The Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre Launch Celebration event will mark the launch of the new Centre following the successful renewal of research funding for a further five years by Cancer Research UK to be part of its new Centre Network.

During this showcase, the Centre Director, Prof. Robert Bristow will outline the future vision and direction for the Centre and our research theme leads will present the upcoming research areas being investigated in the Centre.

Agenda

10.00 – 10.25 (in person) Coffee and Tea will be available in the OCRB foyer

10.20 – 10.30 (Virtual) Zoom meeting will be open for virtual guests to join

10.30 – 10.45 Welcome and Introduction

Dr Claire Trinder, Centre Manager, Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre, Prof. Rob Bristow, Director, Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre, Roger Spencer, Chief Executive, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

10.45 – 10.55 Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre: Driving inclusive approaches through translational cancer research

Prof. Rob Bristow

10.55 – 11.02 Linking Chromatin architecture to endocrine resistance

Dr Sankari Nagarajan, Lecturer in Chromatin Biology, CRUK Career Establishment Award Holder

11.03 – 11.10 Cancer Biomarkers

Prof. Caroline Dive, Theme Lead, Cancer Biomarkers and Interim Director, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

11.11 – 11.18 Experimental Cancer Medicine

Presented by: Dr Matthew Krebs, Co-Theme Lead, Experimental Cancer Medicine, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Experimental Cancer Medicine

With support from Co-Theme Leads: Dr Natalie Cook, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology and Prof. Fiona Thistlethwaite, Director, Christie NIHR Clinical Research Facility

11.19 – 11.23 Cancer Research Project Management Network

Rebecca Elliott, Senior Programme Manager

11.23 - 11.27 Education

Rachel Chown, Education and Development Lead

11.27 - 11.34 Cancer Early Detection

Pre-recorded update from: Prof. Emma Crosbie Co-Theme Lead, Cancer Early Detection, NIHR Advanced Fellow of Gynaecological Oncology and Dr Phil Crosbie, Co-Theme Lead, Cancer Early Detection, Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine

11.34 - 11.41 Integrative Pathology

Presented by: Prof. David Wedge, Co-Theme Lead, Integrative Pathology, Professor of Cancer Genomics and Data Science, Prof. Fiona Blackhall, Co-Theme Lead, Integrative Pathology, Chair of Thoracic Oncology and Director, Research and Innovation at The Christie, and Ms Jane Rogan, Co-Theme Lead, Integrative Pathology, MCRC Biobank Lead

With support from the Co-Theme Lead: Dr Pedro Oliveira, Consultant in Histopathology

11.41 - 11.48 Radiotherapy BioAdaption

Presented by: Prof. Marcel van Herk, Co-Theme Lead, Radiotherapy BioAdaption, Chair in Radiotherapy Physics

With support from the Co-Theme Leads: Prof. Peter Hoskin, Chair and Honorary Consultant, Clinical Oncology and Prof. Ananya Choudhury, Chair and Honorary Consultant, Clinical Oncology

11.48 - 11.55 Exploiting cell cycle vulnerabilities to develop novel therapeutic strategies for ovarian cancer

Prof. Stephen Taylor, Leech Professor of Pharmacology and Head of the Division of Cancer Sciences

11.55 - 12.00 Business Engagement and Commercialisation

Dr Nathalie Dhomen, Innovation and Commercialisation Lead

12.00 - 12.07 Wrap Up, chair’s comments

Prof. Rob Bristow

12.07 (Virtual) End of the Launch showcase

12.07-13.00 (in person) Refreshments and Networking Served in the foyer of the OCRB

Tickets

A limited number of tickets are available to join us in person in the Oglesby Cancer Research Building, Withington, Manchester. Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the number of places available within the Lecture Theatre is currently being capped at below 50%.

The event will also be available via Zoom for anyone outside of Manchester or not able to join us in person on the day.

About the new Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre

Successfully renewed for a further five years as part of Cancer Research UK's new network of seven research centres across the UK, the Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre is a translational research centre that delivers world-leading research across five cross-cutting research themes. Our work covers five cross-cutting research themes:

Cancer Early Detection
Biomarker Sciences
Integrative Pathology
Radiotherapy Bioadaption
Experimental Cancer Medicine

Based in Withington, Manchester, the centre benefits from the strong links created with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, the largest single-site cancer hospital in Europe, the expertise and facilities within the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, a core funded research institute, and The University of Manchester.

Find out more about the Centre on our website.