News from the MCRC
Researcher Stories
06/11/2024
Meet Melville Nyatondo
Find out what a typical day looks like as a Non-Clinical PhD student at the Manchester Centre Research Centre.
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
Manchester scientists and clinicians have received a major cash boost to fund pioneering radiotherapy research including a project that uses artificial intelligence to help save lives.
Director's Update
30/10/2024
MCRC Director’s Update – October 2024
MCRC Blog
16/10/2024
ESMO 2024
From 13th to 17th September, researchers and representatives from across the MCRC made their way to Barcelona, Spain for the 2024 European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) congress.
MCRC Blog
08/10/2024
BRAINatomy 2
Impact Case Study
BRAINatomy 1
Read about BRAINatomy which was led by The University of Manchester in collaboration with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust to improve the outcomes for children diagnosed with brain tumours. This project used large “real-world” datasets to learn how to develop kinder treatments, providing information about how to safely change radiotherapy planning practice.
Impact Case Study
Penile cancer
Research Spotlight
01/10/2024
The Alarm frontman takes part in blood cancer clinical trial
The Alarm frontman takes part in blood cancer clinical trial for blood cancer which has seen his cancer 'melt away' after taking a combination of blood cancer drugs being trialled at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.
Research Spotlight
01/10/2024
Largest lung cancer clinical trial starts to recruit patients
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.
Director's Update
30/09/2024
MCRC Director’s Update – September 2024
MCRC Blog
20/09/2024
The Polygenic Risk Score in Breast Cancer Risk Assessment
We spoke with Professor Gareth Evans, a leading expert in breast cancer genetics to explain the use of polygenic risk scores, personalised breast cancer screening and the promising research taking place in this field.
Researcher Stories
16/09/2024
Meet Dr Alicia Marie Conway
Dr Alicia Marie Conway is a University of Manchester and CRUK National Biomarker Centre Academic Clinical Lecturer and Medical Oncology trainee funded by The University of Manchester. Read about her research into improving the diagnosis of difficult-to-diagnose cancers.
