A leukaemia research group based in the Tommy Burns Laboratory at the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, @UofGCancerSci @UofGlasgow. Headed by @VignirHelgason
Joined December 2017
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28.5.2026: 25 years TKI in hematology and oncology.
Follow this exciting story in the Leukemia journal.
@LeukemiaJnl @icmlf @cmlnet
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May 21
Great to see this out!
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Pleased to see it's being selected as a "Plenary Paper"
Congrats again to @KaterinaHimonas and Lucie de Beauchamp - thanks @jeansarry and other collaborators.
Thanks for Comentary by @nickvangastel
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Delighted to share our manuscript "Physiological cerebrospinal fluid like medium reveals autophagy dependency of leukaemia in the central nervous system"
Great collaborative team effort with @halsey_lab and Saverio Tardito
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Many thanks and congratulations to @KaterinaHimonas for driving this work.
For those who are interested in using CSFmax in their research, the bespoke medium will be available at cancertools.org/cell-culture…
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Many thanks to funders including @CR_UK @bloodcancer_uk @cclguk and @howatfoundation that supported this work.
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Feb 25
Delighted to share our new publication in @BloodPortfolio where we describe the identification of antifungal itraconazole as a potent inhibitor of mitochondrial metabolism in AML
Great effort by joint first authors @KaterinaHimonas and Lucie de Beauchamp
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Feb 25
Thanks to all the colleagues at @UofGlasgow @UofGCancerSci @CRUK_SI and collaborators who played an essential role in this work!
And many thanks to funders including @bloodcancer_uk @CR_UK and @howatfoundation
#BloodCancer
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24 Dec 2025
Happy holidays from the Helgason Lab. Wishing everyone a wonderful festive break 🎄🎅🤶
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29 Nov 2025
Many congratulations to Kiron Roy who successfully defended his thesis recently.
Many thanks to @VetrieLab Stefano Comazzetto and Heather Jorgensen for examining and convening 🥳
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29 Nov 2025
For team building exercise we go hillwalking and wild lock swimming in beautiful Scotland 🏴 ever a dull moment 😎
Grey Mere’s Tale waterfall and Loch Skeen 👍
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6 Oct 2025
📣#ESHCML2025 STARTS THIS FRIDAY
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!
Proceed here ➡ bit.ly/3ZQWwEa
ESH-#iCMLf 27th John Goldman Conference on #CMLsm
October 10-12, 2025 in Estoril, Portugal
Chairs: @GCC_Cortes, @timhughesCML, Daniela S. Krause
#ESHCONFERENCES #Haematology @icmlf
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7 Oct 2025
Interested in PhD in CRISPR engineering to develop new models of myeloid malignancies?!
Join me @CRUK_MI
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For Clinically trained applicants-DM if you have queries
Deadline 17th November 2025
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10 Sep 2025
📣 #ESHCML2025: THE FINAL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE!
Read it now & register➡bit.ly/3ZQWwEa
ESH-#iCMLf 27th John Goldman Conference on #CMLsm
October 10-12, 2025 in Estoril, Portugal
Chairs: @GCC_Cortes, @timhughesCML, Daniela S. Krause
#ESHCONFERENCES @icmlf #Haematology
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7 Sep 2025
In Pollok Country Park, Glasgow for the @bloodcancer_uk 'Walk to Beat Blood Cancer 2025' Please show you support for our walkers , nearly £3K raised already, let's keep going in #BloodCancerAwareness month
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3 Sep 2025
Research is never a solo effort.
It takes teamwork. It takes belief. It takes collaboration across disciplines, institutions, and communities.
We know what it takes to beat blood cancer.
#BloodCancerAwarenessMonth
@bloodcancer_uk
@UofGCancerSci
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3 Sep 2025
I want to highlight this Workshop I will be chairing with Prof Tiong Ong on Mitochondria Biology at #ESHCML2025 meeting in Estoril.
We are lucky to have 3 excellent speakers, Ian Ganley @LabGanley Payam Gammage @mito_oncogene and Els Mansell @ElsyDutchy, sharing their expertise!
27 Aug 2025
📣#ESHCML2025 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT:
WORKSHOP FOR NON-CLINICAL SCIENTISTS #1
Learn more here ➡ bit.ly/3ZQWwEa
ESH-#iCMLf 27th John Goldman Conference on #CMLsm
October 10-12, 2025/Estoril, Portugal
Chairs: @GCC_Cortes, @timhughesCML, Daniela S. Krause
#ESHCONFERENCES @icmlf
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12 Jul 2025
Just published:
On behalf of the European LeukemiaNet, an international expert panel led presented the 2025 update of the management recommendations of chronic myeloid leukemia #CML in the journal LEUKEMIA @LeukemiaJnl open access.
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17 Jun 2025
The Cordero Lab has openings for two post-docs positions. Please contact me if you are interested in doing cross-species research on local and systemic intestinal biology.
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