📄 In the news today

A new breakthrough drug for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is now being trialled at The Christie NHS and NIHR Manchester CRF. NX-5948 is part of a new class of treatments called 'degraders'.

Read more about Joe's experience on the trial: christie.nhs.uk/about-us/news-…

Scientists could revolutionise how we diagnose cancer of unknown primary 👇

The team of researchers at The University of Manchester and The Christie NHS part-funded by us hope to use their findings and improve treatment pathways for patients with cancer of unknown primary.

#ICYMI our One in Two Season 2 finale is LIVE 👀

Listen to this brilliant discussion on overcoming barriers to early detection in symptomatic lung cancer patients 🫁

Tune in on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts 👇

#OneInTwo #LungCancer #CancerPatient

We've signed a joint partnership agreement with The Peter MacCallum (Peter Mac) Cancer Centre in Melbourne.

We'll work in partnership to improve cancer outcomes, focussing on education and training, research and clinical service programmes.

More
👉 bit.ly/4d7jahl

📢The Season 2 finale of the One in Two podcast by Manchester Cancer Research Centre & The University of Manchester featuring Matthew Evison & patient Sally Hayton is out! 🎧Catch up to delve into overcoming barriers to early detection in symptomatic lung cancer patients: youtube.com/watch?v=2Qc85g… MFT NHS UoM Biology, Medicine and Health

🚨 Deadline approaching!

We're hiring for a new Head of Centre Operations and Partnerships to drive operational leadership and research strategy of the MCRC.

If you are interested in the role, find out more here ⬇️ jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

@UoMJobs | #UniversityJobs | #Hiring

Congratulations to Alicia Conway for the #ASCO24 Merit Award 🏆

Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK | CRUK National Biomarker Centre | The University of Manchester

We’re pleased to announce that Ca-PRI is coming to Manchester in 2025! 🏥🐝

Over two days, we’ll explore the latest developments & insights in primary care research.

📅 29 & 30 April 2025
📍The Lowry, Salford
🎟️ Registration opens late 2024
🔗 ow.ly/O3Fr50RiPer

Yesterday, our Director, Professor Rob Bristow spoke at the Prostate Cancer UK 'From Ideas to Innovation' meeting in #London

🗣️Intra & inter-tumoural genetic and microenviroment prognostic factors that address relative aggression of high-risk and locally advanced #ProstateCancer

One of my favourite physicists in the world. Alan McWilliam presents an overview of all the fun, exciting, techy #ProstateCancer research we're doing in Manchester Manchester Cancer Research Centre Division of Cancer Sciences ProstateUK Profs RTphysics Manchester

#ICYMI The Paterson Building has been awarded the Greater Manchester Building of the Year Award 2023 by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GM Chamber)🏆

Read our blog for more on this prestigious award and what it means to the MCRC partnership 👉 mcrc.manchester.ac.uk/paterson-named…

Great to see one of our Non-Clinical PhD students, Charlotte Mellor (C Mellor 🥼🔬⚕️), featured as part of Universities UK's #100Faces campaign. 🧑‍🎓

Read more about this new campaign 👉 manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

UoM Biology, Medicine and Health Division of Cancer Sciences

🤝 Yesterday, we were delighted to be joined by colleagues from Prostate Cancer UK, Queen's University Belfast 🎓 & The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research to explore new prostate cancer research in our FASTMAN Centre of Excellence

We're excited to explore further collaborations in genomics, clinical trials and radiotherapy research

Delighted to welcome Christine Desmedt Christine Desmedt from Department of Oncology - KU Leuven to Manchester today to talk about 'Tissue Donation Programs to Accelerate Metastasis Research', hosted by Rob Clarke for the MBC External Seminar Series sponsored by Breast Cancer Now
Manchester Cancer Research Centre
CRUK Manchester Institute

Have you had tuned into our #OneinTwo Season 2 finale?

Take this chance to listen to the brilliant patient advocate, Sally Hayton, who is a never-smoker with ALK positive lung cancer 🫁

📺Watch on YouTube 👉youtu.be/2Qc85gHYsS4

🎧Listen on Spotify 👉open.spotify.com/episode/3Ljxt1…

🚨 Happening this week 🚨

Join us on Friday at 12pm for the next seminar in our Let's Talk About series focusing on: Resilience in Research
Hear the experiences of speakers and panel members and how they built resilience in their careers.

🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-ab…

#ICYMI don't miss our #OneInTwo Season 2 Finale with Prof. Matthew Evison and the wonderful Sally Hayton, a never-smoker with ALK positive lung cancer 🫁

You can watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, you choose!

Links below 👇

While I had never met Emma Crosbie and the members of the Manchester Academic Health Science Center’s Team Womb Collective, their work inspired me to nominate them for the AACR Team Science Award. I was thrilled to meet them and see them recognized on Sunday at #AACR24 .