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Institute of Genetics and Cancer

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Tag: cancer research

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – an interview with Dr Gerry Brien

“I can’t imagine what it’s like to have a child and be told they have an incurable brain tumour and there’s nothing that can be done about it.” It’s a stark message but it’s the motivation that led Dr Gerry Brien to work in the field of childhood cancer. He leads the Chromatin Biochemistry and […]

1st September 2024 0

Ovarian carcinosarcoma – an exceptionally aggressive form of ovarian cancer

By Dr Robb Hollis Ovarian cancer ‘Ovarian cancer’ is really an umbrella term for a collection of different cancers that we detect at or around the ovary. While we used to think these all represented the same disease, we now know  that there are multiple different types of ovarian cancer that each display unique clinical […]

12th July 2024 0

Professor Lesley Stark

A Year on: The online MSc in Cancer Biology and Precision Oncology

By Cherry Ferrier Communications Manager, Institute of Genetics and Cancer   I recently spoke with the Institute’s Director of Teaching and Learning, Professor Lesley Stark (above), to reflect upon the first year of a new part-time online MSc programme in cancer biology and precision oncology at the University of Edinburgh. Lesley’s passion for the programme […]

17th August 2023 0

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