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Read more at: Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre receives major funding award

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre receives major funding award

1 February 2022

The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre has been awarded around £22.5 million over the next five years for their ground-breaking work, as part of the development of a unique chain of cutting-edge research hubs around the UK. The money will be used to accelerate work into diagnosing a wide range of cancers in children and...


Read more at: Major milestone for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

Major milestone for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital

20 January 2022

r-gilbertson.jpg The Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital (CCRH) project has now had the first stage of its business case (the Strategic Outline Case) approved by the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England & NHS Improvement. The approval of the Strategic Outline Case provides backing for the CCRH scheme as...


Read more at: 2021 John Black Charitable Foundation-PCF Young Investigator Award

2021 John Black Charitable Foundation-PCF Young Investigator Award

20 January 2022

2021 John Black Charitable Foundation-PCF Young Investigator Award Congratulations to Harveer Dev, who has been awarded a Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Young Investigator Award. PCF Young Investigator Awards are intended to identify a cohort of future research leaders who will keep the field of prostate cancer research...


Read more at: Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre and Abcam collaboration to to address global cancer challenges

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre and Abcam collaboration to to address global cancer challenges

26 October 2021

Campus cancer experts join hands to address global challenges The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre and Abcam have announced the extension of their long-standing relationship and formalized a new framework for broad collaboration. The new framework is focusing on key areas of cancer research such as early detection...


Read more at: Rebecca Fitzgerald wins the 2021 Don Listwin prize

Rebecca Fitzgerald wins the 2021 Don Listwin prize

26 October 2021

Don Listwin prize 2021 Congratulations to Rebecca Fitzgerald (Department of Oncology, Co-Lead of the CRUK Cambridge Centre Early Detection Programme), who has received the Don Listwin Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cancer Early Detection. Rebecca, a clinician scientist, is internationally recognised for her...


Read more at: Irene Debiram-Beecham highly commended in Royal College of Nursing awards

Irene Debiram-Beecham highly commended in Royal College of Nursing awards

26 October 2021

Irene Debiram-Beecham highly commended in Royal College of Nursing awards Congratulations to Irene Debiram-Beecham (Oncology), who has been highly commended in this year’s Royal College of Nursing (RCN) nursing awards in the Excellence in Cancer Research Nursing category. During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic...


Read more at: Origin of oesophageal cancer cells revealed

Origin of oesophageal cancer cells revealed

10 September 2021

Discovery of origin of oesophageal cancer cells highlights importance of screening for pre-cancerous Barrett’s oesophagus. A multidisciplinary group of scientists led by Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald (Department of Oncology, CRUK Cambridge Centre Early Detection Programme Lead), has recently published their findings...


Read more at: Rebecca Fitzgerald elected as new EMBO member

Rebecca Fitzgerald elected as new EMBO member

22 July 2021

Rebecca Fitzgerald (Department of Oncology, MRC Cancer Unit and co-lead Early Detection Programme) is amongst 64 scientists from around the world elected this year as Members and Associate Members of the European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO). More information


Read more at: NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programme

NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programme

22 July 2021

Charlotte Coles (Dept of Oncology, Breast Cancer Programme and lead for CRUK RadNet Cambridge) and co-lead applicants Jo Haviland (ICR Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit) and Anna Kirby (Royal Marsden Hospital/ICR) have been awarded £1.3M to lead the first clinical trial in the UK testing proton beam therapy (PBT) for...


Read more at: Outstanding contribution award and Lancet commission

Outstanding contribution award and Lancet commission

22 July 2021

Charlotte Coles (Dept of Oncology, Breast Cancer Programme and lead for CRUK RadNet Cambridge) has received a COVID-19 Outstanding Contribution Award by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR). The award is in recognition of her role in facilitating the uptake of hypofractionated breast radiotherapy at the start of the...