Congratulations to Dr Anthony Wilby for successfully defending his PhD Viva today 🍾 Thank you to: - supervisors: Hannah Harrison, Sacha Howell & Gillian Farnie - examiners: Sara Pensa & Paul Shore - funders: @preventbc.bsky.social and all the women who donated tissue to make this research possible.

Considering a PhD in cancer research? Join our free online taster session to explore CRUK MCRC Clinical, Non-Clinical and MB-PhD opportunities, hear from current students and get practical application advice. 📅 29 October, 12:00–13:00 Register: https://ow.ly/j3KI50ZWeS9

CRUK MCRC PhD Taster Session 2026-2027

Explore PhD opportunities at the CRUK Manchester Centre, meet current researchers and students, and take the next step towards your future i

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Joint @uom-dcs.bsky.social & MBC seminar next Monday with Dr Toni Celià-Terrassa from @researchmar.bsky.social, hosted by Dr Bruno Simões 📍 OCRB Lecture Theatre, M20 4GJ 📅 Monday 19th October ⏰ 2-3pm 💊 LCOR implications in breast cancer immunity and therapeutic opportunities celiaterrassalab.com

Could breast milk hold clues that help detect breast cancer earlier? Manchester researchers are recruiting breastfeeding women to the pioneering BRACELET-BM study, which is exploring whether breast milk could offer a new way to detect the disease during or after pregnancy: https://ow.ly/Y8CG50ZW0eF

Scientists study breast milk as an early detection tool for breast cancer - Manchester Cancer Research Centre

A pioneering new study taking place in Manchester is investigating whether breast milk could help detect breast cancer earlier than a blood test or a scan. The research, funded by The Christie Charity and led by scientists at The University of Manchester, aims to transform how doctors detect breast cancer that develops during or just after pregnancy, which is often discovered late when the cancer has already spread, leading to poorer survival rates.

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Thinking about a PhD in Cancer Sciences in Manchester? Explore our Clinical and Non-Clinical PhD projects currently open for applications: www.crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/study/resear...

Research Opportunities - Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre

Explore the range of postgraduate cancer research opportunities available in Manchester.

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MBC members have been going the extra mile for Prevent Breast Cancer @preventbc.bsky.social participating in fundraising challenges to raise awareness & funds for breast cancer prevention research. Well done Cliona, Hannah & Kath & thank you to everyone who took part, donated & supported the team.

Applications are now open for our 2027 entry @cancerresearchuk.org (CRUK)-funded PhD opportunities! 🧪 👩‍🔬 Interested in applying for a Clinical or Non-Clinical PhD? Explore our available projects: www.crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/study/resear... 📆 Deadline: Monday 23rd November 2026

Check your breasts. It could save your life. 📢 Anyone can get breast cancer, and 1 in 7 women in the UK will develop it in their lifetime. So get into the habit of checking yourself regularly. It's as simple as TLC. Touch your breasts Look for changes Check anything new or unusual with a GP

Congratulations to Martha Gutteridge for presenting a very successful poster at the International Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC) Symposium in San Francisco. Great to be here to share the latest discoveries, exchange ideas & build collaborations to move research into lobular breast cancer forward.

Celebrating 25 years of the Breast Biology Group🎉 Bringing together scientists & clinicians with a common goal of better basic & translational breast research. Lessons: it's commitment to the common good that makes team science work, but it takes time & perseverance for research to come to fruition.

Thousands of signatures. Thousands of emails. Thousands of people given the hope of more time. Thanks to you, people with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer in England will have access to Enhertu.

Delighted to host Jo & Morgan, the extraordinary patient & fundraising duo behind Our lobular breast cancer mission 🩷 today. Prof @robclarkelab.bsky.social, Katherine Spence & Martha Gutteridge gave them a lab tour & explained how their fundraising supports our research into lobular breast cancer.

🎉 Congratulations to Director of the MBC, Professor Sacha Howell, who was recently promoted to Clinical Chair at @manchester.ac.uk A hugely well-deserved recognition of his outstanding leadership, academic excellence and contribution to cancer research and patient care👏 @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

Superb seminar by Renée van Amerongen from University of Amsterdam today on “Resolving the role of WNT signaling in breast (cancer) biology”, hosted by @robclarkelab.bsky.social. Thank you for visiting us and sharing your research. @mcrcnews.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social

Congratulations Sacha Howell, Bruno Simões, @robclarkelab.bsky.social and the @preventbc.bsky.social Research Unit (PBC-RU) team for your nomination for a @fbmh-uom.bsky.social Hero Award for being at the forefront of breast cancer prevention & the Nature publication📰: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Teamscience in action: Find out what happened when Andrew Gilmore, Mike Sherratt and team were awarded three days of beamtime at the UK Diamond Light Source synchrotron to quantify breast X-ray absorption in 3D at micrometre resolution 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/the-un...

Update on MBC's partnership with the Lobular Moon Shot Project. It's been a busy year of research and collaboration to carry out more biological research into invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) leading to specific & effective treatments in the future. Find out more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Thrilled to see @drhharrison.bsky.social work with the Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal featured in The Christie Charity Impact Report for 2025/26. Thank you to everyone who supported this appeal. Read the impact report & watch the videos for details 👇 www.christie.nhs.uk/the-christie...

The Christie Charity Impact Report for 2025/26

Thanks to your generosity, we raised an incredible £23.8m this year. For every £1 donated, 83p went directly towards supporting patients, while the remaining 17p helped us raise the next pound.

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Job Alert: Research Assistant in AI-based Medical Image Analysis for the Early Detection of Cancer. One year position from September in the AI group with Prof Sue Astley - would suit a recent Master's graduate. Closing date 7th July. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Assistant in AI-based Medical Image Analysis for the Early Detection of Cancer:Oxford Road

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Congratulations to @saracabral24.bsky.social for winning the Early Career Researcher prize at the British Breast Group 2026 Meeting 👏Well deserved Sara! @mcrcnews.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social

Thank you @marleenkok.bsky.social for visiting from @nkinl.bsky.social giving a great talk on Tumor dynamics during breast cancer immunotherapy,co-hosted by @cruk-mi.bsky.social, Samra Turajlić & @mcr-breastcentre.bsky.social, @robclarkelab.bsky.social. @mcrcnews.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social

Thank you Lobular Moon Shot Project supporters, Jayne Brumpton & students from Rugby School for fundraising to support our lobular breast cancer research. It was great to meet & show you some of the work we are doing in @robclarkelab.bsky.social's lab at @mcrcnews.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social

Inspiring research engagement event with Make 2nds Count & Breast Mates support groups visiting @frances-turrell.bsky.social Tumour Microenvironment & Metastasis Group. We're grateful to @breastcancernow.bsky.social,Breast Cancer Voices,@mcrcnews.bsky.social & everyone who shared their experiences.

Congratulations to Prof Gareth Evans for receiving an MBE for services to Cancer Genetics in the King’s Birthday Honours. Prof Evans pioneered & implemented innovative NHS services for patients with inherited cancer predisposition syndromes, most notably breast, ovarian cancer & neurofibromatosis.

Congratulations to PhD student Erin Durston-Hillyer for winning best poster at the @manchester.ac.uk School of Medical Sciences(SMS) Research Showcase: “Collagen VI in Normal Breast Tissue Stiffness, Signalling and Proliferation”. MBC PI, Bruno Simões was also the keynote speaker at this event.

Thinking about an MB-PhD? Our summer placements give Manchester, Leeds and St Andrews MBChB students a unique insight into clinical academia. Spend a week in labs, meet researchers, and explore our MB-PhD studentships. 🎓🚀 Applications are now open: https://ow.ly/HqTS50YXwHX

Research Opportunities - Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre

Explore the range of postgraduate cancer research opportunities available in Manchester.

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A team of scientists from Manchester and London have decoded the full range of mutations that drive tumour growth, which could pave the way for a new era in precision medicine. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social #genemutation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Inspiring to see The Christie Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal feature on BBC Breakfast today! Kimberley Walsh & Dr Sacha Howell shared updates on the BCAN-RAY study, which assesses breast cancer risk in young women. 📺 Watch on iPlayer (from 08:17): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

BBC One - Breakfast

The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team

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@drhharrison.bsky.social & @robclarkelab.bsky.social lab members were thrilled to welcome Kimberley Walsh & Annette Illing to their lab @mcrcnews.bsky.social to talk about the research we're doing in Sarah's name, funded by The Christie Charity & Sarah Harding Appeal. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Late Girls Aloud Singer's Life-Saving Legacy

Former Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh meets the first woman to be successfully treated thanks to research funded by the Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal.

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Scientists from The University of Manchester & The Institute of Cancer Research have decoded the full range of mutations driving 16 different cancers. This 6-year study of 11k patients could help thousands more people access targeted treatments. 🔗 https://ow.ly/FQpO50YAIpL