News from the MCRC
Director's Update
03/05/2023
MCRC Director’s Update – April 2023
Celebrating the completion of The Paterson, a visit to the London Academy of Medical Science, The Pan Prostate Cancer Group (PPCG) conference in Madrid, my chairing of the CRUK clinical research committee
and The International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection (ACED) Away Day 2023 along with much more.
Podcast
17/04/2023
Special Episode – One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast
We speak to Dr Jen Davies-Oliveira and Stewart O'Callaghan about the challenges that LGBTQIA+ people face when accessing cancer care in the UK and their joint research projects.
Research Spotlight
15/04/2023
DETERMINE trial recognised at Life Science industry awards
The clinical trial project won the Bionow Healthcare Project of the Year Award for their innovative multi-drug pan-cancer platform trial that is helping to find new treatments for rare cancers.
Director's Update
13/04/2023
Paterson Redevelopment Project update – May 2023
Researcher Stories
04/04/2023
Meet Jean Ling Tan
Ever wondered what an MB-PhD in Cancer Science student does? We met with first year student Jean Ling Tan to find out.
Partner News
04/04/2023
Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite selected to chair ESMO 2024
Director's Update
27/03/2023
MCRC Director’s Update – March 2023
Celebrating International Women's Day, our new and renewed NIHR Senior Investigators, and progressing the Paterson Redevelopment Project cap off March at the MCRC.
MCRC Blog
23/03/2023
Wisdom from The West
Research Spotlight
16/03/2023
Scientists advance dream of targeted real time treatment of hypoxic cancers
Imaging researchers have taken a major step towards their ultimate goal of identifying cancers that are starved of oxygen so that altered treatment can be used to target them more effectively.
Researcher Stories
02/03/2023
Meet Charlotte Mellor
Partner News
02/03/2023
Cancer Researchers Recognised as NIHR Senior Investigators
The four cancer research academics are recognised for the quality and volume of their international research.
Director's Update
27/02/2023
MCRC Director’s Update – February 2023
MCRC Blog
09/02/2023
Developing treatment options for high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC)
We talk to Dr Anya Golder who completed her PhD on HGSOC. She details her research into new therapies and the multiple-low-dose approach.
Research Spotlight
06/02/2023
The Christie trials pioneering pre-surgery treatment for brain tumours
The POBIG study represents an important and significant milestone in brain cancer research
