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This April we come together with partners to celebrate the inaugural Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness month. Caroline-May Huxley and Sandra Strauss explore the importance of shedding a light on cancer in this age group. This April we come together with partners to celebrate the inaugural Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Awareness month. Caroline-May Huxley and Sandra Strauss explore the importance of shedding a light on cancer in this age group.

by Phil Prime | Interview | 5 April 2023

5 April 2023

We spoke to Mariam Jamal-Hanjani and asked her to reflect on a career embedded in large-scale, collaborative and ambitious projects…    We spoke to Mariam Jamal-Hanjani and asked her to reflect on a career embedded in large-scale, collaborative and ambitious projects…   

by Phil Prime | In depth | 10 March 2023

10 March 2023

In this episode I tease out four themes that emerged over this first series that give some interesting insights into how we work as scientists, research leaders and research translators. It features some of the fantastic researchers that we have interviewed over the past year – including Professor Steve Jackson, Professor Ruth Plummer, Dr Simon Boulton, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Professor Karen Vousden, Professor Richard Gilbertson and Professor Charles Swanton. In this episode I tease out four themes that emerged over this first series that give some interesting insights into how we work as scientists, research leaders and research translators. It features some of the fantastic researchers that we have interviewed over the past year – including Professor Steve Jackson, Professor Ruth Plummer, Dr Simon Boulton, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Professor Karen Vousden, Professor Richard Gilbertson and Professor Charles Swanton.

by Phil Prime | Podcast | 14 February 2023

14 February 2023

This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Cancer Research Matters - series 1

This episode features Dr Simon Boulton. Simon is a leader in the field of DNA damage sensing, repair and telomere maintenance. He talks about the dawn of the field of DNA damage repair, why an entrepreneurial approach to your research is so valuable and the importance of venture capital in the innovation landscape. This episode features Dr Simon Boulton. Simon is a leader in the field of DNA damage sensing, repair and telomere maintenance. He talks about the dawn of the field of DNA damage repair, why an entrepreneurial approach to your research is so valuable and the importance of venture capital in the innovation landscape.

by Phil Prime | Podcast | 20 January 2023

20 January 2023

This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series Cancer Research Matters - series 1
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We welcome two outstanding researchers – Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke and Simon Boulton – as they join our group of funding committee chairs. We welcome two outstanding researchers – Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke and Simon Boulton – as they join our group of funding committee chairs.

by Phil Prime | Interview | 22 November 2022

22 November 2022

This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series Diversity in research

This episode features our Chief Clinician Professor Charles Swanton. He talks about lung cancer, the power of the translational mind-set and delves into the flagship project, TRACERx. This episode features our Chief Clinician Professor Charles Swanton. He talks about lung cancer, the power of the translational mind-set and delves into the flagship project, TRACERx.

by Phil Prime | Podcast | 1 November 2022

1 November 2022

This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series Cancer Research Matters - series 1
This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series Diversity in research

Developing treatments and diagnostics from your research really is the best way to create patient impact says radiation biologist Professor Catharine West... Developing treatments and diagnostics from your research really is the best way to create patient impact says radiation biologist Professor Catharine West...

by Phil Prime | Interview | 17 October 2022

17 October 2022

As newly appointed chief scientist for Cancer Research UK, Professor KJ Patel brings a wealth of expertise and experience. As newly appointed chief scientist for Cancer Research UK, Professor KJ Patel brings a wealth of expertise and experience.

by Phil Prime | Interview | 12 October 2022

12 October 2022

We hear from the Excellence in Cancer Research Nursing Award shortlisted nurses about their work and the vital role they play in delivering clinical trials... We hear from the Excellence in Cancer Research Nursing Award shortlisted nurses about their work and the vital role they play in delivering clinical trials...

by Phil Prime | In depth | 7 October 2022

7 October 2022

A newly merged biobank will be UK’s leading biomedical research resource dedicated to storing samples and data of cancers in children and young people - we explore its potential impact... A newly merged biobank will be UK’s leading biomedical research resource dedicated to storing samples and data of cancers in children and young people - we explore its potential impact...

by Phil Prime | Interview | 27 September 2022

27 September 2022