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Latest winner in our Research is Beautiful competition

by Phil Prime | In depth

27 April 2026

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megakaryocytes

Our relaunched Research is Beautiful image competition continues to inspire with some fantastic entries, and there will be a winner each month – here’s the successful image for April!

This entry is part 17 of 17 in the series Research is Beautiful
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Our Research is Beautiful image campaign highlights images that showcase your research – from your science, to the people in your lab and everything that surrounds it.

Congratulations to Dr Natalie Jooss, a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Oxford in the group of Beth Psaila for her winning image. It captures megakaryocytes – platelet-producing bone marrow cells.

Megakaryocytes
Megakaryocytes generated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), stained to visualise their cytoskeleton.
Natalie Jooss
Dr Natalie Jooss is a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Oxford.

Natalie said: “I investigate a group of rare blood cancers known as myeloproliferative neoplasms. Specifically, I am studying the role of a novel biomarker, Galectin-1 and its underlying mechanisms in disease progression within the bone marrow niche, as well as its effects on circulating platelets.”

Send your images!

To enter, e-mail your photos to [email protected] 

Include a short caption, your contact details and an image of yourself. Images should be sent as JPEG files and, ideally, be at least 2000px. Feel free to email this address if you have any questions.

Each month, a panel of CRUK staff will review the submissions and choose the best image(s) that month. Successful entrants will be notified directly and will be awarded £100 in book tokens. The image(s) will be showcased on Cancer News for Researchers and our social-media platform LinkedIn.

The campaign is open to UK residents aged 18 or over. Please ensure before submitting an entry that you have read the campaign terms and conditions.

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