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New paper: Genomic evolution shapes prostate cancer disease type

New paper out! "Genomic evolution shapes prostate cancer disease type". Really pleased to see this excellent bit of research final out. Part of the CRUK-ICGC prostate project & PPCG (http://panprostate.org). Led by David Wedge and Dan Woodcock.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100511

Many thanks to the funders which include Cancer Research UK, Prostate Cancer UK, and Prostate Cancer Research.

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An excellent opportunity to join the cancer genetics team as a diagnostic lab bioinformatician in Norwich. Lots of exciting projects to get involved in. Deadline: 30/05/2023. Happy to chat about this role. https://t.co/SltGsxYF6Y https://t.co/zh08bqZFDb

An excellent opportunity to join the cancer genetics team as a diagnostic lab bioinformatician in Norwich. Lots of exciting projects to get involved in. Deadline: 30/05/2023. Happy to chat about this role. https://t.co/SltGsxYF6Y https://t.co/zh08bqZFDb
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) May 19, 2023

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RT @JosephineCumbo: USS, the pension scheme, has just published a message for members stating that personal details, including names, date of birth and National Insurance number may have been compromised during the Capita cyber attack. https://t.co/T1xixlur3Y

RT @JosephineCumbo: USS, the pension scheme, has just published a message for members stating that personal details, including names, date of birth and National Insurance number may have been compromised during the Capita cyber attack. https://t.co/T1xixlur3Y
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) May 12, 2023

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RT @CancerInNorwich: 📢 Join us on Monday at 1pm for the next talk in our virtual seminar series. We will be hearing from Dr Wafa Al-Jamal from @QUBelfast, who will be talking about "Smart Nanomedicimes for Pancreatic Cancer". All are welcome to join via the MS Teams link: https://t.co/4xCYpjGuBZ https://t.co/EGyD4NAgeP

RT @CancerInNorwich: 📢 Join us on Monday at 1pm for the next talk in our virtual seminar series. We will be hearing from Dr Wafa Al-Jamal from @QUBelfast, who will be talking about "Smart Nanomedicimes for Pancreatic Cancer". All are welcome to join via the MS Teams link: https://t.co/4xCYpjGuBZ https://t.co/EGyD4NAgeP
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) May 11, 2023

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Another great event coming up. @UEAResearch @EarlhamInst @TheQuadram @NNUHResearch @JohnInnesCentre @NorwichResearch https://t.co/gVtHQ2bRAc

Another great event coming up. @UEAResearch @EarlhamInst @TheQuadram @NNUHResearch @JohnInnesCentre @NorwichResearch https://t.co/gVtHQ2bRAc
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Apr 27, 2023

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RT @CancerInNorwich: Don't forget to submit your abstract and register for our annual symposium, taking place on the 5th June 2023 at @uniofeastanglia. To submit, please follow the link: https://t.co/sbdPuYMGYu #cancerinnorwich #cancerresearch https://t.co/n4GxtUeTVg

RT @CancerInNorwich: Don't forget to submit your abstract and register for our annual symposium, taking place on the 5th June 2023 at @uniofeastanglia. To submit, please follow the link: https://t.co/sbdPuYMGYu #cancerinnorwich #cancerresearch https://t.co/n4GxtUeTVg
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Apr 14, 2023

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RT @skedeschi: As things feel miserable in Britain, I'm taking a look at how life compares in other places. A few weeks ago, I looked at Germany. Today, I'm looking at Denmark. Another country I know almost nothing about... /1

RT @skedeschi: As things feel miserable in Britain, I'm taking a look at how life compares in other places. A few weeks ago, I looked at Germany. Today, I'm looking at Denmark. Another country I know almost nothing about... /1
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Apr 13, 2023

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RT @generoom: Who fancies coming to work in our Translational Genomics team @royalmarsdenNHS and @ICR_London? Its a chance to apply all that hard won molecular biology knowledge for actual patient benefit. With lots of lovely colleagues. And me. https://t.co/pQW60X29w5

RT @generoom: Who fancies coming to work in our Translational Genomics team @royalmarsdenNHS and @ICR_London? Its a chance to apply all that hard won molecular biology knowledge for actual patient benefit. With lots of lovely colleagues. And me. https://t.co/pQW60X29w5
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Apr 6, 2023

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RT @bigctweets: #BigC is hosting an event exploring 20 years of innovating #cancerresearch! Taking place on Monday 17th April from 12pm-3:30pm at the Thomas Paine #UEA building. Will we see you there? Make sure you register your place by 10th April https://t.co/nkXrpyEfjL https://t.co/c95aKlZ75B

RT @bigctweets: #BigC is hosting an event exploring 20 years of innovating #cancerresearch! Taking place on Monday 17th April from 12pm-3:30pm at the Thomas Paine #UEA building. Will we see you there? Make sure you register your place by 10th April https://t.co/nkXrpyEfjL https://t.co/c95aKlZ75B
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Apr 5, 2023

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Really pleased for @AbrahamGihawi. Great stuff and well deserved. https://t.co/NLHDi4dLp4

Really pleased for @AbrahamGihawi. Great stuff and well deserved. https://t.co/NLHDi4dLp4
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 27, 2023

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RT @brent_p: jigv --sites some.vcf.gz *.bam will create a self-contained HTML file that contains igv.js view of all variants in the --sites file. just made a new release updates to latest igv.js example de novos on a trio here: https://t.co/lV0q6VXCpB https://t.co/ePtetUYI8S

RT @brent_p: jigv --sites some.vcf.gz *.bam will create a self-contained HTML file that contains igv.js view of all variants in the --sites file. just made a new release updates to latest igv.js example de novos on a trio here: https://t.co/lV0q6VXCpB https://t.co/ePtetUYI8S
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 23, 2023

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RT @vass_vassiliou: Delighted with our latest work published @JAMAInternalMed led by @justvick #WIC @uniofeastanglia @NNUH on Risk Factors for Long Covid. Reduce the risk by getting vaccinated & HEALTHY LIFESTYLE #vaccines #work Full article: https://t.co/bfhXs2oRuH VACCINES WORK @medtwitter #epeeps https://t.co/XNg8QGvmRV

RT @vass_vassiliou: Delighted with our latest work published @JAMAInternalMed led by @justvick #WIC @uniofeastanglia @NNUH on Risk Factors for Long Covid. Reduce the risk by getting vaccinated & HEALTHY LIFESTYLE #vaccines #work Full article: https://t.co/bfhXs2oRuH VACCINES WORK @medtwitter #epeeps https://t.co/XNg8QGvmRV
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 23, 2023

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RT @skedeschi: Here's a little look at German cost of living vs British cost of living, which goes a long way to explain why British people are suffering- despite the UK being ome of the richest countries in the world /1

RT @skedeschi: Here's a little look at German cost of living vs British cost of living, which goes a long way to explain why British people are suffering- despite the UK being ome of the richest countries in the world /1
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 23, 2023

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RT @ProstateUKProfs: It’s TODAY🎉 🚨Career Acceleration Fellowships CALL OPEN!🚨 This scheme offers up to £350K for researchers with less than 5 years’ post-doc experience. Fellowships must include collaboration with another institution. Deadline: 1 June 2023 Apply now 👉https://t.co/8wGTrWw4ik https://t.co/tAZYfMnnvA

RT @ProstateUKProfs: It’s TODAY🎉 🚨Career Acceleration Fellowships CALL OPEN!🚨 This scheme offers up to £350K for researchers with less than 5 years’ post-doc experience. Fellowships must include collaboration with another institution. Deadline: 1 June 2023 Apply now 👉https://t.co/8wGTrWw4ik https://t.co/tAZYfMnnvA
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 22, 2023

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Really proud to be part of the team that published this work that came out in PLoS one last week. Something a bit out of my normal problem domain but really interesting. Have a look at the fascinating padlet Barbara produced that explains all about it. @UEAResearch @UeaMed https://t.co/FFWcYnI4YI

Really proud to be part of the team that published this work that came out in PLoS one last week. Something a bit out of my normal problem domain but really interesting. Have a look at the fascinating padlet Barbara produced that explains all about it. @UEAResearch @UeaMed https://t.co/FFWcYnI4YI
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 21, 2023

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RT @TorstenBell: Economic outlook is better than previously feared - but it's still very bad. What does that mean for humans? This is on course to be the worst parliament on record for living standards. By a country mile. https://t.co/VbckiDxngk

RT @TorstenBell: Economic outlook is better than previously feared - but it's still very bad. What does that mean for humans? This is on course to be the worst parliament on record for living standards. By a country mile. https://t.co/VbckiDxngk
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 15, 2023

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RT @davidcwedge: We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a talented bioinformatician to lead a small team within the Manchester Biomedical Research Centre. @ManchesterBRC https://t.co/CSMiNpmvZc

RT @davidcwedge: We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a talented bioinformatician to lead a small team within the Manchester Biomedical Research Centre. @ManchesterBRC https://t.co/CSMiNpmvZc
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 9, 2023

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UEA postpones staff pay rises as deficit grows https://t.co/1NEejrrqRS via @timeshighered

UEA postpones staff pay rises as deficit grows https://t.co/1NEejrrqRS via @timeshighered
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 9, 2023

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RT @ProstateUKProfs: Did you know urine contains two “different but equally useful” components for detecting prostate cancer? 🔎 ☕️ Grab a coffee and find out more in the latest from the team @UEAResearch https://t.co/WRY5Tucs6o https://t.co/TCk8qp5fzf

RT @ProstateUKProfs: Did you know urine contains two “different but equally useful” components for detecting prostate cancer? 🔎 ☕️ Grab a coffee and find out more in the latest from the team @UEAResearch https://t.co/WRY5Tucs6o https://t.co/TCk8qp5fzf
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 6, 2023

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Seriously? This seems like a mistake. Prior to Brexit UK took a substantial portion of Horizon funding. https://t.co/pR3NtZUq2f

Seriously? This seems like a mistake. Prior to Brexit UK took a substantial portion of Horizon funding. https://t.co/pR3NtZUq2f
— Daniel Brewer (@danbrewer) Mar 3, 2023

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