Great success for the CBTRC at the Cancer Research Nottingham Symposium 2018
October 15, 2018
It was very nearly a clean sweep for Beth Coyle’s group from the CBTRC at the recent Cancer Research Nottingham 2018 annual symposium. The symposium was held on the 19th September this year and showcased the latest advances in cancer research. The symposium provided a platform for researchers, clinicians and industry representatives from around the …
The Great CBTRC Bake Off
October 5, 2018
Twice a year the CBTRC hold a research day to allow researchers to showcase their current work with other members of the team. The CBTRC Autumn event took place in the Nottingham University main campus pharmacy building on the 18th October 2018. This year the themes of the day included Molecular Neuro-Oncology, Drug delivery, Brain …
5 tips to surviving your first academic conference
May 24, 2018
We asked Hannah Jackson, a first year PhD student at CBTRC who recently attended the International Society of Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV2018) conference in Barcelona, to share her advice on making the most of an academic conference. Conferences, whether you are a student or a supervisor, provide a change from the lab and an exciting opportunity …
Complexity and logistics of enrolling children onto clinical trials – a reflection on BBC2’s #Hospital Episode 2
May 4, 2018
In this blog, Richard Grundy, Professor of Paediatric Neuro-Oncology at the Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre, shares his insights into the importance and complexities of clinical trials involving children with brain tumours. Having recently taken part in the filming for the BBC2 programme, Hospital, which featured a patient, who was accepted onto the SIOP PNET5 …
