Cherie Blenkiron
@cblenkie.bsky.social
Science Nerd. Associate Professor at the University of Auckland. Cancer, genomics, biomarkers, extracellular vesicles. Dabbled in everything from maggots to bacteria too.
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Is there anyone here at one of the universities in Wellington, NZ, who would want to host me to give a talk around November 10th?
September 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Is there anyone here at one of the universities in Wellington, NZ, who would want to host me to give a talk around November 10th?
Reposted by Cherie Blenkiron
🔔Take a look at this article now published at Nature Cancer!
'Tumor antigens preferentially derive from unmutated genomic sequences in #melanoma and non-small cell #lungcancer'
✏️By Pierre Thibault, Claude Perreault & colleagues
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
'Tumor antigens preferentially derive from unmutated genomic sequences in #melanoma and non-small cell #lungcancer'
✏️By Pierre Thibault, Claude Perreault & colleagues
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Tumor antigens preferentially derive from unmutated genomic sequences in melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer - Nature Cancer
Based on a proteogenomic analysis, Perreault and colleagues report that the majority of predicted tumor antigens originate from unmutated genomic sequences in melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer.
www.nature.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🔔Take a look at this article now published at Nature Cancer!
'Tumor antigens preferentially derive from unmutated genomic sequences in #melanoma and non-small cell #lungcancer'
✏️By Pierre Thibault, Claude Perreault & colleagues
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
'Tumor antigens preferentially derive from unmutated genomic sequences in #melanoma and non-small cell #lungcancer'
✏️By Pierre Thibault, Claude Perreault & colleagues
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
To EV or not to EV that is the question
Do you ever wonder: are we truly studying #EVs, or are contaminants clouding the picture?
Join us at this months @anzsev.bsky.social ECR workshop, where we’ll be discussing this important topic!
🗓️ Wednesday, 28th May
⏰ 3-4pm AEST
💻 Virtual via Zoom
Register at utsmeet.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us at this months @anzsev.bsky.social ECR workshop, where we’ll be discussing this important topic!
🗓️ Wednesday, 28th May
⏰ 3-4pm AEST
💻 Virtual via Zoom
Register at utsmeet.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
To EV or not to EV that is the question
Reposted by Cherie Blenkiron
Do you ever wonder: are we truly studying #EVs, or are contaminants clouding the picture?
Join us at this months @anzsev.bsky.social ECR workshop, where we’ll be discussing this important topic!
🗓️ Wednesday, 28th May
⏰ 3-4pm AEST
💻 Virtual via Zoom
Register at utsmeet.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us at this months @anzsev.bsky.social ECR workshop, where we’ll be discussing this important topic!
🗓️ Wednesday, 28th May
⏰ 3-4pm AEST
💻 Virtual via Zoom
Register at utsmeet.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Do you ever wonder: are we truly studying #EVs, or are contaminants clouding the picture?
Join us at this months @anzsev.bsky.social ECR workshop, where we’ll be discussing this important topic!
🗓️ Wednesday, 28th May
⏰ 3-4pm AEST
💻 Virtual via Zoom
Register at utsmeet.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us at this months @anzsev.bsky.social ECR workshop, where we’ll be discussing this important topic!
🗓️ Wednesday, 28th May
⏰ 3-4pm AEST
💻 Virtual via Zoom
Register at utsmeet.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reposted by Cherie Blenkiron
The fantastic line-up of speakers for our virtual (and free!) mini-symposium on The Foundations of EV Therapeutics has been announced!
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to hear from leaders in the EV field 🫧
🗓️ April 9th, 1-4pm AEST
🔗 Register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to hear from leaders in the EV field 🫧
🗓️ April 9th, 1-4pm AEST
🔗 Register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 31, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The fantastic line-up of speakers for our virtual (and free!) mini-symposium on The Foundations of EV Therapeutics has been announced!
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to hear from leaders in the EV field 🫧
🗓️ April 9th, 1-4pm AEST
🔗 Register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to hear from leaders in the EV field 🫧
🗓️ April 9th, 1-4pm AEST
🔗 Register at uni-sydney.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This! No evidence (yet) of efficacy, safety or even looking at what the hell they’re injecting for many of these cosmetic applications of cell debris (definitely not exosomes, unlikely to even be extracellular vesicles).
Beauty clinics in UK offering banned treatments derived from human cells
Beauty clinics in UK offering banned treatments derived from human cells
Experts warn of serious health risks of using exosome products that are harvested from human donors
Banned biological products harvested from human cells are being used in UK beauty clinics, according to experts who warn that the luxury treatments could carry serious health risks.
Exosomes have been touted as the latest “miracle” skincare treatment, with A-list celebrities such as Kim Kardashian seeking their rejuvenating effects and cosmetic clinics offering exosome facials and microneedling for hundreds of pounds a session. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This! No evidence (yet) of efficacy, safety or even looking at what the hell they’re injecting for many of these cosmetic applications of cell debris (definitely not exosomes, unlikely to even be extracellular vesicles).
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Saw this little guy on the weekend & couldn’t resist. But endometriosis is much more than just uterus & ovaries. It is where tissue similar to what is normally in the uterus (endometrium) grows outside of the uterus, spreading in the pelvic area & sometimes beyond. #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth
March 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Saw this little guy on the weekend & couldn’t resist. But endometriosis is much more than just uterus & ovaries. It is where tissue similar to what is normally in the uterus (endometrium) grows outside of the uterus, spreading in the pelvic area & sometimes beyond. #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth
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Swab test could help UK women avoid invasive checks for womb cancer
Swab test could help UK women avoid invasive checks for womb cancer
New method reported to cut number of false positives by 87% has been registered with regulator for approval
A new swab test could help hundreds of thousands of women a year in the UK who may have womb cancer avoid having an often painful invasive…
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Swab test could help UK women avoid invasive checks for womb cancer
Trying to get rid of the niggling feeling that purchasing a ‘leadership’ book is the in same vein as a ‘self-help’ book.
Also consolidating the difference between ‘coaching’ and ‘counselling’.
I’m a Kiwi Brit. I’m not a fan of talking. Better get used to it as incoming Head of Department! 😅
Also consolidating the difference between ‘coaching’ and ‘counselling’.
I’m a Kiwi Brit. I’m not a fan of talking. Better get used to it as incoming Head of Department! 😅
February 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Trying to get rid of the niggling feeling that purchasing a ‘leadership’ book is the in same vein as a ‘self-help’ book.
Also consolidating the difference between ‘coaching’ and ‘counselling’.
I’m a Kiwi Brit. I’m not a fan of talking. Better get used to it as incoming Head of Department! 😅
Also consolidating the difference between ‘coaching’ and ‘counselling’.
I’m a Kiwi Brit. I’m not a fan of talking. Better get used to it as incoming Head of Department! 😅
Reposted by Cherie Blenkiron
An important read for all microbiome researchers #microbiomania www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
There’s little evidence of a ‘brain microbiome’ | Letter
Letters: Prof Mark Pallen, Dr Aimee Parker, Prof Nick Loman and Prof Alan Walker take issue with an article that discussed the existence of a brain microbiome and its impact on diseases
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:28 PM
An important read for all microbiome researchers #microbiomania www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
When invited to Ishikawa to present your work on the endometrial cancer cell line of the same name, that MUST be fate right?
December 19, 2024 at 2:54 AM
When invited to Ishikawa to present your work on the endometrial cancer cell line of the same name, that MUST be fate right?
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Or @seismosue.bsky.social with the greatest abstract in the history of seismology pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/arti...
December 13, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Or @seismosue.bsky.social with the greatest abstract in the history of seismology pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/arti...