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Latest winner in our Research is Beautiful competition

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by Cancer Research UK | In depth

29 June 2026

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Ovarian cancer organoid

Some wonderful entries this month for our Research is Beautiful image competition, but we have to pick one – so here’s the successful image for June…

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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 Jessica Robinson and Dr Shriya Varghese of Imperial College London for their image of ovarian cancer organoid – grown with matched cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs).

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Confocal image of high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) patient-derived organoids co-cultured with matched cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). CAFs (green and yellow) form an intricate stromal network interwoven with PanCK-positive tumour organoids (magenta), nuclei are counterstained with DAPI (blue).

Jessica Robinson, a Research Technician specialising in advanced imaging, and Dr Shriya Varghese, a Clinical Research Fellow, are members of the research group led by Professor Christina Fotopoulou and Dr Paula Cunnea at Imperial College London.

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Jessica Robinson (left) and Shriya Varghese

“Our work focuses on better understanding the inter- and intra-patient heterogeneity of HGSOC. As the most common subtype of ovarian cancer, HGSOC remains a major clinical challenge worldwide, with advanced-stage disease still associated with poor survival,” they said.

“Using patient samples generously donated by women undergoing surgery at our hospital, we develop clinically relevant models that capture the complexity of this disease and provide unique insights into the tumour microenvironment. Through this work, we aim to uncover new aspects of HGSOC biology, better understand therapy resistance, and develop predictive models to guide more effective and personalised treatments for patients one day.”

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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