News from the MCRC
Training and Development
13/11/2024
A Warm Welcome To Our New PhD Students
On Friday 4th October 2024, we invited our new cohort of postgraduate researchers to our Withington campus for our Manchester Cancer Research Centre – Division of Cancer Sciences Postgraduate Researcher Welcome Event.
MCRC Blog
11/11/2024
New Scientist Live 2024
In October 2024, science enthusiasts of all ages gathered at the Excel Centre in London for New Scientist Live, a world-renowned festival of ideas and discoveries.
MCRC Blog
07/11/2024
ASTRO 2024
From 29th September to 2nd October, researchers and representatives from across the MCRC made their way to Washington, DC. for the 2024 ASTRO congress.
Researcher Stories
06/11/2024
Meet Melville Nyatondo
Researcher Stories
04/11/2024
Meet Vlasios Gourgiotis
Ever wondered what an MB-PhD in Cancer Science student does? We met with first year student Vlasios Gourgiotis to find out.
Partner News
30/10/2024
Manchester scientists receive £5.9 million boost to pioneering radiotherapy research programme
Director's Update
30/10/2024
MCRC Director’s Update – October 2024
A visit to the New Scientist Live, our CRUK Celebration Event, a PhD Welcome Event for our new 2024 cohort, The Early Detection of Cancer Conference 2024 and more.
MCRC Blog
16/10/2024
ESMO 2024
MCRC Blog
08/10/2024
BRAINatomy 2
We spoke with Professor Martin McCabe and Professor Marianne Aznar to discuss the how further funding has enabled the researchers to further continue the BRAINatomy project in BRAINatomy 2. This next stage of the project will be looking to use the methodology developed by Professor Marianne Aznar and colleagues to study the effects of proton therapy in children.
Impact Case Study
BRAINatomy 1
Impact Case Study
Penile cancer
Read about a systematic review examining the clinical evidence for lymph node-positive penile cancer which has led to changes in treatment guidelines and an Impact Award for our team at The Christie and The University of Manchester. The review has since helped inform current clinical decision making and has been used to develop updated 2023 EAU-ASCO penile cancer guidelines.
Research Spotlight
01/10/2024
The Alarm frontman takes part in blood cancer clinical trial
Research Spotlight
01/10/2024
Largest lung cancer clinical trial starts to recruit patients
The world’s largest clinical trial using radiotherapy in the treatment of metastatic lung cancer for patients who typically have about a year to live, has opened for recruitment.
Research Spotlight
01/10/2024
Two trials help mum with metastatic breast cancer on road to recovery
A mum of two from Altrincham in Greater Manchester with breast cancer has seen her tumours decrease by 65% thanks to clinical trials at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.
