News
The latest science and news from the Institute.
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Sir Shankar Balasubramanian elected Fellow of the AACR Academy
10th March 2025
Sir Shankar has been recognised for his pioneering research in nucleic acid chemistry and his key role in the development of next-generation sequencing technology.
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Richard Mair joins Institute as an Independent Clinical Fellow
10th February 2025
Richard will build a research group at the Institute to focus on IDH mutant astrocytoma, , a common type of brain tumour that accounts for 9% of brain tumour diagnoses.
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Imaging technique allows rapid assessment of ovarian cancer subtypes and their response to treatment
6th December 2024
An MRI-based imaging technique developed at the Institute predicts the response of ovarian cancer tumours to treatment, and rapidly reveals how well treatment is working, in patient-derived cell models.
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Isabel Esain Garcia awarded PhD Thesis Prize
3rd December 2024
The Prize is awarded annually to a student who has undertaken an outstanding research project to the highest standards during the course of their PhD study at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute.
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World first trial to revolutionise treatment of brain cancerÂ
23rd October 2024
A pioneering research study will trial multiple new treatments for people in the UK living with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.Â
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Institute receives unprecedented £173M commitment from CRUK
15th October 2024
Cancer Research UK has announced a £173 million investment in the Cambridge Institute - the largest single grant ever awarded by the charity outside of London. Â
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Madzia Crossley appointed as Junior Group Leader
1st October 2024
Dr Magdalena (Madzia) Crossley will be joining the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute as a Junior Group Leader starting in early 2025.
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Cambridge children’s cancer scientists to share £3M boost
30th September 2024
Cambridge researchers are set to receive a major cash injection from Cancer Research UK to help develop the next generation of treatments for children with brain tumours.
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Scientists awarded £5m to advance groundbreaking tumour mapping technology
13th September 2024
The IMAXT team have been awarded £5.2 million to establish the Spatial Profiling and Annotation Centre of Excellence (SPACE) to open up access to their groundbreaking cancer mapping technology to the research field.
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