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Read more at: Antonis Antoniou to direct new Cancer Data Driven Detection (CD3) Initiative
Professor Antonis Antoniou

Antonis Antoniou to direct new Cancer Data Driven Detection (CD3) Initiative

8 June 2023

Congratulations to Antonis Antoniou who has been appointed to lead the development of a proposal for the Cancer Data Driven Detection (CD3) Initiative. Cancer Data Driven Detection is a proposed new, national research initiative dedicated to using data to revolutionise our understanding of cancer risk and to allow early...


Read more at: Scientists uncover a population of senescent macrophages that promote lung cancer development which are conserved in normal and aged lungs
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Scientists uncover a population of senescent macrophages that promote lung cancer development which are conserved in normal and aged lungs

1 June 2023

In a paper published today in Cancer Cell, Early Cancer Institute Group Leader, Dr Daniel Muñoz Espín and a team of colleagues explain how their new mouse model may increase understanding of the role of senescent cells in lung cancer. This may lead to improved targeted treatments in the future. Clearance of senescent...


Read more at: Charles Massie, 1978-2023, obituary
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Charles Massie, 1978-2023, obituary

24 May 2023

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Charles Massie on May 5 th 2023, at the age of 45 after a long battle with cancer. Charlie passed away peacefully following a short stay in the Arthur Rank Hospice. Charles was born to Kenneth and Janis Massie in Dumbarton, to the west of Glasgow, with two older...


Read more at: Early Cancer Institute inaugural SAB meeting
Early Cancer Institute Scientific Advisory Board

Early Cancer Institute inaugural SAB meeting

24 May 2023

On 15 th May we were delighted to welcome the new Early Cancer Institute Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to the Institute for an inaugural meeting. The Board was appointed in 2022 to coincide with our launch as a new Institute at the University of Cambridge. Its role is to provide external and independent strategic advice...


Read more at: Cyted secures multi-million investment for early cancer tests
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Cyted secures multi-million investment for early cancer tests

22 May 2023

The Cambridge team behind Cytosponge – the 'sponge on a string' which identifies people at risk of oesophageal cancer – is expanding its work in the UK and beyond following a £13.4 million investment. More than 15,000 NHS patients have already benefited from the Cytosponge test in more than 80 primary and community care...


Read more at: International Nurses Day spotlight on ACED Research Nurse Graham Kibble
Graham Kibble

International Nurses Day spotlight on ACED Research Nurse Graham Kibble

18 May 2023

On International Nurses' Day, 12th May 2023, a spotlight article on Graham Kibble, Research Nurse in the ACED Clinic Cambridge, highlights their vital contribution and the importance of continued professional development in their career.


Read more at: Serena Nik Zainal elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences 2023
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Serena Nik Zainal elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences 2023

18 May 2023

Many congratulations to Professor Serena Nik Zainal who has been elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship.


Read more at: The role of ecDNA in the development of cancer

The role of ecDNA in the development of cancer

10 May 2023

In a recent paper published in Nature , the authors sought to understand the role of extrachromosomal DNA in the development of cancer - is ecDNA a later manifestation of genomic instability, or is it an early event in the transition from dysplasia to cancer? The researchers analysed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data from patients with oesophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) or Barrett’s oesophagus.


Read more at: Bringing science to life - Early Cancer Institute at Cambridge Festival 2023
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Bringing science to life - Early Cancer Institute at Cambridge Festival 2023

20 March 2023

On Saturday 18 th March there was a definite buzz in the air around the Cambridge Academy of Science and Technology as people flocked to take part in the first in-person Biomedical Campus Open Day since 2019, one of the wide range of events organised for the 2023 Cambridge Festival . The Early Cancer Institute joined...


Read more at: Dr Siddhartha Kar joins Early Cancer Institute
Siddhartha Kar

Dr Siddhartha Kar joins Early Cancer Institute

15 March 2023

Dr Siddhartha Kar joined the Early Cancer Institute as a Group Leader on 1st March 2023. His group will focus on understanding cancer risk, initiation, and development using integrative germline and somatic cancer genetic epidemiology.