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NU Cancer

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We have an impact upon oncology research and practice worldwide. But while it's us at the benches, we wouldn't be there without your help.

17/02/2026

🔬 We were delighted to host Professor Jonathan Higgins (Newcastle University), who delivered an insightful seminar on:

“Dicentric Chromosomes, Genome Instability, and Cancer.”

The session highlighted how chromosomal rearrangements contribute to genome instability and cancer development, alongside fascinating emerging research into mechanisms linked to chromothripsis and childhood leukaemia.

A big thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussion. Events like these continue to strengthen collaboration and innovation across our research community.

Looking forward to the next one in March!

05/02/2026

🎉 Celebrating success at the British Pharmacological Society Annual Meeting in Belfast 🎉

The Newcastle Cancer Centre Pharmacology Group had a fantastic showing at this year’s conference, with our students receiving well-deserved recognition for the quality and impact of their work:

🏆 Emma Barlow, was awarded both the Best Clinical Pharmacology Poster Prize and the Best Overall Poster Prize.

🎤 Daniel Whitaker received the Best Oral Presentation Prize in the Pharmacogenomics and Toxicology category.

It’s hugely rewarding to see our NUCancer researchers recognised on a national stage, and a testament to their dedication, rigour, and scientific excellence. Congratulations Emma and Daniel, very well deserved!

20/01/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Abdullah Malik! 🎉

We’re delighted to share that Dr Abdullah Malik has been awarded a £21,549 research grant from the British Association of Surgical Oncology and the Rosetrees Trust to investigate how radiation treatment works in primary liver cancer, with a particular focus on the immune microenvironment.

The competition was primarily aimed at established consultant researchers, with just five applicants invited to present their work at the BASO Annual Congress. Impressively, Abdullah was the only trainee invited to present and competed against consultant surgeons from across the UK.

A fantastic achievement and well-deserved recognition of his outstanding research. Congratulations, Abdullah! 👏

12/01/2026

Congratulations to Dr Hannah Stewart! 🎉

We’re proud to share that Hannah has been awarded funding through the Royal Society’s Early Career Research schemes, recognising exceptional early-career researchers tackling major scientific challenges facing society today.

A huge congratulations to Hannah on this well-deserved recognition. We’re excited to see what comes next.

🔗 You can find out more about the awards here:
https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/11/early-career-fellowships-2025/

02/12/2025

🌟 New Hope on the Horizon for Liver Cancer Patients 🌟

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the deadliest cancers worldwide, but the future is changing fast.

A new review from researchers within NUCancer and collaborators highlights how cutting-edge science is transforming curative treatments like surgery and transplantation. Instead of relying only on traditional staging, experts are now looking deeper into each tumor’s biology. This ranges from genetic information, immune signalling and even other biomarkers found in a simply obtained blood sample.

🔬 What does this mean for patients?
More personalized treatment plans, better ways to predict recurrence, and new therapies before and after surgery that may help stop cancer from coming back.

💡 The field is shifting toward precision oncology — giving more patients the chance at long-term survival.

This review effectively charts this evolving research landscape of liver cancer, and demonstrates the continued global commitment to improving care for everyone affected by the disease.🧡

10/11/2025

After a great showing in October, November's NUCancer seminar was all about the “diabolical duo”: Neutrophils and Platelets! 🩸

Specifically, we heard about how targeting their crosstalk could make liver cancer more responsive to immunotherapy.

Prof. Derek Mann and PhD student Erik Ramon Gil showed how disrupting CXCR2-driven neutrophil biology can re-wire the tumour microenvironment and that this has now moved all the way into clinical trials in advanced HCC.

Translational science with a direct route to the clinic and a very real chance to boost checkpoint therapy efficacy. 🧬✨

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us. Another brilliant turnout 🙌

07/11/2025

We’re celebrating some fantastic news today! 🎉

Dr Frederik van Delft and Dr Alistair Poll have been awarded a £353,000 Children with Cancer UK Research Grant (2026–2029) for their project:

“Targeting the evolutionary trap in drug-resistant T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia”

This international collaboration between Newcastle, Lyon & Paris will use CRISPR and single-cell sequencing in patient-derived T-ALL models to discover smarter drug combinations for children who relapse.

The aim?
To move the most promising options into early-phase clinical trials faster, speeding up the process of developing new treatments for children. 💛

A huge congratulations! 👏

21/10/2025

🎉 We’ve gone green! 🌱

The Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre at the Herschel Building has been awarded the Silver LEAF Award! 🥈

This achievement reflects the hard work, collaboration, and dedication of our team to improving sustainability every day.
The LEAF program helps labs and offices become more environmentally friendly, and this year we’ve made meaningful strides in reducing energy use, minimizing waste, and adopting greener practices.

A huge thank you to everyone who made this possible! 💚

14/10/2025

🎓 Thank you to everyone who came along to the first NU Cancer seminar!
It was fantastic to see such a strong turnout for Professor Christina Halsey’s inspiring talk on improving CNS leukaemia treatment and reducing neurotoxicity in children.

🧠 Her research aims to protect young brains while advancing cancer cures by understanding risk factors and developing smarter, safer therapies.

💜 We’re already looking forward to the next seminar and hope to see even more of you there!

10/10/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Sir John Burn and his team! 🎉

They’ve won the Cancer Research UK Horizons “Translational Project of the Year” Award 🏆 — recognising their groundbreaking MSI-Plus assay, a powerful tool that helps translate cutting-edge cancer research into real-world patient impact. 🧬

Pioneering innovation like this brings us one step closer to more precise and effective cancer care. 💙

30/09/2025

💙 Did you know? 1 in 8 UK men will develop prostate cancer — but the risk is *twice as high* for men of African ancestry. Yet, research in this area is still limited.

That’s why we’re so proud of Prof Craig Robson (NU Cancer), Dr Adriana Buskin (NU Cancer), Prof Heer (Imperial College London) and Prof Chimusa (Northumbria University), who have just been awarded £497,000 from Prostate Cancer UK to study gene mutations linked to prostate cancer in men of African ancestry and create new, representative disease models.

👏 Huge congratulations to the team for driving forward research that could make a real difference in tackling inequalities in men’s health!

04/09/2025

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