Breast biologist; researching stem cells in development and cancer, and signalling esp. Notch and Wnt. Models inc. patient-derived organoids and xenografts.

Joined November 2015
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Join us for a fun 5km walk (or run) to raise funds for Sarah Harding and watch @DrSachaHowell race against @MCRCnews' Sally Best. Register to run, watch or volunteer on Eventbrite 👇 Donations can be made here: justgiving.com/team/sarahhar…
You are invited to 'Walk (run) This Way: Sarah Harding 5km Fundraiser' 🫶 📅Saturday 4th January 2025 🕚11:00 - 13:00 GMT 🏃Manchester Regional Arena ✍️Register here for free to race, fun run, volunteer or spectate 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-run-…
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Looking for suitable candidates to apply for a newly funded BBSRC 4 year PhD project to study the role of stiffness and the extra cellular matrix in regulating normal human breast proliferation in response to hormone signals. Closing date: 31st January findaphd.com/phds/project/bb…

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What a pleasure to be supervisor for @NuckhirMia and a mightily successful PhD viva (and celebration) 🎉🍾🍾🍾
Congratulations Dr @NuckhirMia on successfully defending your PhD thesis Soluble factors in the lung microenvironment promote pro-metastatic behaviours of breast cancer🎉 Thanks to examiners @AMalliri & @eriksahailab & Mia's supervisors @RobClarkeLab Ciara O'Brien & @DrHHarrison
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👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻Take a look at the Sky News interview with Susan Michaelis to find out more about why there needs to be more research into Lobular Breast Cancer, the second most common type. @MCRBreastCentre vimeo.com/1035922816?share=c…
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Fantastic opportunity to do your PhD in the labs of excellent supervisors from @MCRBreastCentre . Dont miss the deadline. 👍 👍 @RobClarkeLab @DrSachaHowell @Nagarajan_Lab findaphd.com/phds/project/bi…

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Thanks @MomoBentires for the Happy Birthday wishes to @MCRBreastCentre and to Therese @thsorlie for designing a futuristic building for Manchester Breast Centre, too avant garde to be published here! 😁
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What an amazing morning of presentations by visiting speakers Charlotte Coles, @thsorlie, @kjscello, Brian Booth, short talks from Adam Perrett, Bruno Simoes & Faye Antonopoulou and 9 poster lightning talks #MBC2024
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It’s a brilliant day of talks and poster presentations so far!
It's time for the MBC Special Symposium, celebrating 20 years of the Manchester Breast Centre, from 2005 - 2024, to begin! Welcome to everyone joining us today @MCRCnews & thank you to our sponsors @BreastCancerNow, @AstraZeneca, @UoM_DCS, @abcam & Sarstedt. @FBMH_UoM @CRUK_MI
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Amazing BACR New Developments in Breast Cancer conference in Gateshead with presentations from the Breast Biology lab ⁦@DrHHarrison⁩ ⁦@Sara_Cabral_00⁩ Bruno Simões ⁦@MCRBreastCentre⁩ ⁦@BreastCancerNow⁩ ⁦@UoM_DCS
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Well done David, my second MB-PhD student from the @MCRCnews @CR_UK grant for medical students to train in cancer research. @UoM_DCS
Congratulations Dr David Withey on passing your PhD Viva-Breast Cancer Metastasis in the Brain Microenvironment🍾 Thank you to examiners @damirvareslija, Anne Armstrong & Jamie Honeychurch and supervisors @RobClarkeLab, Ciara O'Brien & @DrHHarrison @MCRCnews @FBMH_UoM @UoM_DCS
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Well done @DrHHarrison for a beautiful image of a human breast branching epithelial tree. 👏🏻👏🏻
Meet @DrHHarrison from @OfficialUoM, our latest #ResearchIsBeautiful image campaign winner🏆  Hannah’s image captures epithelial cells within an explant taken from normal human breast tissue. Find out more and don’t forget to throw in some festive entries in the coming month!
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Rob Clarke retweeted
Applications are open for our Clinical & Non-Clinical PhD projects! 🧬 Access state-of-the art facilities 🌍 Learn from world-leading academics 🐝 Study in the buzzing city of Manchester 📆 Deadline: 15th November Explore our current projects: crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/…
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Rob Clarke retweeted
Today, we proudly recognize Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day, which is the 2nd most common type of BC. ILC receives less than 1% of breast cancer research funding, and there is no targeted treatment. I'm really honored to be part of an amazing group of ILC researchers!
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Our multi-talented Breast Biology Group have been busy baking are hosting a bake sale today @MCRCnews to raise money for @BreastCancerNow's Wear it Pink Day #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth @UoM_DCS @CRUK_MI
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Please get in touch if you're interested in a PhD studentship in the @MCRBreastCentre funded by the @FBMH_UoM MRC DTP "Investigation of stem cell signalling in invasive lobular breast cancer metastasis and therapy resistance" Details at FindAPhD.com
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Fantastic event, thanks for making it happen 👏
This week, our inaugural Research Conference brought together clinicians and researchers from around the world to open up some incredibly important conversations around the prediction and prevention of breast cancer.
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Congratulations and great work Isobel 👏 #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
Announcing our latest #ResearchIsBeautiful image campaign winner: Isobel Taylor-Hearn from @OfficialUoM 🎉 Find out more about the story behind and how Isobel’s work is helping prevent #BreastCancer: news.cancerresearchuk.org/20… #CRUKscience | #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
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Starting #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth off on 1st October with this beautiful “Mammary Tree” image of normal breast tissue grown in the Breast Biology lab @MCRCnews by Dr Hannah Harrison, @DrHHarrison Research Fellow, @UoM_DCS, @FBMH_UoM
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I’ve been enjoying the science at the BA-Breast Cancer Symposium in Argentina and the views at lunchtime are pretty awesome too. Uruguay just over the River Plate. 👀 🇦🇷 🇦🇷 🇦🇷
Enjoying very much of BABCS. An honor to host such an amazing faculty @RobClarkeLab @PedramRazaviMD @paolo_ceppi @AlanaWelm @p_syril @adrianadesiervi @dejuric @fwaisberg1 @ggabuin
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This has been a great MBC Symposium. Excellent speakers and posters leading to thought-provoking discussions and networking to enhance future research collaboration. Patient advocates contributing with relevant and challenging questions. @MCRCnews @UoM_DCS @BreastCancerNow
So far today we've had fascinating talks from visiting speakers @andMORand, @SoniaCLluva and Ernestina de Francesco, and PhD students David Withey, @Eleanor_UoM & @mitochondear plus a brilliant poster session introduced with 1 minute lightning talks
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