Groundbreaking research: is the bone marrow environment key in Myelodysplastic Syndromes?

5 Oct. 2025
We were delighted to welcome Dr Syed Mian, Senior Research Fellow at the Francis Crick Institute in London, to our online support meeting on September 9th 2025.  
Dr Mian presented;
  • his proposal to conduct new research into the role the bone marrow environment plays in the development of MDS stem cells.
  • The study would also investigate what it is that causes healthy blood stem cells in the bone marrow of MDS patients to effectively become dormant, and how these healthy cells could be reactivated.
To learn more about this potentially groundbreaking project watch the recording of Dr Mian’s presentation below.

Watch the presentation

"Is the bone marrow environment key in Myelodysplastic Syndromes?"

(Recorded at the MDS UK online support meeting, September 2025)

About Dr Syed Mian

Dr Syad Mian, Post Doctorial Fellow, Bonnet lab Haematopoietic Stem Cell Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute, London
Dr Syed Mian is a Senior Research Fellow at the Francis Crick Institute, London.
He earned a BSc in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Greenwich, where he received the Institute of Biomedical Sciences President’s Prize in 2010. He completed his PhD at King’s College London’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre, specialising in myelodysplastic syndromes, and continued there as a postdoctoral researcher after graduating in 2016. His work has been widely published in leading journals.

How you can you help

Dr Mian is preparing grant applications to secure funding for this important project. Support from the MDS community can make a difference in strengthening his case to funding bodies.  If you would like to offer feedback, support or encouragement he would be delighted to hear from you!  His direct email address is syed.mian@crick.ac.uk