Category: News
Category: News
Institute launches Hidden Disabilities Sunflower campaign
This Tuesday 22nd July saw the launch of the Institute's Hidden Disabilities Sunflower campaign. The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower is a globally recognised symbol for individuals with non-visible disabilities. Not all disabilities are visible, conditions such as autism, chronic pain, mental health conditions, hearing loss, or mobility issues may be hidden.
Dr Amaya Viros: Working towards a skin cancer-free future
Dr Amaya Viros, head of Skin Cancer and Ageing, spoke to The Telegraph newspaper for an article "Working towards a skin cancer-free future" which explores how Dr Viros and her team aim to understand and prevent the spread of cancer in different patients.
Award for Evangelos Giampazolias
Dr Evangelos Giampazolias, who leads our Cancer Immunosurveillance group, has been awarded this year's BACR/AstraZeneca Young Scientist Frank Rose Award.
Researchers at EACR: Reports from the European Association for Cancer Research Annual Congress 2025
Reflections on the EACR Congress in Lisbon from Luisa Ferreria, who this year was one of five EACR Congress Correspondents who shared real-time highlights from the conference.
Professor Samra Turajlić appointed as Institute Director
We are delighted to announce, along with Cancer Research UK, The University of Manchester and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, the appointment of Professor Samra Turajlić as our new Institute Director.
Institute Group Leader in BBC Interview on Cancer Immunity
“We were really intrigued. We wanted to find this magic trait of cancer resistance that can be passed from one mouse to the other. One of the main things that came to our minds is that faecal matter is a big source of communities of friendly microorganisms that live inside the gut.”
Institute researchers explain age-related metastasis in melanoma
Institute researchers explain age-related metastasis in melanoma. Published in Cancer Cell, the Skin Cancer & Ageing team show how lipids influence metastasis and tropism, with implications for therapy.
CRUK Manchester Institute and National Biomarker Centre at AACR25
The AACR Annual Meeting 2025 is being held this April 25th to 30th at McCormick Place Convention Center Chicago, Illinois. The theme is "Unifying Cancer Science and Medicine: A Continuum of Innovation for Impact" and a number of researchers from the Institute and the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre will be presenting there.
Institute AWERB chair appointed chair of Animals in Science Committee
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.
Lab-grown lung cancer cells to unlock targeted treatments
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.