News from the MCRC
Partner News
21/03/2024
iMATCH to benefit from £17.9m additional funding for Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre network
The iMATCH consortium is led by Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite
Director's Update
08/03/2024
International Women’s Day 2024 – A message from the MCRC Director
To mark international women's day, the MCRC Director pens this update to celebrate the extraordinary talents and leadership of our female colleagues in cancer team science in Manchester.
Podcast
04/03/2024
Special Episode with Prof. David Wedge- One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast
We speak Professor David Wedge about Breast cancer in Black African women and how analysing genomics can help to better understand aggressiveness in breast cancer
Research Spotlight
29/02/2024
Artificial Intelligence reveals prostate cancer is not just one disease
Director's Update
28/02/2024
MCRC Director’s Update – February 2024
During the month, the MCRC marked World Cancer Day, was involved in the More Research, Less Cancer CRUK campaign, and traveled to Kenya for the Executive Advisory Board for one of our major NIHR grants.
Researcher Stories
22/02/2024
Mentorship Spotlight: Mala Carys
Training and Development
21/02/2024
MCRC-CRUK Manchester Centre Clinical Academic Careers Event
On the 24th January 2024 the MCRC and CRUK Manchester Centre hosted a Clinical Academic Careers Event.
MCRC Blog
12/02/2024
We’re recruiting Cancer Postgraduate Mentors
MCRC Blog
11/02/2024
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we interviewed three of our MB-PhD students who’ve shared their experiences and challenges of working in STEM, as well as their advice for other women and girls thinking of a career in science and research.
Alumni Stories
08/02/2024
Meet Dr Diego Sanchez-Martinez
Training and Development
31/01/2024
Christie International Fellowships Programme Newsletter Issue 3 now available
Discover stories from current and former fellows who provide insights about their journeys researching cutting-edge treatments at The Christie.
MCRC Blog
29/01/2024
We’re recruiting Science Communication Ambassadors
Director's Update
29/01/2024
MCRC Director’s Update January 2024
In this video update, celebrating the new year, Rob discusses The AACR Special Conference on DNA Damage Repair in California, GM Cancer Conference Awards, Prostate Cancer Foundation meeting,
Nathalie Cook’s NIHR Fellowship and the nomination of The Paterson for GM Chamber of Commerce building of the year.
Podcast
23/01/2024
Special Episode – One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast
We speak to Dr Emma Woodward and patient Nick Brown about hereditary cancer predisposition and how the ATLAS study can improve cancer early detection in carriers of Li Fraumeni Syndrome.
