News from the MCRC
Director's Update
08/11/2021
Paterson Building Development Update – November 2021
As the building reaches its highest point of construction, Professor Nic Jones, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the MCRC updates in the second of our new quarterly updates.
MCRC Blog
04/11/2021
BARD: A national targeted breast screening programme for women who received radiotherapy to breast tissue when age under 36
To mark International Project Manager’s Day, Dr Joanna Williams, Senior Project Manager, discusses the diversity of her role as a Project Manager in contributing to the national Breast screening After Radiotherapy Dataset (BARD), and highlights the importance of breast cancer screening in higher risk populations
Director's Update
26/10/2021
MCRC Director’s Update – October 2021
The publication of our Annual Report, submission of the CRUK Manchester Centre renewal and look forward to events in November cap off October at the MCRC.
MCRC Blog
22/10/2021
Welcome to our new PhD and postgraduate students
Research Spotlight
14/10/2021
Research on detecting cancer in primary care wins RCGP Research Paper of the Year award
Dr Garth Funston and colleagues have won the 2020 Research Paper of the Year for Clinical Research, awarded by the Royal College of General Practitioners, for their paper on detecting cancers in primary care.
MCRC Blog
13/10/2021
Meet the MCRC: Christine Mullen
MCRC Blog
13/10/2021
Meet the MCRC: Caroline Stone
Meet the MCRC Strategic Operations Team. We sat down with Caroline Stone, Executive Assistant to the MCRC Director to find out more about her and her role at the Manchester Cancer Research Centre.
MCRC Blog
13/10/2021
STEM Engagement: An Interview with Dr Heather Williams
Impact Case Study
Changing National Healthcare Guidance – A Lynch Syndrome Example
As a result of the PETALS study, Manchester researchers changed NICE Guidelines so now women diagnosed with womb cancer are now screened for Lynch syndrome.
Director's Update
24/09/2021
World Cancer Research Day 2021
Alumni Stories
23/09/2021
Meet Dr Christoph Oing
After completing his fellowship from the Christie School of Oncology he now leads the Medical Oncology Sarcoma Unit at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany
Researcher Stories
23/09/2021
Meet Dr Bettina Wingelhofer
Researcher Stories
23/09/2021
Meet Dr Abigail Bryce-Atkinson
She’s a postdoc based within the Advanced Radiotherapy Group and investigates radiotherapy as a treatment for childhood cancer
MCRC Blog
23/09/2021
National Postdoc Awareness Week
To mark Postdoc Appreciation Week, we speak to three postdoctoral researchers about their experiences and research in Manchester.
