Researcher Stories
Researcher Stories
27/07/2026
A conversation with a Named Veterinary Surgeon
Greg is a Named Veterinary Surgeon at The University of Manchester animal facility. Every licensed animal research establishment in the UK has a Named Veterinary Surgeon: an independent veterinarian responsible for overseeing the health and welfare of the animals.
Researcher Stories
13/07/2026
Jo Roberts
Jo Roberts is the Named Animal Care and Welfare Officer at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, which houses mice. Jo is a senior animal technician with many years of experience and works at the heart of day-to-day animal care at the Institute.
Researcher Stories
20/02/2026
Eleanor Richards
Eleanor Richards is an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar and Clinical Research Training Fellowship PhD student. Her research focuses on endometrial cancer – the most common gynaecological cancer in the UK – with the aim of predicting which individuals are most at risk so that targeted prevention strategies can be implemented.
Researcher Stories
11/02/2026
Matthew Harris
Researcher Stories
12/06/2025
Meet Dr Eleanor Roberts
Dr Eleanor Roberts is a postdoctoral researcher working on the BCAN-RAY study and here she describes how the study aims to improve the outcomes for young women at risk of developing breast cancer.
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.
Researcher Stories
16/09/2024
Meet Dr Alicia Marie Conway
Researcher Stories
22/05/2024
Meet Dr George Morrissey
George is doing a clinical research training fellowship, funded by Cancer Research UK. His PhD project investigating acquired resistance to G12C inhibitors in KRAS G12C mutant non-small-cell lung cancer.
Researcher Stories
22/02/2024
Mentorship Spotlight: Mala Carys
Alumni Stories
08/02/2024
Meet Dr Diego Sanchez-Martinez
Rille was a clinical PhD Fellow in the HPB team from April 2016 to September 2019 and a Senior Research Fellow in the ECMT from October 2019 until March 2021
Researcher Stories
13/10/2023