Barts Cancer Institute
Tuesday: 08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday: 08:00 - 18:00
Thursday: 08:00 - 18:00
Friday: 08:00 - 18:00
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About Barts Cancer Institute
Barts Cancer Institute (BCI), Queen Mary University of London, is a leading UK cancer research institute, and together with the Centre for Cancer Prevention (Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine) forms the CRUK Barts Centre.
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The Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) is one of the top five cancer research centres in the UK (RAE 2008 UK Government ranking), and is one of 13 Cancer Research UK Centres of Excellence.
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Reviews
Researchers from our Centre for Haemato-Oncology attended the 60th ASH Annual Meeting to showcase the blood cancer research being conducted at the BCI. Find out more about the work presented here https://bit.ly/2TIqaYq
Congratulations to all of our students who graduated this week at Queen Mary University of London Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Congratulations to Daniel Muliaditan, a student who studied the MSc Cancer & Molecular and Cellular Biology course here at the BCI, who was awarded a Drapers’ Company Postgraduate Prize for his exceptional academic achievements. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2ByO6G1
Prof Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke, our Deputy Institute Director, spoke at the Academy of Medical Sciences #AMSlive about her work on increasing the number of blood vessels in tumours to improve treatment. Watch the video to find out more about her work & motivation for becoming a cancer researcher
It was announced yesterday that the 100,000 Genomes Project, led by Genomics England in partnership with NHS England and involving Queen Mary University of London researchers, has reached its goal of sequencing 100,000 whole genomes from NHS patients. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/2zKahZI
Our lung cancer research spans from laboratory experiments to better understand the basic biology of lung cancer, to direct translation into clinical trials. Find out more about how we are tackling the deadliest cancer type this Lung Cancer Awareness Month https://bit.ly/2FZY3BM
This month is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. With the help of our supporters, including Pancreatic Cancer UK, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Research UK and The Medical Research Council, our researchers are working to better understand pancreatic cancer and identify new treatments to help patients. Find out more: https://bit.ly/2DUnuDk
'The neighbouring effect'- a new study from researchers at the BCI and the Francis Crick Institute reveals that centrosomal amplification,a particular change that occurs within some cancer cells, drives the invasion of neighbouring cancer cells. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2qWi3eq
Today is World Pancreatic Cancer Day. Researchers at the BCI focus on different areas of pancreatic cancer research, with the ultimate aim of identifying new treatments to help patients. Here are a few examples of what some of our researchers are working on
We are pleased to welcome two new Group Leaders and their teams to the BCI. Prof Victoria Sanz-Moreno will be joining our Centre for Cancer & Inflammation, and Prof Kamil R Kranc will be joining our Centre for Haemato-Oncology. Find out about their research here: https://bit.ly/2PeDplY
Today is the start of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Follow the link to find out about a killer cell immunotherapy that shows promise for the treatment of pancreatic cancer http://bit.ly/2EYWlAf Pancreatic Cancer UK
APPLY NOW: We are recruiting new faculty to join the Barts Cancer Research UK Centre. Positions include Professorial Appointments, Senior Lecturer & Readerships, and Early Career Researchers & Lecturers. Find out more here: https://go.nature.com/2ArAa1y
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Professor Louise Jones- Professor of Breast Pathology- tells us about the challenges in breast cancer research and her work that focuses on better understanding breast cancer progression and prevention
A combination therapy has been shown to extend survival in patients with triple-negative breast cancer, in research led by the BCI and St Bartholomew's Hospital. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2yT2KH4
This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Read more here about a phase 1 clinical trial in which immunotherapy has shown promise for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer http://bit.ly/2QZflQr
Did you see Professor John Gribben, Lead of our Centre for Haemato-Oncology, on the finale of the Great British Menu speaking about immunotherapy? If you missed it, catch up with the episode here https://bbc.in/2pSM4eD
The next Medicine, Monks & Murder Walking Tour will be taking place on 18th Oct from 2-4pm. Get your tickets here to find out about medical history and current cancer research at the BCI: http://bit.ly/2oWka0O
BCI researchers are lead members of an international team to be funded by an Accelerator Award (a partnership between CRUK, AIRC and FC AECC), which will bring together scientists from the UK, Spain and Italy in a bid to improve early detection & intervention of blood cancers. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2pHixo5
Blood Cancer Awareness Month takes place every September to raise awareness of the challenges faced by those living with blood cancer. Read more about the research taking place to develop new blood cancer therapies https://bit.ly/2zBXdGc Photo credit: Phospho
Today is World Cancer Research Day- a day dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of cancer research. Read more here about how scientific findings from the laboratory are translated into clinical trials to help cancer patients http://bit.ly/2MXPeXG
Thank you Dr. Peter Szlosarek for being so selfless.
Thank you Dr. Peter Szlosarek for being so selfless.
More about Barts Cancer Institute
Tuesday: 08:00 - 18:00
Wednesday: 08:00 - 18:00
Thursday: 08:00 - 18:00
Friday: 08:00 - 18:00
Saturday: -
Sunday: -