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A cancer patient in Birmingham has become the first person in Europe to sign up for a ground-breaking clinical trial for a new pancreatic cancer vaccine.Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer, and experts said that the launch of the European arm of the trial means that “hope is on the horizon”.Pancreatic Cancer UK said that the…

The human pursuit of body perfection and ideal aesthetics means we increasingly resort to cosmetic interventions to achieve our desired look.Some surveys suggest that the breast implant market is growing at 7% per year, despite women suing a breast implant manufacturer over alleged links with a rare cancer. Professor Suzanne Turner comments on this…

Black in Cancer has worked with Cancer Research UK (CRUK) to launch the Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship Programme, external to help develop the next generation of black scientists.  In his first year of the CRUK-funded scholarship programme, Randy Greaves said it allowed him to realise a life-long dream.After his aunt died from cancer, he c…

A new graphic novel shines a spotlight on the rich tapestry of backgrounds and career paths taken by immunology researchers at the Department of Pathology at the University of Cambridge. This diversity is a key strength of our scientific community.Written by Professor Adrian Liston and illustrated by Yulia Lapko, Becoming a Scientist: A Graphic Nov…

A 22-year-old MPhil student, Sam, was elected MP for North West Cambridgeshire. Labour’s Sam Carling is likely to be the "baby of the House" - the unofficial title given to the youngest member of the House of Commons - after narrowly winning North West Cambridgeshire.Sam is also an MPhil  Student in the Department of Pathology in Professor Anton En…

Professor Ashley Moffett has been awarded KI’s honorary doctorate for a lifetime of research and groundbreaking discoveries: “From NK cells to pre-eclampsia”. Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren hosted Ashley Moffett at one of the seminars at Karolinska Institutet. Ashley Moffett, Professor Emerita at the University of Cambridge, UK, was awarded KI’s honorary do…

Professor Tony Kouzarides, Professor of Cancer Biology, Senior Group Leader at the Gurdon Institute and Director and Co-Founder of the Milner Institute, has been awarded a Knighthood for his Healthcare Innovation and Delivery services.Professor Kouzarides said:“I am delighted to receive this honour, which reinforces the importance of translating ba…

Dr Joe Hutton, a rheumatologist and PhD student, has been awarded a prestigious Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) prize for his groundbreaking research on understanding the role of mononuclear phagocytes and what governs their homing to synovial tissue in psoriatic arthritis. His research is supervised by Dr Naomi McGovern (D…

The Little Princess Trust has awarded new funding for research on malignant germ cell tumours in teenagers and young adults.The funding for this rare, hard-to-treat cancer has been awarded to Paediatric Cancer Programme member Dr Cinzia Scarpini, based in the Murray/Coleman group at the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge.The project l…

Department of Pathology PhD Student Alberto Conti Wins Prestigious CSAR Prize for Groundbreaking Cancer Immunotherapy ResearchAlberto Conti, a PhD student in Prof Rahul Roychoudhuri's laboratory in the Division of Immunology, has been awarded a prestigious Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) prize for his groundbreaking researc…

Researchers have gained a deeper understanding of the complex cell division process of the malaria parasite in the recently concluded project PlasmoCycle.The PlasmoCycle project, funded by the European Research Council, explored the complex DNA dynamics behind this parasite's cell cycles in depth.“The Plasmodium cell cycle is fundamentally unusual,…

As viruses reproduce, they inadvertently introduce small changes—mutations—into their genetic code. Sometimes, these changes do nothing or are beneficial, but sometimes, where the mutation happens in a part of the genetic code critical for what the virus does, it stops the virus from functioning. We can study the patterns of mutations in viruses to…

European experts caring for young patients with a specific type of brain cancer have – for the first time – agreed and published freely available guidance outlining how best to treat them. The guidance looks at current treatments for patients with a rare type of tumour called Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumours – or CNS GCTs – which affect the…

Karolinska Institutet has decided to award honorary doctorates to Ashley Moffett, professor emerita at the University of Cambridge, UK, for her significant contributions to science and KI, respectively. The formal ceremony will occur at the conferment ceremony in Stockholm City Hall on 26 April.Professor Ashley Moffet is awarded KI’s honorary docto…