News from the MCRC
Researcher Stories
05/02/2021
Meet Alis Hales
Her PhD involves developing ex vivo models for breast cancer, to define how differential tissue composition and mechanics drive genetic instability in breast cancer initiation.
Researcher Stories
04/02/2021
Meet Chloe Patterson
Her PhD investigates NK cell control of tumour growth dependent upon the inflammatory environment.
Partner News
04/02/2021
Cancer community joins forces with renowned Manchester poet to mark World Cancer Day
Manchester poet Tony Walsh underlines the love, dedication and Manchester’s cancer expertise in his latest work ‘Innit, love?’ released to mark Greater Manchester’s response to World Cancer Day.
Researcher Stories
01/02/2021
Meet Danielle Love
Research Spotlight
01/02/2021
Shorter radiotherapy course reduces risk of bladder cancer returning
Giving people with bladder cancer fewer but larger doses of radiation reduces the risk of their disease returning and should be adopted as the new standard of care, a new study shows.
Researcher Stories
30/01/2021
Meet Dr Helen Clarke
Researcher Stories
27/01/2021
Meet Dr Gemma Owens
Gemma is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer investigating predictive and therapeutic biomarkers for tumour infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy.
Researcher Stories
26/01/2021
Meet Dr Anu Datta
Researcher Stories
26/01/2021
Meet Dr Laura Forker
Laura is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer researching hypoxia and radiotherapy in soft tissue sarcoma.
Researcher Stories
25/01/2021
Meet Melanie Seaton
MCRC Blog
15/01/2021
Conference Report: The University of Cambridge’s MB/PhD Symposium 2020
In 2019, Cancer Research UK awarded the University of Manchester a Clinical Academic Training Award to deliver a step change in the training of prospective clinician researchers. Part of the award was to fund an MB-PhD programme and integrate PhD research into medical training.
Research Spotlight
11/01/2021
Ultraviolet radiation causes rare type of eye cancer
Director's Update
18/12/2020
Director’s Update – December 2020
Partner News
02/12/2020
Professor Caroline Dive is named as Interim Director of the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
