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...

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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

📰Landmark tumour mapping could boost targeted breast & ovarian cancer therapies @the-independent.com Researchers, incl. Prof David Wedge from @manchester.ac.uk @mcrcnews.bsky.social said findings indicate many more patients may benefit from precision therapies www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Landmark tumour mapping could boost targeted breast and ovarian cancer therapies

The researchers said the findings indicate many more patients may benefit from precision therapies

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Congratulations @gillianmackie.bsky.social and @frances-turrell.bsky.social 👏👇

Gillian Mackie@gillianmackie.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@frances-turrell.bsky.social and I have written a review! Ageing has profound impacts on many cell types and signalling pathways - how may this play a role in reawakening of dormant tumour cells and late recurrence in patients? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @mcrcnews.bsky.social

Congratulations @sankarinagarajan.bsky.social on your lab's first article published in Molecular Oncology: Subtype-specific enhancer RNAs define transcriptional regulators and prognosis in breast cancers febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @mcrcnews.bsky.social @mcf-uom.bsky.social

FEBS Press

This study employed machine learning methodologies to perform the subtype-specific classification of RNA-seq data sets, which are mapped on enhancers from TCGA-derived breast cancer patients. Their i...

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A new study reveals a drug approved for use in other conditions could be repurposed to prevent breast cancer in women before the menopause. In this short video, Non-Clinical PhD student Flor, breaks down the research findings: https://ow.ly/EXsx50Yl0Fe

Breakthrough In A Blink - Preventing Breast Cancer In Pre-Menopausal Women

A drug approved for use in other conditions could be repurposed to prevent breast cancer in women before the menopause.

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Brilliant two days at Prevent Breast Cancer Research Conference 2026 & great to have so many from MBC team on the program. We are proud of our partnership with @preventbc.bsky.social & excited about our breast cancer prevention research in the newly created PBC Research Unit @mcrcnews.bsky.social

🔬 February 11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪 Meet some of the inspirational scientists and researchers from the Manchester Breast Centre 👩‍🔬 @mcrcnews.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social #womeninscience #IDWGIS2026

Great news for MBC PI, Dr Hannah Harrison on World Cancer Day 2026 👏 Thanks to the Centre for Human Specific Research for this grant which will allow Hannah to further develop human specific models & reduce reliance on animal products in her breast cancer research 👩‍🔬 www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...

#transitionconsultancy #researchgrant #humanspecificresearch #breastcancerresearch | Centre for Human Specific Research

On World Cancer Day 2026, we’re delighted to announce that we have awarded Dr Hannah Harrison at the The University of Manchester a Transition Consultancy Grant Award for the human-specific research s...

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🚨Applications are closing soon for our MB-PhD scheme If you're a University of Manchester, Leeds or St Andrews medical student looking to combine your clinical training with a research PhD, check out our latest opportunities. 📅 Deadline: 9 March 🔗 https://ow.ly/GJQN50XU79k

A new research fellowship created in Sarah Harding’s name aims to stop breast cancer before it starts 💙 Funded by The Christie Charity, Dr Hannah Harrison has been appointed as the Sarah Harding Young Women’s Breast Cancer Fellow Read the full story 👇 www.christie.nhs.uk/the-christie...

New Research in Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding’s name aims to stop breast cancer before it starts

The second phase of a groundbreaking breast cancer study created in the name of Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding, has seen the appointment of a senior research fellow.

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I'm presenting some of my postdoc work, 'The ageing lung microenvironment in metastatic and dormant ER+ breast cancer' next week at the @britsocimm.bsky.social congress. Come along to part one of the 'Inflammation in cancer' session at 11am on Weds 3/12 if you're there! #BSI25 #ImmunoSky

A new study from Manchester Breast Centre shows ulipristal acetate – a drug used on the NHS – could prevent breast cancer in pre-menopausal women with high genetic risk. This could lead to non-invasive prevention strategies, offering hope to thousands. 🔗 www.mcrc.manchester.ac.uk/new-study-un...

New study uncovers potential way to prevent breast cancer in pre-menopausal women - Manchester Cancer Research Centre

A new study funded by Breast Cancer Now and supported by Prevent Breast Cancer, reveals a drug approved for use in other conditions could be repurposed to prevent breast cancer in women before the men...

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A MBC team has found that anti-progestin therapy could help prevent breast cancer before menopause. The anti-progestin drug blocks progesterone’s effects, lowering breast density & reducing cells that can turn into aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. Published in Nature doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Anti-progestin therapy targets hallmarks of breast cancer risk - Nature

Results of an early-phase breast cancer prevention trial demonstrate the potential for breast cancer prevention in premenopausal women with anti-progestin therapy by inducing epithelial–stromal remode...

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From everyone at the Manchester Breast Centre, we want to express our deepest condolences on the passing of Jo Taylor. Jo was truly remarkable and an inspiration to us all 💔

@metupuk.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It is with profound sadness we share that our beloved founder, Jo Taylor, has died. A fearless advocate and beacon of hope for those with Metastatic Breast Cancer - her legacy of courage, advocacy, and change will live on. 💗 #JoTaylor #METUPUK #LegacyOfChange #MBC