Find out more about the National Biomarker Centre - located in the Paterson Building next to the Christie Hospital in #Manchester - on their website:
cruknbc.org
The CRUK National Biomarker Center - led by Prof Caroline Dive - aims to enhance clinical trials of new anticancer drugs through translational research.
This project sits within an important programme of industry sponsored research providing wider engagement opportunities
Click below to apply ๐
Photograph shows researchers working in the National Biomarker Centre labs
Our partners in the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre are recruiting a Scientific Officer to their Translational Immunology group
Starting Salary: ยฃ25,000 - ยฃ30,000 pa (dependent upon experience)
Closing Date: 15th March
Duration: 2 years fixed
apps.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/recruitment/...
Photograph of Alice Sherrard Text says "A very warm welcome to Dr Alice Sherrard New Group Leader Chromatin Regulation in Cancer" Background shows an electron microscope tomograph with gold labelling
We are delighted to announce that Alice Sherrard will be joining the Institute as a Group Leader in October!
Alice is an outstanding researcher with expertise in #chromatin topology & #ElectronMicroscopy, combing these with genetic models in her new research group - Chromatin Regulation in Cancer
We have three exciting opportunities for you to join us for a fully-funded 4-year #PhD project here in #Manchester starting in October 2026
Find full details of all the projects on our website: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/phd-student-...
Applications close 3rd April 2026
A tomograph from an electron microscope with nanogold labelling Image from Dr Alice Sherrard
Alice will also have an affiliation @manchester.ac.uk within @fbmh-uom.bsky.social, as the new techniques Alice brings to Manchester open up many avenues for cross-disciplinary work, and for advancing the techniques available in the University of Manchesterโs Electron Microscopy Core Facility
Her research will combine cutting-edge light & electron microscopy, genome editing & genomics in embryonic and #cancer models to address fundamental questions in #chromatin biology & her interest in how #TumourMicroenvironment signals impact chromatin regulation open up collaborative opportunities
Alice further developed dual-tilt chromatin electron tomography (2T-ChromEMT), allowing multiscale visualisation of chromatin architecture - used to identify cell type-specific chromatin signatures that she has begun to mechanistically link to epigenetic and mechanical pathways
More on @orcid.org ๐
Fluorescent image from the website of the Giraldez Lab, Yale University
Alice is joining us from her postdoc at Yale U with Antonio Giraldez where she developed novel #cryoEM and #nanogold labelling techniques to study chromatin structure in cells at the scale of individual #histone proteins, building on her PhD at @bristoluni.bsky.social
www.giraldezlab.org
Photograph of Alice Sherrard Text says "A very warm welcome to Dr Alice Sherrard New Group Leader Chromatin Regulation in Cancer" Background shows an electron microscope tomograph with gold labelling
We are delighted to announce that Alice Sherrard will be joining the Institute as a Group Leader in October!
Alice is an outstanding researcher with expertise in #chromatin topology & #ElectronMicroscopy, combing these with genetic models in her new research group - Chromatin Regulation in Cancer
British Society for Immunology MIG seminar, Dr William Hill, CRUK Manchester Institute: "Signals and Mechanisms of Lung Cancer Promotion by Air Pollutantsโ Thursday 19th February 12 pm Michael Smith Lecture Theatre Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation
This week, we're joined by @drwilliamhill.bsky.social from @cruk-mi.bsky.social for the next in our @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar series:
"Signals and Mechanisms of Lung Cancer Promotion by Air Pollutantsโ
๐ Thursday 19th Feb
๐ 12:00 PM
๐ Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
Professor Ludwig Dubois joins the MCRC &
@manchester.ac.uk @fbmh-uom.bsky.social as Chair in Experimental & Translational Radiobiology.
Heโll spearhead research into proton beam therapy & FLASH treatments to improve patient outcomes.
Read more: www.mcrc.manchester.ac.uk/professor-lu...
Graphic with 'One Cancer Voice' logo reading "Together, we're pleased to see the National Cancer Plan for England reflects the six tests we laid out in August. We look forward to working with the government on delivering their ambitious commitments for people affected by cancer."
Last week the Government published its National Cancer Plan for England.
In 2025 #OneCancerVoice came together to outline six essential tests it needed to meet. We welcome the new plan and are committed to working together to ensure it delivers for people affected by cancer.
Great post from researchers across @mcrcnews.bsky.social sharing their advice for women & girls looking to work in #STEM - where #EveryVoiceInScience matters as we seek to do meaningful, impactful research to benefit people around the world ๐
๐ฌ February 11 โ International Day of Women and Girls in Science ๐งช
Meet some of the inspirational scientists and researchers from the Manchester Breast Centre ๐ฉโ๐ฌ
@mcrcnews.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social
#womeninscience #IDWGIS2026
Every day is #WorldCancerDay for patient, but Iโm proud to work with researchers at @mac4me.bsky.social to center patient voices and build cancer care that reflects our unique needs.
@graspcancer.bsky.social
#WorldCancerDay #UnitedByUnique
Thank you to @crick.ac.uk for sharing this fantastic presentation from our Institute Director Prof Samra Turajliฤ ( @turajliclab.bsky.social ) about the immense benefit that #Immunotherapy is bringing to #Cancer patients & the amazing potential to spread those benefits even wider with new trials
Graphic advertising the Loose Change Buskers, who will be visiting on the 4th February from 11am, and fundraising for Cancer Research UK
Looking forward to hosting the #LooseChangeBuskers when they visit us in #Withington on 4th February - World Cancer Day
Since 2007 they've raised over ยฃ800,000 for @cancerresearchuk.org - incredible work from a dedicated group of volunteers
www.cancerresearchuk.org/get-involved...
#WCD2026
Graphic advertising the Loose Change Buskers, who will be visiting on the 4th February from 11am, and fundraising for Cancer Research UK
Looking forward to hosting the #LooseChangeBuskers when they visit us in #Withington on 4th February - World Cancer Day
Since 2007 they've raised over ยฃ800,000 for @cancerresearchuk.org - incredible work from a dedicated group of volunteers
www.cancerresearchuk.org/get-involved...
#WCD2026
Incredible work demonstrating a functional role for malignant cell states in preclinical lung cancer models
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Photographs for Prof Ivison presenting his seminar on "From Manchester for the World" including a quote from Aristotle "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit" - and discussing more about the strategy with our panel
We were delighted to host Prof Duncan Ivison, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of @manchester.ac.uk for the inaugural seminar in our new โScience and Societyโ series, where he unpacked the philosophy behind the Manchester 2035 strategy - www.manchester.ac.uk/about/manche...
We have another opportunity for an experienced Scientific Officer to join us, working within the Transgenic Breeding of our Biological Resources Unit (BRU) here at @cruk-mi.bsky.social
Find all the details and apply by visiting our website:
www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/mi-26...
This is very exciting news! We're just tagging the main @cancerresearchuk.org account so that they can see your message (as @cruk-mi.bsky.social is the tag for the CRUK-funded Institute here in Manchester)
We are delighted to announce that @mitosrus.bsky.social from @cruk-si.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk has been awarded the 2026 Hooke Medal
You can read about Stephen's work on mitochondria, cell death and cancer here:
bscb.org/hooke-medal-...
The Biological Resources Unit provides technical support for a wide range of in vivo Oncology models in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. We also deliver training and offer practical welfare advice to Personal Licence holders.
www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/facility/ani...
The aim of this post is to provide day-to-day care and welfare monitoring for the mice housed in our state-of-the-art Experimental Facility and to work alongside our research groups to support their #CancerResearch work
www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/research/
We are looking for an experienced Scientific Officer to work within the Experimental Team of our Biological Resources Unit (BRU) @cruk-mi.bsky.social
Find all the details of the position plus links to our online #Recruitment portal, on our website: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/mi-25...
Thank you for your support, @javierutges.bsky.social !
We just wanted to tag the main @cancerresearchuk.org handle so they can see the effort you're putting in (our handle - @cruk-mi.bsky.social - refers to the #CRUK core funded Institute in #Manchester)
Good luck for finishing your challenge
Advert for the Science and Society seminar series includes a portrait photograph of Duncan Ivison, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester Date is Tuesday 20th January 2pm in the Oglesby Lecture Theatre
We're very excited to be hosting President of @manchester.ac.uk Prof Duncan Ivison next week for the first of our new "Science and Society" seminar series
We look forward to finding out more about where #CancerResearch fits in the new #Manchester2035 strategy
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/manche...
My main PhD paper is finally out! ๐
After ~5 years, itโs published today in ๐๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ.
@natimmunol.nature.com
It all started with an unexpected observation ๐:
๐ Mice lacking the dendritic cell receptor DNGR-1 developed tumours earlier โฉ and more frequently ๐ than wild-type mice.
1/11 ๐งต
