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Institute AWERB chair appointed chair of Animals in Science Committee

16 April 2025

Dr Sally Robinson, chair of the CRUK Manchester Institute Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB), has been appointed as chair of the Animals in Science Committee.

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3Rs

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Lab-grown lung cancer cells to unlock targeted treatments

9 April 2025

Scientists at the Cancer Research Manchester Institute have created a new model of Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma (LUSC), a common type of lung cancer, to study the development, activity, and vulnerabilities of the disease.

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3Rs | Lung Cancer

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Institute scientist goes to parliament 

17 March 2025

Congratulations to Charles Earnshaw, former Institute Clinical Fellow, who was invited to exhibit his research in Parliament as part of the STEM for Britain event. It was a great opportunity for Charles to discuss the important cancer research work being done in our Institute with different Members of Parliament.

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Cancer Immunity | Events

News, Funding success

Revolutionising stem cell transplants to treat acute myeloid leukaemia 

22 January 2025

With funding from Blood Cancer UK, Mark Willams and Robert Wynn are setting up a clinical trial that aims to transform stem cell transplantation and offer new hope for many young adults with AML.

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acute myeloid leukemia (AML) | Blood Cancer | New thearpy

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Institute Clinical Fellow is awarded the Edith Paterson Prize 

20 December 2024

Clinical Fellow Charles Earnshaw has been awarded the 2024 Edith Paterson Prize in recognition of the impressive scientific achievements made during his PhD studies.

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Awards and Prizes | Cancer Immunity

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Institute student wins Best Poster Award at prostate cancer meeting 

21 October 2024

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Awards & Prizes | Disease Primer – Prostate Cancer

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Leukaemia Immunology & Transplantation

The Leukaemia Immunology and Transplantation laboratory aim to develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent post-transplant relapse in patients treated with allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation – the only curative therapy for many patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and other poor-risk haematological malignancies.

Patient derived preclinical models reveal novel biology of SCLC

Immune detection of dying tumour cells can elicit cancer immunity when the host permits it

Cancer Research In the Paterson Building
Leukaemia Immunology & Transplantation
Patient derived preclinical models reveal novel biology of SCLC

Careers that have a lasting impact on cancer research and patient care

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Institute life in Manchester

We strive to make our community a welcoming, caring and enthusiastic one, fuelling ambition with opportunities for training and mentoring to help us all achieve our personal and professional goals.

“We are so pleased to have received the funding to enable us to test our hypothesis in the lab. If we can create a new medicine that can precisely target a specific type of cell within the tumour, and restore anti-cancer immune responses, this will be a game-changer for oesophageal cancer patients “

Sara Valpione

Former Institute Clinical Fellow and now Clinician in Residence within the CRUK National Biomarker Centre

“My charity bake sales – known as “David’s Great British Bake Off” – are always a hit, home baked products taste so much better than shop bought and are greatly appreciated by staff!”

David Jenkins

Purchasing Officer

“We’ve seen some remarkable responses, with an improvement for some patients within days. This is an early phase trial so there’s a lot more work to do. But the data we have so far is very encouraging and could help many thousands of people in the future”

Tim Somervaille

Senior Group Leader

“It is a pleasure to introduce my team who work to deliver our research goals. We work in a friendly and collaborative environment, supporting each other’s projects.  “

Amaya Virós

CRUK Advanced Clinician Scientist Fellow