News from the MCRC
Partner News
02/08/2023
Study improves accuracy of predictive breast cancer genetic test for Ashkenazi Jewish women
Manchester researchers have developed a way to improve the accuracy of breast cancer genetic testing for women from Ashkenazi Jewish backgrounds.
Podcast
31/07/2023
One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast
We speak to Professor Caroline Dive about cancer biomarkers and how liquid biopsies could pave the way for lung cancer detection and treatment.
Partner News
14/07/2023
A celebration of Professor Tony Howell’s academic achievements
On Friday 30th June, Manchester Breast Centre (MBC) hosted a Festschrift Meeting at the Oglesby Cancer Research Building to celebrate Professor Tony Howell’s academic achievements.
Director's Update
30/06/2023
MCRC Director’s Update – June 2023
MCRC Blog
30/06/2023
ESTRO 2023
From 12th to 16th May 2023, representatives from the MCRC attended ESTRO 2023 in Austria, Vienna, alongside many esteemed radiotherapy colleagues for Europe’s largest industry exhibition in radiation oncology.
Partner News
27/06/2023
Sarah Harding legacy research project recruits first participant
Researcher Stories
19/06/2023
Meet Adesewa Adebisi
She’s undertaking a Non-Clinical PhD, funded through the MCRC-CRUK Manchester Centre PhD training scheme. The aim of her PhD is to investigate how radiotherapy affects immune cells and their ability to fight off cancer cells in the body.
MCRC Blog
19/06/2023
How to commercialise your research
Researcher Stories
16/06/2023
Meet Laura Woodhouse
She’s doing a clinical research training fellowship, funded by Cancer Research UK. Her PhD project is looking at the genetic patterns of lung cancer KRAS mutations to help identify alternative treatment options.
Podcast
13/06/2023
One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast
MCRC Blog
08/06/2023
You only need lungs to get lung cancer
At present, 14% of those diagnosed with lung cancer are ''never-smokers”. In other words, they have smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their life. So, how is it that we’ve come to assume that smoking alone causes lung cancer?
Director's Update
29/05/2023
MCRC Director’s Update – May 2023
Alumni Stories
23/05/2023
Meet Dr Rille Pihlak
Rille was a clinical PhD Fellow in the HPB team from April 2016 to September 2019 and a Senior Research Fellow in the ECMT from October 2019 until March 2021
MCRC Blog
15/05/2023
The Christie Paterson cancer research centre completes
Following a devastating fire which caused significant damage to the Paterson cancer research facility in 2017, building work on the new Paterson building at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester has completed.
