UCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science
Joined August 2019
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3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
New publication alert! Congratulations to @UmberCheema and the entire team on this important work — it’s a privilege to have contributed.
I’m grateful for the opportunity to stay connected to academic research while working at the intersection of science and venture capital.
🆕 Review for your reading list
Bioengineering facets of the tumor microenvironment in 3D tumor models: insights into cellular, biophysical and biochemical interactions
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🥼 @UmberCheema @dbakkalci
#TumorStroma #TumourModels #TumorMicroenvironment
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Great to see @Eirini_Velliou presenting her exciting progress on engineering advanced 3D multicellular models for pancreatic cancer using Kirkstall’s QuasiVivo system.
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Dr Ed Carter (@lifesciencebath @uniofbath) has introduced our first keynote speaker Professor @UmberCheema (Bioengineering @UCL), who is giving a fascinating talk titled “Advanced biomimetic 3D models to mimic tumour-stroma”
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Congratulations @Anuja_Upadhyay_ on the successful defence of your PhD thesis. Patient derived cells from chronic kidney disease cause fibrosis in tissue models- allowing drug testing in vitro! Thank you Profs' Ponticos and Rosano for examining and @ucb_uk for funding
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Discover how Kirkstall’s bioreactor is enabling groundbreaking research on pancreatic cancer at @ucl. Professor @Eirini_Velliou explains how her team is studying cell behaviour and chemotherapy responses using advanced in vitro models. Full video: kirkstall.com/quasi-vivo-cas…
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
🚨 JOB ALERT: Fully-funded postdoctoral opportunity!
Become a research fellow in tissue engineering of pancreatic cancer at @UCL! We're delighted to be funding this exciting piece of research.
Deadline: 01/12/24
Apply:
ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search…
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
🚨 Reminder: The deadline for abstract submissions is coming up fast! ⏰ Don't miss your chance to showcase your research!
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3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
📢 Very excited to share the most recent publication from my PhD work at @3dmodelsucl on a novel technique to produce acellular and aligned collagen I tissues in a rapid way📝🎉
Rapid biofabrication of cell-free, anisotropic collagen tissues using ... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Some renal cancer cells use LOX to stiffen engineered biomimetic tumouroids whilst others soften the matrix #cancerheterogeneity @Anuja_Upadhyay_
@ucb_news
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3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Huge congratulations to @UzoamakaOkoli2 & Pascaline Fru, whose grant application was successful for the UCL-Wits Bilateral Partnership Development Seed Fund 2024/25. Their 3D modelling workshop in South Africa can now go ahead! Brilliant news & well deserved 🥳
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Meet the keynote speakers at: 'In vitro cell culture models: Moving towards animal free'
Join us at @OfficialUoM Tue 17 Sep, where we're bringing the research community together to talk non-animal in vitro models. 🧫
Get your free ticket👇
eventbrite.com/e/91870295426…
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Very excited to hear @anniekataki speak today #TERMIS in Seattle about her cutting edge work on therapy screening for pancreatic cancer using 3D biomimetic models! @3dmodelsucl
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
It was a pleasure co-chairing the “Multicellular Models of the Tumor Microenvironemnt” sessions with @Eirini_Velliou. Thanks to all presenters and attendees. Special thanks to @marjanrafat for the fantastic keynote presentation! @TERMISAM
@daMovia @HaylieHelms @alisonmcguigan
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Very excited to be attending the Multicellular Models of the Tumor Microenvironment session organised and chaired by @Eirini_Velliou and Panagiotis Mistriotis (@mistrigr) at the 7th #TERMIS World Congress in #Seattle!! Make sure to stop by for all the cutting-edge presentations!
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
UCL has been ranked 9th best university in the world for the second year in a row, in the 2025 QS World University Rankings! 👏
#QSWUR @worlduniranking
ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/jun/ucl-…
ALT The portico of UCL's Wilkins Building and text saying "9th in the world. QS World Rankings by Subject 2025."
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Paper alert! Patient-derived CAFs remodel the tumouroid matrix in a heterogenous manner. When CAFs and cancer cells mix, heterogeneity is lost, matrix softening and an invasive phenotype are observed. #tumoroid #CAFs @iScience_CP
@emadmoeen @AuxtineMicalet
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3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Congrats to this year's iBSc & BSc thesis project students, Tishe, Nifemi & Zeynep! It's been a joy having you in the team looking at improving cancer models in terms of their sustainability & representativeness 🔬 don't be strangers! Well done on all your hard work 🎉🎉
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Nice work fitting 10 years & countless papers, hypotheses & discoveries into just 45 mins, not an easy task 😅🤯 looking forward to the rest of the day & best of luck to all the poster competition candidates!
#UCLCancerSymposium @UCLCancerECN @uclcancer @3dmodelsucl
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We'll be livestreaming all day from 10am from the central @UCL, showcasing research from our best & brightest students in @UCLDivofSurgery
Grab a ☕ and join us! youtube.com/live/3k9KOfGKh9k…
3D Models of Health and Disease retweeted
Proud PI moment - check out the incomparable Dr @UzoamakaOkoli2 on TV, explaining complex cancer research topics in a beautifully clear & engaging way. A masterclass in public engagement. Fantastic! 🤓🤩🙌
From the 2hr09mins mark -
youtube.com/watch?v=F7uY9UHd…