In memory of the amazing Deborah Aubyn

In the loving memory of Deborah Aubyn, we are raising money for AMMF – The UK's only Cholangiocarcinoma Charity. Deborah sadly passed away on the 21st of March 2023 after a valiant battle against cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), for which she was diagnosed at the start of last year. Deborah overcame many challenges over the past year, including standard treatment and more recently enrolled in a targeted clinical trial which was having a significant impact on her tumour. However, this glimmer of hope was short-lived as it was not enough to turn the tide in her favour.

Deborah was a native Londoner, a free-spirited, fun-loving, caring and wonderful person. Truly one of a kind! After completing her BSc degree in Environmental Sciences, Deborah went on to work for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund later named London Research Institute, CRUK. For the most part, she worked at the Light Microscopy Facility as a Research Scientist. In the last 8 years, after merging into The Francis Crick Institute, Deborah worked as a Senior Laboratory Research Scientist at Crick Advanced Light Microscopy facility. Deborah made numerous scientific contributions throughout her career, co-authoring several research publications, and training/supporting a vast number of researchers over the years.

To us Deborah wasn’t just a wife, mother, sister, aunt, friend, colleague, scientist, poet or artist. She was all that and so, so much more and she will be dearly missed. We hope that with your donation we can help give patients a better fighting chance and especially improve early detection since noticeable symptoms of this type of cancer nearly always present themselves in the advanced stages of the disease which makes any type of curative treatment extremely difficult.

Thank you in advance for your generous contribution to the loving memory of Deborah.