Congratulations to Charles Earnshaw who was invited to exhibit his research in Parliament.
I was honoured and grateful for the opportunity to highlight the important cancer research work being done in Manchester to different Members of Parliament.
Charles Earnshaw
Academic Clinical Lecturer
STEM for BRITAIN is a major scientific poster competition and exhibition which has been held in Parliament since 1997 and is organised by the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee. Chaired by George Freeman FRSA MP, its aim is to give members of both Houses of Parliament an insight into the outstanding research work being undertaken in UK universities by early-career researchers.
Applications were invited from early-career research scientists, engineers, technologists and mathematicians for the opportunity to exhibit in one of five STEM areas in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, and Physics.
Charles is now an Academic Clinical Lecturer in Dermatology having recently passed his PhD viva. He undertook his studies with Santiago Zelenay in the Cancer Inflammation and Immunity group, where he focused on improving our understanding of melanoma pathogenesis and the features that determine its sensitivity to immunotherapy.
During his work, he discovered an intriguing and counterintuitive immune-dependent tumour-inhibitory effect of glucocorticoids in melanoma and hopes to publish this important finding soon.
Becoming a national finalist at STEM for BRITAIN is a great achievement. The competition was tough, with the best young scientists in the country applying for a spot. The event was a fantastic opportunity for Charles to discuss his work with MPs and receive constructive feedback on his poster “Can creams improve melanoma treatment?”. He says,“I was honoured and grateful for the opportunity to highlight the important cancer research work being done in Manchester to different Members of Parliament.”