News from the MCRC
Partner News
25/03/2024
Team Womb to be presented with prestigious AACR award for Team Science
Team Womb, led by Prof. Emma Crosbie, have been given the prestigious AACR Team Science Award for their pioneering work on Lynch-syndrome associated endometrial cancer.
Research Spotlight
22/03/2024
Kinder test could improve diagnosis of womb cancer
A simple, safe and accurate test that identifies women with womb cancer from a sample taken from the vagina has been developed by clinician scientists from The University of Manchester.
Partner News
21/03/2024
iMATCH to benefit from £17.9m additional funding for Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre network
The iMATCH consortium is led by Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite
Director's Update
08/03/2024
International Women’s Day 2024 – A message from the MCRC Director
Podcast
04/03/2024
Special Episode with Prof. David Wedge- One in Two: A Manchester Cancer Research Podcast
We speak Professor David Wedge about Breast cancer in Black African women and how analysing genomics can help to better understand aggressiveness in breast cancer
Research Spotlight
29/02/2024
Artificial Intelligence reveals prostate cancer is not just one disease
Director's Update
28/02/2024
MCRC Director’s Update – February 2024
During the month, the MCRC marked World Cancer Day, was involved in the More Research, Less Cancer CRUK campaign, and traveled to Kenya for the Executive Advisory Board for one of our major NIHR grants.
Researcher Stories
22/02/2024
Mentorship Spotlight: Mala Carys
Training and Development
21/02/2024
MCRC-CRUK Manchester Centre Clinical Academic Careers Event
On the 24th January 2024 the MCRC and CRUK Manchester Centre hosted a Clinical Academic Careers Event.
MCRC Blog
12/02/2024
We’re recruiting Cancer Postgraduate Mentors
MCRC Blog
11/02/2024
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we interviewed three of our MB-PhD students who’ve shared their experiences and challenges of working in STEM, as well as their advice for other women and girls thinking of a career in science and research.
Alumni Stories
08/02/2024
Meet Dr Diego Sanchez-Martinez
Training and Development
31/01/2024
Christie International Fellowships Programme Newsletter Issue 3 now available
Discover stories from current and former fellows who provide insights about their journeys researching cutting-edge treatments at The Christie.
MCRC Blog
29/01/2024
We’re recruiting Science Communication Ambassadors
Are you a Cancer Sciences PhD student looking to gain experience of science communication? We’re looking to recruit up to three Science Communication Ambassadors to develop digital and social media content to communicate scientific research and help us engage with prospective PhD students.
