Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences Using fundamental research and the power of genomics to develop better therapies in cancer and other complex diseases.
News Birmingham-led team of geneticists decodes the inner workings of the zebrafish genome An international team of geneticists has created a comprehensive database defining the functions and properties of all gene regulatory elements in the zebrafish genome throughout fish development
27 August 2019 Removing cancer's protective barrier could boost immunotherapy treatments University of Birmingham scientists may have found a way to pull down the protective wall that surrounds tumours, potentially re-exposing them to the killing power of the immune system and immunotherapy treatments.
07 August 2019 Birmingham collaboration awarded international MRC Newton Fund prostrate cancer grant An international team from the University of Birmingham and the University of Nottingham in the UK and the Kenya Medical Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, has been awarded £660,000 to study prostate cancer.
07 August 2019 Three Birmingham scientists awarded £4 million by Cancer Research UK Three researchers from the University of Birmingham have been awarded more than £4 million by Cancer Research UK for their work to investigate new personalised cancer treatments.
01 August 2019 Hidden chemistry in flowers shown to kill cancer cells Researchers at the University of Birmingham have shown that it's possible to produce a compound with anti-cancer properties directly from feverfew – a common flowering garden plant.
24 July 2019 Leading population geneticist is appointed Junior Group Leader The Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences recently appointed Dr Marc Haber as Junior Group Leader. He joins Birmingham from the Wellcome Sanger Institute bringing with him extensive experience in population genetics.
19 July 2019 Second Birmingham Symposium on Genome Structure and Function - 4th - 5th July 2019 Second Birmingham Symposium on Genome Structure and Function - 4th to 5th July 2019, Birmingham Centre for Genome Biology
15 July 2019 Cancer researchers discover important first step for personalised head and neck cancer treatment Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered an important first step in the pathway for developing personalised medicine for the treatment of head and neck cancer.
03 July 2019 Cancer research finds new ways BRCA1 gene functions Research led by the University of Birmingham has found important new ways that the BRCA1 gene functions, which could help expand our understanding of the development of ovarian and breast cancers.
01 July 2019 Birmingham researcher awarded Wellcome Investigator Award in Science Dr Aga Gambus, a Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, has been awarded a Wellcome Investigator Award to investigate the process of replication machinery disassembly.
27 June 2019 Global surgical guidelines drive cut in post-surgery deaths - study National Health Service (NHS) England reduced post-operative deaths by 37.2% following the introduction of globally recognised surgical guidelines.
27 June 2019 Birmingham cancer expert named as UK-India Top 100 influencer University of Birmingham women's cancer expert Professor Sudha Sundar has been named as one of the most influential people in UK-India relations.
05 June 2019 Birmingham Fellow awarded a BBSRC Responsive Mode grant Dr Marco Saponaro, Birmingham Fellow in the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, has been awarded a BBSRC Responsive Mode grant.