News from the MCRC
MCRC Blog
13/10/2021
STEM Engagement: An Interview with Dr Heather Williams
Dr Heather Williams explains why she takes an active role in STEM engagement
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
The 24th of September marks World Cancer Research Day, a day to celebrate and acknowledge the tremendous efforts to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
Alumni Stories
23/09/2021
Meet Dr Christoph Oing
Researcher Stories
23/09/2021
Meet Dr Bettina Wingelhofer
She's a postdoc working on Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, one of the most common types of leukaemia in elderly patients.
Researcher Stories
23/09/2021
Meet Dr Abigail Bryce-Atkinson
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.
Researcher Stories
23/09/2021
Meet Dr Tania Seale
MCRC Blog
22/09/2021
Screen it loud and clear: At-home urine tests for HPV could be the key to preventing cervical cancer
Dr Jen Davies-Oliveira talks about the importance of early detection research in HPV
Research Spotlight
09/09/2021
Review suggests best ways to treat to reoccurring prostate cancer
Research Spotlight
01/09/2021
NCITA comment article published in the British Journal of Cancer
The comment article provides a comprehensive overview of the NCITA infrastructure and its goals to establish standardised protocols and quality-assured processes
MCRC Blog
26/08/2021
#PrideInEducation at the MCRC
Impact Case Study
Low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms and Pseudomyxoma peritonei
The MCRC Biobank team secured the CRUK accelerator award and are working alongside four centres across the UK, Italy and Spain to collect samples from patients with PMP to better understand the nature of these tumours.
Researcher Stories
11/08/2021
Development of a 3D in vitro lung cancer model to track genetic instability
We speak to Emmanouela Mitta about her ACED funded PhD working on the development of a 3D in vitro lung cancer model to track genetic instability.
