Our partners at the University of Torino announce the publication of a COLOSSUS-acknowledged paper in the journal Bioinformatics in May 2023. The paper is titled: CONNECTOR, fitting and clustering of longitudinal data to reveal a new risk stratification system. We developed CONNECTOR, a data-driven framework able to analyze and inspect longitudinal data in a straightforward [...]
Congratulations to our partners at the Universita degli Studi di Torino and their collaborators for two recent COLOSSUS-acknowledged publications! The first was a review titled "Towards precision oncology with patient-derived xenografts" which was published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology in November 2022. The authors/researchers involved were Eugenia R. Zanella, Elena Grassi and Livio Trusolino. DOI: [...]
We have just published our Spring 2023 newsletter. In it, find a results update from our Coordinator RCSI Professor Annette Byrne, an interview with VIB's Prof. Diether Lambrechts, the education and training summary of University College Dublin's PhD candidate Aoife Nolan, and a round-up of our latest dissemination activities! Download it here.
Danielle Nicholson at Pintail Limited posed a set of questions to Professor Diether Lambrechts of the VIB about his research and career. Can you give a tip or two to those aiming to become successful, leading academic researchers? Professor Diether Lambrechts I believe that there are several ways you can become an academic research [...]
Aoife Nolan, Systems Biology Ireland, UCD Aoife Nolan, University College Dublin PhD candidate answered some questions posed by Danielle Nicholson, Pintail Limited. What is the title of your thesis? Profiling Mutant KRAS Protein Expression in Colorectal Cancer Who was your supervisor? Dr David Gomez Matallanas Please describe your research project. My project is part [...]
Dr Ian Miller of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland- University of Medicine and Health Sciences presented a poster highlighting his research at the recent Irish Association of Cancer Research meeting in Athlone, Ireland. The three-day annual meeting was held from February 22nd through the 24th, 2023. Ian's poster was titled: Analysis of Cell [...]
COLOSSUS experts are often asked to provide their expertise on the topics under study as part of the larger project. To support real-world advancement from the bench to the bedside, COLOSSUS is embracing a robust analysis of the expected clinical effectiveness and the cost-effectiveness of its proposed personalised medicine approach for patients with mCRC. Dr Jonathan Briody is [...]
Dr Ian Miller of the RCSI presented COLOSSUS research at the recent World Molecular Imaging Congress 2022 (WMIC 2022). The meeting took place September 28th- October 1st, 2022 in Miami Beach, FL, USA. Ian's poster was titled: “Establishing a novel double contrast-enhanced CT imaging protocol to Monitor Metastatic Colorectal Tumours in Pre-clinical models.” The World [...]
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland's Dr Jonathan Briody contributed an editor-invited piece on colorectal cancer for the 'oncology focus' issue of Hospital Professional News this September (2022): "Understanding the Health Economics of Colorectal Cancer: A COLOSSAL undertaking". Dr Briody is a health economist conducting an economic evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of precision medicine for [...]
Please join us for a special screening of 'The People There to Catch Us' at the Stella Cinema, Rathmines, Dublin, on World Cancer Research Day, Saturday, September 24th, at 10 am with doors opening at 9:00 am. Our PI Prof. Walter Kolch of University College Dublin features in the film. A Q & A session [...]
