Research projects

Ricky Johnstone Headshot

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General cancer research

Can we prevent cancer cells from surviving and growing?

By furthering our knowledge about the thousands of genes that are contained in each cancer cell, this project aims to find brand new combinations of cancer drugs. 

Researcher: Professor Ricky Johnstone

Flipping the molecular master switches that drive cancer
Peter Eichhorn and his Team

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Breast cancer

Why do breast cancer treatments work on some patients but not others?

This project could uncover new ways to help predict who would benefit from an existing breast cancer treatment, and improve its effectiveness for more patients.  

Researcher: Professor Pieter Eichhorn

Improving the effectiveness of a breast cancer treatment for more patients
Bruno Amati Team Shot

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Lymphoma

How do aggressive lymphomas grow and can we stop them?

Lymphomas can sometimes come back even after successful treatment so this project is exploring a possible new way to target this disease and improve patient outcomes. 

Researcher: Professor Bruno Amati

Seeking a possible new target for lymphoma treatment
Adrian Bracken Team Shot

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Lymphoma

Can we stop treatment resistance in non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients?

This project hopes to lead to a way to stop cancer cells from becoming resistant to a type of targeted treatment, so that the therapy works for more people.

Researcher: Professor Adrian Bracken

Maximising the effectiveness of a targeted therapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Mireille Lahoud Headshot

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Multiple cancers

Can we make our immune systems better at stopping cancer?

This project aims to progress the development of powerful new immunotherapy treatments by uncovering vital new information about how our immune system works. 

Researcher: Dr Mireille Lahoud

Boosting the ability of our immune system to better detect and more effectively destroy cancer
João Barata and Team

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Leukaemia

What is the difference between leukaemia cells and healthy cells?

Children with leukaemia are often treated with chemotherapy which has distressing and harsh side so this project hopes to discover better, gentler treatments.

Researcher: Dr João Barata

Spot the difference: revealing differences between leukaemia cells and healthy cells
Eric Conway and Team in the lab

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Ovarian cancer

How can we find new targets for potential ovarian cancer treatments?

Researchers hope to find much needed new ways to treat ovarian cancer by better understanding the biology of how this common cancer develops.

Researcher: Dr Eric Conway

Discovering new targets to treat ovarian cancer
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Lung cancer

How do cancer cells modify white blood cells to help tumours grow?

Researchers want to help immunotherapy work for more cancer patients by understanding how cancers hijack our immune system and preventing this happening 

Researcher: Dr Andrés Hidalgo

Understanding how cancer cells modify white blood cells to help tumours grow
Peter Friedl Headshot

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Melanoma

Do cancer cells work collectively to survive, spread and resist treatment?

This project hopes to find new ways to stop cancer spreading and stop it resisting treatments by understanding better how cancer cells collaborate.

Researcher: Professor Peter Friedl

Do cancer cells work “collectively” to survive?