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Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II: 1926-2022
9th September 2022
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. We extend our deepest sympathies to The Royal Family at this very difficult time.
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PCRF’s national pancreas tissue bank extends access to precious pancreas samples
26th August 2022
The world’s first national pancreas tissue bank has recently opened its stores to UK-based researchers to access high-quality pancreas samples that will facilitate vital research into improving the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.
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Celebrating 10 years of the Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank
19th August 2022
This summer, the Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank is celebrating 10 years of enabling vital breast cancer research. Since opening in 2012, the Tissue Bank has provided researchers across the globe with access to high-quality breast tissue, breast cells and blood samples from breast cancer patients, driving advances in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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BCI researcher receives new Pancreatic Cancer UK Fellowship
20th July 2022
Congratulations to Dr Audrey Lumeau, Postdoctoral Researcher at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, who has received a Career Foundation Fellowship from the charity Pancreatic Cancer UK to investigate chromosomal instability in pancreatic cancer and its role in therapy resistance.
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Science and art collide at this year’s Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition
21st June 2022
An artwork by Professor Tyson V. Sharp from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London has been selected for display in Room VIII at the Royal Academy of Art’s prestigious Summer Exhibition.
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BCI researcher joins global Cancer Grand Challenges team
16th June 2022
Dr Benjamin Werner from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London is part of a world-class team of researchers that has been selected to receive a £20m Cancer Grand Challenges award to tackle the challenge of extrachromosomal DNA, a major driver of tumour evolution present in around a third of cancers.
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