Deadline for the GM Cancer Awards is this Friday!

Division of Cancer Sciences, CRUK Manchester Institute and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre make sure you get your applications in! 🏆

Today, a team from Manchester and MountKenyaUniversity delivered a bioinformatics training session as part of our ongoing NIHR partnership with Kenya at Kenyatta University Hospital (KUTRRH)🇰🇪

We focussed on clinical bioinformatics, cancer evolution and a workshop looking at cancer mutations and signatures🧬

🌟✨ Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! 👩‍🔬

Three of our students shared their experiences & challenges of working in STEM, and gave their advice for other women & girls thinking of a career in science & research.

#WomenInScience

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👥Join us for our 2024 International Women's Day event👥

Confirmed speakers include:

- Professor Rachel Cowen
- Professor Irene Roberts

📅 Friday 8th March
⏰ 09:45 - 14:15
📍OCRB Lecture Theatre
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Join our team as a Science Communication Ambassador! 🧑‍🔬

📱 Develop digital content to bring scientific research to life
🗣️ Inspire others considering a PhD
🚀 Shape the future of science engagement

💸 These are paid roles & training is provided ⬇️

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Cancer impacts people and communities differently. Our research @officialuom, is focussed on improving cancer survival globally, including in Kenya where we are partnering to transform cancer care. #WorldCancerDay
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Our research is international 🌍

In 2022, 62% of published cancer research involved international collaborators, with ongoing partnerships in Africa, America, Asia and Australia.

#WorldCancerDay | Division of Cancer Sciences | CRUK Manchester Institute | The Christie NHS | The University of Manchester

Congrats to Dr Ed Henderson for passing his viva today!! And thank you to Mark Gooding and Andy McPartlin for the thorough discussion this afternoon, and Alan McWilliam for chairing it.

Now it is time to celebrate 🎉

Meet your 2023-2024 PGR Reps! 👋

They’re on hand to support our current students, ensuring your voice is heard & helping make your postgraduate experience the best it can be. 👨‍🎓

Feel free to reach out to them throughout the academic year. 🤙🗣️

🔗 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/introducing-ou…

Congratulations to Dr Natalie Cook (Natalie Cook 💙) who has been awarded a prestigious NIHR Research Advanced Clinical Fellowship. 🏥👩‍⚕️

The £730,000 award will fund an exciting programme of research into cancers of unknown primary (CUP) over the next 5 years.

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A fantastic PAID opportunity for any budding Cancer Sciences PhD student looking to gain experience of science communication!

With 3 roles available, you’d help develop digital & social media content to communicate scientific research + much more!

Learn more & apply 👇

Registration for #GMCC24 is now open!

This year's theme: 'Empowerment in Practice: Communities, Professionals and Researchers'

📅 14th - 15th May 2024
👉 gmcancer.org.uk/gmcc24/

Division of Cancer Sciences | CRUK Manchester Institute | UoM Biology, Medicine and Health

Pleased to have won the 2nd Best Poster Award at The UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium 2024 with Sacha Howell and #DrAnneArmstrong !
Based on our recently published study: rdcu.be/dxmh5
The UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium The Christie NHS Division of Cancer Sciences Manchester Breast Centre UoM Biology, Medicine and Health #UKIBCS

🩸Amazing opportunity for early career researchers in Haematology!
🤩Amazing Keynote Speakers: Brian Huntly and Marieke Essers!
👉Abstract deadline: 15 February 2024

Not long left to submit your abstract at this year’s Breast Cancer Research Among Black Women Conference!

Contact Manchester Cancer Research Centre using the details below by 31st January! 📆

A massive congratulations to our very own Dr Azadeh Abravan who has received the staff excellence award for the 'Best Outstanding Output' category in the Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health at The University of Manchester 👏

So great to see her Radiation Oncology work being recognised 🙌

⭐️ World Cancer Day 2024 ⭐️

This World Cancer Day hear our expert panel on how research & study is working towards closing the gap in cancer care through Early Detection & Precision Medicine.

📅 5th February '24
⏰ 12:30-1:30pm
🔗 zoom.us/webinar/regist…

#CloseTheCareGap

🥂 Huge congratulations Dr Natalie Cook 👏

🚨ONE IN TWO SPECIAL EPISOE NOW LIVE🚨

🗣️ Hereditary cancer predisposition with Dr Emma Woodward and patient Nick Brown: How can the ATLAS study improve cancer early detection in carriers of Li-Fraumeni syndrome?🧬

📺Watch now on YouTube👉youtu.be/ejUppq8FIQ4

Presenting the review of the year at the #UKIBCS2024 in Birmingham are Manchester Breast Centre scientists Rob Clarke and Cliona Clare Kirwan Manchester Cancer Research Centre Division of Cancer Sciences Breast Cancer Now