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€9.8m ERC Synergy grant awarded to study how human tissues stay healthy as we age
5th November 2024
Researchers at the BCI and the Crick have been awarded a €9.8m ERC Synergy grant for their pioneering 6-year project called MUTAHOME.
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New tool predicts risk of skin cancer spread more accurately than human inspection
12th October 2023
These results could aid the treatment of individuals most at risk of aggressive skin cancer.
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BCI researchers part of international team shortlisted for Cancer Grand Challenges award
5th September 2023
Dr Özgen Deniz and Dr Benjamin Werner are part of a team shortlisted for these prestigious awards
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Understanding the role of cancer’s circular genome in tumour evolution
23rd September 2022
New research, co-led by Dr Benjamin Werner from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London, indicates that the circular DNA structures present in around a third of cancers lead to extensive genetic diversity within tumours, giving them the ability to adapt rapidly to environmental stress and resist targeted cancer 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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£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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