Phil Prime

• For Researchers

Cancer Research Matters - Careers and the cutting edge

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.

14 February 2023

• For Researchers

Cancer Research Matters - Break beat

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.

20 January 2023

• For Researchers

Tackling under-representation of Black data scientists in cancer research

Earlier this year we were pleased to host some incredibly talented Black data science interns. Here we find out how they got on... Earlier this year we were pleased to host some incredibly talented Black data science interns. Here we find out how they got on...

7 November 2022

• For Researchers

Cancer Research Matters - Stigma, hope and 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. 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.

1 November 2022

• For Researchers

Representation, retention and hope – how a mentorship scheme is helping to fix research’s broken pipeline

We hear from Black in Cancer mentor-mentee pairing Melville and Jamie about the importance of representation, retention and hope…   We hear from Black in Cancer mentor-mentee pairing Melville and Jamie about the importance of representation, retention and hope…  

25 October 2022

• For Researchers

An integral part of research

The theme for this year’s Peer Review Week is ‘research integrity’ – that really strikes a chord with our new columnists… The theme for this year’s Peer Review Week is ‘research integrity’ – that really strikes a chord with our new columnists…

21 September 2022

• For Researchers

Cancer Research Matters - Side effects and sub-types

This episode features Professor Richard Gilbertson. Richard is a paediatric oncology clinician scientist and is the Director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre. He talks about the challenges and successes of the childhood cancer research community, how he sees the future of the field and some of the incredible breakthroughs his lab has made on childhood brain cancers. This episode features Professor Richard Gilbertson. Richard is a paediatric oncology clinician scientist and is the Director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre. He talks about the challenges and successes of the childhood cancer research community, how he sees the future of the field and some of the incredible breakthroughs his lab has made on childhood brain cancers.

6 September 2022