Congratulations to Professor Caroline Dive, who received an International Women’s Day Award in recognition of her pioneering work on circulating biomarkers and the development of minimally invasive biopsies for cancer patients.

Manchester City Council celebrated inspirational women in Manchester by recognising their achievements and valuable contributions to the city at a ceremony at the Manchester Town Hall on Friday 6 March 2015.

Breaking Through was Manchester’s theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, representing the incredible achievement of women who have succeeded against the odds.

Professor Dive, head of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology, earned her award for Breaking through in Business or Legal or Science and Technology. She says that she is thrilled to have been awarded this prize and extends her gratitude to Professor Richard Marais, who nominated her for the award.  

Important to Professor Dive is the message this award sends to young women that they can succeed in science. She is delighted that she can be a role model and encourage young women to push their careers in cancer research. The award also recognised the vital work she does promoting science to girls at local schools. 

Of her own experience, Professor Dive says that she has always worked hard and been driven by her passion to make a difference to the way cancer patients are treated. She acknowledges the difficulty of balancing work with family but believes it is manageable – and her triumphs certainly prove that success and family are possible.