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
24 May 2019 Leading structural biologist appointed as new Professor in Structural Biology The Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences recently appointed Steve Smerdon as Professor of Structural Biology. He joins Birmingham from The Francis Crick Institute, London.
24 May 2019 Birmingham researcher awarded Wellcome Trust Investigator Award in Science Professor Ian Tomlinson, Director of the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Investigator Award in Science of £2 million for research into different types of IDH mutation.
15 May 2019 Cancer Research UK Birmingham Centre awarded £3.8 million to transform clinical academic training Significant funding of over £3.8 million has been awarded to the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Birmingham Centre, based at the University of Birmingham, to develop its clinical academic training programme.
13 May 2019 £1.3 million awarded by the MRC to find new treatments for leukaemia Scientists at the University of Birmingham and Newcastle University have teamed up to develop new ways of treating different classes of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) carrying specific gene mutations.
10 May 2019 Birmingham researcher selected to become a member of the Hamburg Scientific Advisory Board Dr Jo Parish, a Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, has been selected to become a member on the Hamburg Scientific Advisory Board at the Heinrich Pette Institute for medical virology.
17 April 2019 University academics named among the most eminent scientists and technologists in the UK and the Commonwealth Two of the University of Birmingham's leading scientists have been named amongst the most eminent scientists and technologists in the UK and the Commonwealth.
17 April 2019 Birmingham experts join Indian medics to counter surgical infection threat University of Birmingham experts joined medical professionals in India to set up an innovative research centre that will help to improve care for surgical patients.
19 March 2019 Research funding awarded to aid understanding of the environmental causes of cancer Dr Eva Petermann has been awarded a grant from the MRC to predict and detect negative effects of pollution to aid understanding of the environmental causes of cancer and cancer development in general.
01 March 2019 Funding awarded to advance treatment of skeletal disorders in children Professor Grant Stewart has received £246,993 from Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and Sparks to fund research into the advancement of treatment of skeletal disorders.
19 February 2019 Ovarian cancer: Why identifying new approaches and challenging current treatment strategies is crucial to improving survival rates Professor Sean Kehoe, Lawson Tait Professor of Gynaecological Cancer, writes on why identifying different approaches and challenging the accepted treatment strategies for patients with ovarian cancer is important.
13 February 2019 NIHR Clinician Scientist in Global Surgery Fellowship Awarded to Mr Aneel Bhangu Mr Aneel Bhangu has been awarded a prestigious NIHR Clinician Scientist in Global Surgery Fellowship which will support the development of major surgical research trials in low and middle income countries
04 February 2019 More die after surgery than from HIV, TB, and malaria combined, study finds New research carried out in collaboration with the University of Birmingham has found that giving young babies a general anaesthetic has no lasting impact on their brain development or behaviour.