Dr Amy Case, a clinical oncology speciality-training doctor based in Southwest Wales Cancer Centre in Swansea and a former Wales Cancer Research Centre (WCRC) funded Research Fellow, has won a Cardiff… Read More »Former WCRC funded Research Fellow Dr Amy Case wins Cardiff FRCR Research, Improvement and Innovation Award
An important UK-wide clinical trial utilising a cannabis-derived drug for the treatment of aggressive brain tumours has recently opened at Velindre Cancer Centre. Funded by The Brain Tumour Charity, the… Read More »WCRC researcher Dr. James Powell is recruiting patients for an innovative brain tumour treatment trial, ARISTOCRAT, at Velindre Cancer Centre
Dr Ellie Rad, the Partnership and Business Development Manager at the Cardiff Joint Research Office, has undertaken an assessment of immunophenotyping capabilities within the research teams at Cardiff University and… Read More »Immunophenotyping capabilities expertise: new webpage guides researchers to available resources
Alex Gibbs has been appointed as the core bioinformatician for the Wales Cancer Research Strategy (CReSt) at the Wales Cancer Research Centre (WCRC). Alex is an expert in cancer research with a focus… Read More »CReSt core bioinformatician appointed to support and up-skill cancer researchers in Wales
How can Wales develop a global reputation as a leader in cancer clinical trials? Professors Richard Adams and Steve Knapper share their thoughts on how this could be achieved. We… Read More »Cancer clinical trials within the Welsh context – where do we go next?
The Wales Cancer Research Centre (WCRC) is seeking expressions of interest for two part-time positions for a fixed term, to lead collaborative activity in Wales that drives progress on making cancer genomic data available for… Read More »Call for expressions of interest: Leadership positions in cancer genomic data for research in Wales
As cancer researchers across Wales prepare to submit funding proposals, a powerful call to action has been issued by the Wales Cancer Research Centre (WCRC) Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)… Read More »Cancer Researchers urged to embrace Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) using the Rapid Response Group to enhance funding success
Dr James Powell, neuro-oncology consultant at Velindre Cancer Centre, is the CReSt theme lead for radiotherapy. He shares his thoughts on the importance of a collaborative radiotherapy research landscape across… Read More »Building the future of radiotherapy research in Wales
Cardiff University’s Prof Duncan Baird and Dr Magda Meissner, theme leads for precision and mechanistic oncology, say CReSt is a real opportunity to put Wales on the map. When it… Read More »Personalised therapies for better patient outcomes
Immuno-oncology is one of the most exciting areas of modern cancer research. CReSt theme lead Prof. Awen Gallimore explains how Wales-based innovation could help to unlock the next generation of… Read More »Taking immunotherapy research from bench to bedside in Wales