Professor Karen Blyth is a leading figure in in vivo cancer biology at the CRUK Scotland Institute, University of Glasgow. She earned her BSc in Biochemistry and her PhD from the University of Glasgow, and spent more than a decade (1997–2008) as a postdoctoral fellow in the Molecular Oncology Lab at Glasgow. Since 2009 she has led the Transgenic Models of Cancer Facility and now serves as Professor in the School of Cancer Sciences. Her research employs genetically engineered mouse models to probe how critical signalling pathways (e.g., RUNX/CBFβ) and survival factors like MCL-1 drive tumour development, progression, metastasis, and therapy response across breast, prostate, kidney, and bladder cancers.
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Professor Karen Blyth
Seminar
Professor Karen Blyth (University of Glasgow) presents her work on modelling breast cancer, and how metabolic pathways and signalling contribute to tumour progression and metastasis
Event date
Friday 29 May 2026, 1pm to 2pm
Location
In-person only
Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre, B/K/018, Biology Building, Campus West, University of York (Map)
Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre, B/K/018, Biology Building, Campus West, University of York (Map)
Audience
Open to alumni, staff, students (postgraduate researchers, taught postgraduates, undergraduates)
Admission
Free admission, booking not required
Event details
Abstract
TBC
About the speaker
Professor Karen Blyth
Venue details
Wheelchair accessible
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