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Dr Jason Bruce Research Project

Dr Jason Bruce

...that help them survive and grow. This source of energy is specifically used to pump calcium out of the cell – a crucial function, as high levels of calcium are...

Professor Yaohe Wang Research Project

Dr Yaohe Wang

Project Title: Development of a novel prime-boost vaccination regime for treatment of pancreatic cancer Project Aims: Building on his previous PCRF-funded project, which modified common viruses to specifically infect and...

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:...

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Dr Jun Ishihara

Project title: Personalised interleukin-12 therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma without toxicity through protease-sensitive masking and tumour targeting Project aims: Immunotherapies which harness the body’s natural defences to fight cancer do not...

Angus Cameron Research Project

Dr Angus Cameron

Project Title: Targeting pancreatic stellate cell activation to direct new therapeutic strategies for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Project Aims: Pancreatic tumours often have a thick coat of fibrous scar tissue which...

Research Project

Professor Len Seymour

Professor Seymour’s project aims to develop a virus that will specifically infect and break down pancreatic cancer cells and activate the immune system to help kill the cancer. Immunotherapy has...

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,...

Phil Hunt and band perform at the ROck the Pav concert News

RockThePav gig raises the roof for PCRF

...treasure.” Andy added: “It was an overwhelming afternoon. The whole show was brilliant and it was such a happy, friendly and supportive crowd who were so generous and really raised...

Dr Richard Clarkson Research Project

Dr Richard Clarkson

...from working ‘releases the brakes’ on the anti-tumour process. He now wants to see if this works in mice with pancreatic tumours and will test new ways to block c-FLIP....