Learn about Dr Stephen Robinson PhD on brain tumours, supported by the Sussex Cancer Fund.

Dr Simon Mitchell has secured a three-year UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship Renewal Award. His research combines computer modelling and lab experiments to personalise cancer treatment. During their Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF), Dr Mitchell’s team previously predicted which lymphoma patients might not respond to standard therapies. This new funding will test the approach in other cancers.

University of Sussex researchers have been awarded funding from an international charity to research how certain genetic mutations worsen survival rates in the disease, acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). 

Funding from Worldwide Cancer Research will support research into previously unexplored avenues of Wilms tumor-1 (WT1) gene mutations, frequently found in AML. This latest research has the potential to develop new targeted therapies for patients, which are less toxic and more precise than current chemotherapies. 

We’re pleased to invite you to the kick-off of the SCRC Computational Cancer Research themed meetings. These meetings are open to all, including those applying computational techniques to cancer research and those interested in forming collaborations that may benefit from computational techniques.

The next meeting will be held on Thursday 10^th of April, from 14:00 to 16:00, at the JMS Building, room 4D13. There will be two talks from members of our computational cancer research labs sharing their projects.

People with lived experience of cancer spend many hours in hospital waiting rooms, often experiencing anxiety and stress. Sussex Cancer Fund are sponsoring the project ‘Words from the Waiting Room’, which will offer a space for patients and/or friends and family of patients who have spent time in the oncology waiting room to explore their experiences creatively.

In a free two-hour workshop, Deborah and Karina will use writing prompts to help participants explore their own stories, with opportunities to use collaged words for those who feel inhibited by writing.

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Discover how Sussex researchers are tackling the 'guardian of the genome' to fight cancer. Learn about this groundbreaking work supported by @WorldwideCancer

Dr Rhys Morgan has been awarded a 3 year project grant by Worldwide Cancer Research to tackle Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). The project focuses on post-transcriptional networks in WT1-mutated AML, and kicks off in April 2025. Congratulations Rhys and keep an eye on his social media for project updates as the project progresses!

Dr Ethan Morgan, Lecturer in Biochemistry and Biomedicine, has been honoured with the prestigious 2024 IPVS Early Career Recognition Award by the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS). This honour celebrates exceptional contributions to the field of papillomavirus research. Dr Morgan’s works explore how HPV contributes to cellular changes that drive cancer progression and suggest potential pathways for therapeutic intervention in HPV-associated cancers.

Applications close on 31st November 2024.

The Sussex Cancer Research Centre is offering an exciting funding opportunity for creative projects that build meaningful connections between people with lived experience of cancer and the cutting-edge cancer research happening at SCRC.

The SCRC Creative Engagement Award provides up to £1000 for innovative projects using art and creative approaches to engage the local community with cancer research. This award is open to all creative forms, and applicants do not need to be affiliated with universities or hospitals.