Microenvironment

• For Researchers

A new culture – how CRUK is helping to take organoids global

Cancer patient-derived organoids from Japan’s Fukushima Medical University have become the latest technology to be made available via CancerTools.org Cancer patient-derived organoids from Japan’s Fukushima Medical University have become the latest technology to be made available via CancerTools.org

19 June 2023

• For Researchers

A career forged in team science

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…   

10 March 2023

• Science & Technology

Cell culture shock – a scientist’s hunt for the perfect cocktail

Lab-grown cells live on liquid food called cell culture media. But off-the-shelf recipes could be skewing experiments, posing a challenge for cancer research. Lab-grown cells live on liquid food called cell culture media. But off-the-shelf recipes could be skewing experiments, posing a challenge for cancer research.

18 March 2019

• Science & Technology

Exploiting the brain tumour environment to make better treatments

Brain tumours are heavily influenced by their surroundings so understanding the environment they’re in could reveal ways to destroy them. Brain tumours are heavily influenced by their surroundings so understanding the environment they’re in could reveal ways to destroy them.

12 July 2018

• Science & Technology

Tackling ‘undruggable’ genes in lung and pancreatic cancers is this researcher’s life

Two important cancer genes cooperate to make lung cancers more aggressive in mice, according to new research. Two important cancer genes cooperate to make lung cancers more aggressive in mice, according to new research.

30 November 2017

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

From cancer evolution to targeting faulty genetics – our new fellows

Find out the burning questions some of our researchers want to answer as they set up their own research teams for the first time. Find out the burning questions some of our researchers want to answer as they set up their own research teams for the first time.

31 October 2017

• Science & Technology

Cancer blood tests and learning from HIV – our latest Pioneer Awards

Drawing similarities between how the immune system reacts to lung cancer and HIV could uncover potential new drug targets. Drawing similarities between how the immune system reacts to lung cancer and HIV could uncover potential new drug targets.

29 September 2017

• Science & Technology

This could be the future of how doctors view cancer

Step inside a virtual world where our Grand Challenge scientists are hoping to redefine the way we look at cancer. Step inside a virtual world where our Grand Challenge scientists are hoping to redefine the way we look at cancer.

2 May 2017

• Science & Technology

Targeting cancer cell suicide: a TRAIL of two faces

New research by our scientists may have found a way to target a faulty cell suicide pathway in cancer. New research by our scientists may have found a way to target a faulty cell suicide pathway in cancer.

9 March 2017

• Science & Technology

The biology of cancer cell shape and why it’s important

Why is the shape of a cancer cell so important for predicting how the disease will behave? Our scientists may have an answer. Why is the shape of a cancer cell so important for predicting how the disease will behave? Our scientists may have an answer.

1 February 2017