News
November 2024
Our biobank technician Madi was selected to speak at the Techs Today Event - a joint collaboration between UCL, Francis Crick, Imperial and Kings College. The theme of the event was 'A Day in the Life' and Madi spoke about her role and the ongoing development of our Haematology Biobank.
September 2024
Farewell to our wonderful Payne lab members Helen and Cat. Helen has accepted a new Post Doctoral role at King's College in the Sancho lab and Cat is returning to clinical work upon completion of 3 years of PhD research. We wish you both the best of luck for your future endeavours!
August 2024 - Come work with us! (CLOSED)
We are currently searching for a research technician to join our lab for a fixed term role. The post is for an exciting project looking at zebrafish models of Diamond-Blackfan Anaemia (DBA).
To find out more about the role and apply click here
August 2024
Here's more from the team at Blood Cancer UK when they came to visit the Payne lab earlier in the year.
Watch this great profile of Beth where she speaks about our teams aim of developing targeted treatments for AML with fewer side effects. It also features some cameos from our current lab members!
Again we are so grateful to Blood Cancer UK for funding some of our research!
June 2024
Congratulations to Dr Ellen Nuttall Musson who has been rewarded a grant from the Hospital Saturday Fund to continue her work in improving existing methods of bone marrow organoids for myeloid disorders by developing and capturing the osteoblastic niche.
June 2024
Well done to our Post-doc Dr Alex Lubin who gave a fantastic presentation on her research involving CEBPA-Mutated AML at the Francis Crick Stem Cell Forum this month!
April 2024
The team from Blood Cancer UK came to visit the Payne lab and discuss the impact of our research.
They interviewed Sophie, one of Beth's past patients who is now in remission after being diagnosed with AML in 2021.
We are so grateful to Blood Cancer UK for funding some of our research so we can continue to work towards kinder and more specific treatments for AML.
March 2024
The Payne lab has received an Innovative Pilot Grant from Blood Cancer UK to fund the development of long-read sequencing methods to refine genotype, in particular to phenotype transcriptional programs in clonal haematopoiesis
March 2024
The Payne lab has received a GOSH Charity National Funding Call 2023/24 grant to continue our research on defining mechanisms and clonal evolution to leukaemia associated with germline CEBPA mutations
December 2023
Congratulations to Dr Alex for her Abstract Achievement
Award at ASH 2023 in San Diego!
November 2023
The Payne lab receives a new grant from Blood Cancer UK to fund a project looking at defining the molecular mechanisms of clonal evolution and cooperating driver mutations in CEBPA mutated AML
October 2022
Congratulations to Niki our Human Molecular Genetic MSc student who achieved merit in her MSc project.
August 2022
Beth to act as UCL liaison for Francis Crick Institute Clinical Careers
July 2022
The Payne Lab receives a silver LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) award for improving the sustainability and efficiency of the lab. Read more about it here
June 2022
Congrats to Ellen who has been successful in attaining funding for a MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship
March 2020
Listen to Beth talk about haematopoiesis and the role of stem cells in blood production on the Bolus podcast
February 2020
Congratulations Dr Catherine Hockings - Payne Lab's second PhD
December 2019
Listen to Beth talk about Diamond-Blackfan anaemia on the Bolus podcast
June 2019
Listen to Beth talk about myelodysplastic syndromes on the Bolus podcast
Feb 2019
Congratulations Dr Oscar Peña - Payne Lab's first PhD
January 2019
Payne Lab joins with the Bahler Lab and wins prestigious CRUK Pioneer award
October 2018
Congratulations Catherine on her ASH Abstract achievement award - 2 years in a row!
September 2017