Cancer Research UK Cambridge institute
We are a world leading cancer research institute dedicated to improving patient lives through discover science.
Our research will transform our understanding of every stage of a tumour lifecycle. We believe that through understanding all aspects of the disease we can prevent, detect, and treat cancer so that everybody can lead longer, better lives.
We have built a truly collaborative culture, fostering connections between:
- scientists
- healthcare organisations
- industry
Our state-of-the-art facilities and flexible core funding ensure our staff and students can deliver bold research programmes to accelerate progress for everyone.
We are a department of the University of Cambridge and one of four Cancer Research UK institutes.
Our research groups and themes
- Dr Raza Ali, Systems cancer pathology
- Prof Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, Chemical biology
- Dr Giulia Biffi, Ecology of cancer
- Prof Sarah Bohndiek, Imaging oxygen and oxidative stress
- Prof James Brenton, Functional genomics of ovarian cancer
- Prof Jason Carroll, Nuclear receptor transcription
- Dr Pau Creixell, Cancer signalling and therapeutics
- Dr Madzia Crossley, RNA in genome stability and immunity
- Dr Maike de la Roche, Cancer immunology
- Prof Richard Gilbertson, Cellular and molecular origins of cancer
- Dr Tim Halim, Cancer and the immune system
- Prof Greg Hannon, Small RNA and mammalian genomics
- Prof Sir Steve Jackson, Maintenance of genome stability
- Dr Richard Mair, Metabolic phenotypes in cancer
- Prof Florian Markowetz, Computational oncology
- Prof Masashi Narita, Cellular senescence and tumour suppressors
- Prof Nitzan Rosenfeld, Liquid biopsies and cancer diagnostics
- Prof Doug Winton, Stem cell biology of the intestine
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Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
University of Cambridge
Li Ka Shing Centre
Robinson Way
Cambridge
CB2 0RE
Telephone: +44 (0)1223 769500
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