Lab at the Pathology Dpt, Univ.Oxford. We study centrosomes and how they go astray in diseases such as cancer, using flies, and have fun while doing it!

Joined July 2011
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Congratulations to Dr @Saroj_Saurya for being a finalist in the @greengowns awards. Saroj is the Lab manager at Raff Lab @JRafflab, chair of the @Dunn_School Green Group @Dunn_GoGreen, #LEAF and #GreenImpact champion, and a wonderful sustainable journey partner at @UniofOxford!
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We are now at BlueSky @DunnSchool.bsky.social Please join us over there for Dunn School and Oxford news, jobs, pics and lots of cool science
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.@Dev_journal have an opening for a Reviews Editor. If you love #devbio, and have an interest in publishing and #scicomms, this could be the role for you. Full details at bit.ly/4kjxQ0o Application deadline is 31 March 2025 #careersinpublishing #editor
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🔬 Excited to announce our latest paper in Science Advances! We’ve unveiled how Spd-2 coordinates with Polo and Aurora A to build critical scaffolds in centrosome assembly in Drosophila. 🧬 science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
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The Smith Lab @Dunn_School wins September's Eco Heroes Award for effectively reducing their energy footprint by optimising freezer use. Well done to the whole group! Award presented at the monthly Dunn drinks which was held by the Carvalho and Hassan labs.
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A terrific workshop "Physics of Biological Systems" happening in Edinburgh next May! Still room for contributed talks.
🚨🚨Please RT! 📢📢 Following last year’s success, International workshop Physics of Biological Systems is back in May! Free registration! Submit talk or poster abstract. @HiggsCentre @PhysAstroEd @SBSatEd bit.ly/EdinPBS2025
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Three papers accepted in one week. That won’t ever happen again….
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Replying to @Edel_PLopez
seriously there is NOTHING WRONG with saying that a manuscript is fine as it is and does not need further changes! I think half the problem with peer review is that we all feel under pressure to find flaws, however minor, to show we are doing our jobs.
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We are recruiting a new Head of Finance 📣 This is an exciting and key senior role; an essential member of the amazing professional team that supports our life-saving medical research. The deadline is the 22nd of Oct. Please share! Find out more: path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/head-o…
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A very well deserved winner for this month's Eco Heroes Award- our very own @Saroj_Saurya who wins our sustainability champion (individual). There's no denying Saroj leads and encourages others to adopt sustainable practices @Dunn_School .
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Great pleasure to share our unusual review article, discussing DNA repair in quiescent cells, out now online bit.ly/3McCj5e
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It has been an honour to host @UniofOxford's @chatrin_ch on her Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 tour's 1st stop in Dundee. We had many activities and reunited @CRUK_SI alumni @IPuoti and Helge. Very exciting work on #ubiquitin ADP-ribose from her PhD & postdoc work. Nice late night walk on the sea cliffs with @KevinHaubrich1
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Last month's Green Group Eco Hero Award goes to the @Dunn_School Christmas party organisers who organised the most eco-friendly event in the department. I'm sure everyone will agree it was a fantastic event! Well done @TangLabOxford and Greaves labs.
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Please book and join us for sustainability talks tomorrow @Dunn_School from 10:30AM with tea, Lunch & tour supported by @AppletonWoods & @StarlabUKLtd. @TheCCoalition Helping @oxfordmutualaid. Plants donated by @BandQ. Refills @SESIOxford & @EcoverUK forms.office.com/e/ZQVcw7xsC…
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Saroj is an inspirational example of the amazing things women do every day - in science, in life, in everything.
I feel proud and privileged to be part an amazing project @OxfordMedSci. Huge thank you to all my mentors all these years for supporting me @JordanRaff and @mjafreeman, @JennerInstitute @ArielBlocker, all the lab mates @JRafflab, friends @Dunn_School @Dunn_GoGreen and my family!!
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Thank you @BandQ for donating plants for @Dunn_School's plant swap during @TheCCoalition's #TheGreatBigGreenWeek. Plants play a crucial role in sequestering carbon. Recycle your unwanted plants—they could be treasures for others! All proceeds will go to @oxfordmutualaid. 🌱✨
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20 Jul 2024
Replying to @JordanRaff
@JordanRaff Lab is excited to welcome Kady from @marnoldschool for 1 week & Rowan from the @Cambridge_Uni @Dunn_School @UniofOxford for two months of summer work experience! They'll explore Centrosome biology in fly embryos using live cell imaging, cloning & protein biochemistry.
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10 Jul 2024
Excited to welcome Daisy from @OxfordBiology & Saad from @KingsCollegeLon @uniqplusoxford students to @JordanRaff Lab @Dunn_School this summer! They'll be cloning, live cell imaging, structural biology of Centrosomal proteins). Looking forward to their contributions in the lab.
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