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Professor Maeve Lowery Research Project

Professor Maeve Lowery

  Project title: Identification of coding and novel regulatory mutations in DNA Damage Response (DDR) pathway genes as personalised targets for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer Project aims:...

Professor John Callan Research Project

Professor John Callan

Project Title: Improving tumour oxygenation to enhance the combined sonodynamic and radiotherapy treatment of pancreatic cancer Project Aims: Oxygen levels in pancreatic tumours are very low and certain cancer treatments,...

Professor Alex Breeze Research Project

Professor Alex Breeze

  Project Title: Allosteric inhibitors of the Ras-activating exchange factor SOS Project Aims: The aim of this project is to develop new compounds to block a vicious cycle of signals...

Prof Laura Machesky Research Project

Professor Laura Machesky

...has also identified a number of chemical compounds that affect fascin1 and will join forces with drug discovery colleagues to test how these affect the migration, invasion and spread of...

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Dr Laura Woods

...linked routine data: full case-control study and economic evaluation Project Aims: Refine previous modelling tool using more patients and up-to-date information; assess real-life use and potential cost to the NHS....

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About the pancreas

...and tapers into a tail at the other end. Pancreatic cancer usually arises in the head of the pancreas (80%) and less commonly in the body (15%) and tail (5%)....

Dr Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic Research Project

Dr Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic

...still remains completely unknown. The aim of this study is to decipher its role in the pathobiology of pancreatic cancer and assess its validity as a diagnostic and/or prognostic tool....

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Dr Kevin Litchfield

Project title: Characterising immune surveillance and dysfunction in early stage pancreatic cancer Project aims: The human immune system is exceptionally sensitive and highly accurate in distinguishing between normal and abnormal...

Heather Lawson with her medals News

Heather takes on 50 at 50 in 2020

...and has over 20 more planned, including 24 hours on a treadmill, an abseil and a world record attempt on an indoor training bicycle. 2020 also includes two of her...

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Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund is the only national charity exclusively funding pancreatic cancer research across the UK. We rely on public donations for all of our income, so your contribution...