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New microbiome insights could help boost immunotherapy for a range of rare cancers
1 Mar 2024
A person’s microbiome can aid treatment for multiple different cancer types, allowing researchers to develop microbial tests or treatments to help support immunotherapy in the future.
World-renowned Cambridge scientists back call for urgent investment in research
22 Feb 2024
Professor Sir Stephen Jackson, Professor Richard Gilbertson, Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald and Professor Greg Hannon have joined forces with Cancer Research UK to call on philanthropists to help tackle the disease.
Professor Steven Jackson recieves Knighthood
19 Jun 2023
Many congratulations to Prof Sir Stephen Philip Jackson FRS, FMedSci, Senior Group Leader at Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, who has been awarded a knighthood in the King’s first Birthday Honours List.
Centre members elected to Academy of Medical Sciences 2023
18 May 2023
Congratulations to Charlotte Coles, Eric Miska and Serena Nik-Zainal who have been elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship.
Fellows of the Royal Society 2023
10 May 2023
Congratulations to two Centre members on being elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences and the oldest science academy in continuous existence.
Evolution of two contagious cancers affecting Tasmanian devils underlines unpredictability of disease threat
20 Apr 2023
Scientists have traced the family trees of two transmissible cancers that affect Tasmanian devils and have pinpointed mutations which may drive growth of deadly diseases.
DNA sequencing method lifts ‘veil’ from genome black box
23 Jan 2023
Many life-saving drugs directly interact with DNA to treat diseases such as cancer, but scientists have struggled to detect how and why they work – until now.
Modified protein provides new route for cancer immunotherapy
2 Dec 2022
An international team of researchers have modified a common protein produced by the immune system making it more tolerant of the acidic environment created by tumours – a potential breakthrough in developing more effective immunotherapy.
Royal Society Fellows 2022
9 May 2022
Congratulations to Centre Director Professor Richard Gilbertson on being elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Cambridge Festival 2022
2 Mar 2022
Bookings are now open for the Cambridge Festival which will take place from 30 March to 10 April, with hundreds of free events and activities for everyone.