Lorenzo de la Rica
ldelarica.bsky.social
Lorenzo de la Rica
@ldelarica.bsky.social
Accelerating and supporting high-impact cancer research at a major international funding initiative, for the benefit of cancer patients. Opinions exclusively my own.
So.. who won the CGC Open?? 😂
September 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
To keep the momentum going: check out the final programme for our #CancerGrandChallenges ecDNA conference — just released all invited and selected talk titles!. Registration closes 5 May and spots are almost gone!
🔗 www.cancergrandchallenges.org/ecDNA-2025#p...
Cancer Grand Challenges Conference: extrachromosomal DNA
Taking place on 11 - 13 June 2025 in London, UK. Registration is now open.
www.cancergrandchallenges.org
April 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Oh and @cancergrand.bsky.social even got a mention, as Nicola is part of our PROSPECT team, tackling the early onset cancers challenge, specifically Colorectal cancer #crc, led by @yincaoscd.bsky.social and Andy Chan !!
April 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The #AACR25 Discovery Sciences Plenaries, discussed interplay of somatic mutations in normal tissue (@imartincorena.bsky.social), metabolism targeting of liver cancer (Celeste Simon), epigenetic therapies (Yang Shi), and the microbiome (PROSPECT's Nicola Sagata)
April 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you want to know more about these £20m awards for bold, interdisciplinary, global teams, come by our booth (#2327) from Sunday!
Applications are open until 18 June. 🌍🔬
More info 👇
bit.ly/4iAMKgK
New challenges
Explore the challenges currently open for Expressions of Interest.
bit.ly
April 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
And the @financialtimes.com too (££)!
"Gut toxin exposure linked to rising bowel cancer cases"

www.ft.com/content/df0f...
Gut toxin exposure linked to rising bowel cancer cases
Bowel cancer is projected to become the biggest cause of cancer deaths among young adults by 2030
www.ft.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Find the full paper 📝 "Geographic and age variations in mutational processes in colorectal cancer", led by Ludmil Alexandrov @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social, here:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Geographic and age variations in mutational processes in colorectal cancer - Nature
Nature - Geographic and age variations in mutational processes in colorectal cancer
doi.org
April 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM