts regulated their inflammatory signalling and crosstalk with immune cell populations
doi.org/10.1101/2022...
Hello bluesky community. I am a scientist heading the Metastatic Niche Lab at the Barts Cancer Institute @qmbci.bsky.social in London. We work to understand the role of the Immune Tumour Microenvironment in Metastasis.
November 21, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Hello bluesky community. I am a scientist heading the Metastatic Niche Lab at the Barts Cancer Institute @qmbci.bsky.social in London. We work to understand the role of the Immune Tumour Microenvironment in Metastasis.