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£3.1 million for PROTECT trial
6th May 2022
Yorkshire Cancer Research has announced a £3.1 million grant for research led by Ranjit Manchanda to investigate the risks, benefits, and feasibility of introducing population-based genetic testing for ‘all’ women to find out if they are at high risk of cancer. Thousands of women living in Yorkshire and other parts of the UK will be offered tests as part of the PROTECT (Population based germline testing for early detection and cancer prevention) clinical trial.
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Prof Manchanda receives prestigious recognition from India’s leading medical school
17th March 2022
Congratulations to Professor Ranjit Manchanda from the CRUK Barts Centre who has been awarded the Distinguished Infosys Chair in Oncology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
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Clinical study to investigate new personalised treatment for ovarian cancer
14th March 2022
Dr Michelle Lockley from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London has received funding from Barts Charity and the Anticancer Fund to investigate a new personalised treatment approach for ovarian cancer that has returned after previous chemotherapy.
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Professor Nick Lemoine recognised in the New Year Honours List
5th January 2022
Congratulations to Professor Nick Lemoine, Director of Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London, who has received a CBE for services to clinical research, particularly during COVID-19.
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International collaboration set to investigate new treatment strategy for lymphoma
24th November 2021
An international collaboration involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston has secured a €1M research grant from Dutch blood cancer charity, Lymph&Co, to investigate a new treatment target for lymphoma.
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Location is key: Understanding RNA localisation in cancer
4th October 2021
Dr Faraz Mardakheh has received a project grant from the Medical Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation, to investigate how RNA localisation becomes dysregulated during cancer progression.
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