| Dear Voornaam,
Welcome to your weekly Cancer Research UK Research Update email.
The ESMO Congress took place in Paris over 9–13 September, with many researchers from the Cancer Research UK community participating. Our chief clinician, Professor Charles Swanton, presented the latest evidence from the TRACERx lung study that supports new thinking on how air pollution can cause non-small cell lung cancer in people who have never smoked. While smoking remains the biggest risk factor for lung cancer, the team has identified the mechanism by which exposure to particulate matter in the air promotes the growth of cells in the lungs carrying EGFR mutations.
Also this week, I’m pleased to introduce Cancer Research Horizon’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awards, which are now open for submissions. This is your chance to put yourself forward or nominate someone outstanding for innovation in oncology. Read on and apply by 28 October.
Kind regards
Iain
Iain Foulkes
Executive Director Research & Innovation
CEO Cancer Research Horizons
Cancer Research UK |
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September Funding & Research Opportunities |
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October Funding & Research Opportunities |
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CALLING ALL CANCER INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS We’re launching our first annual Cancer Research Horizons Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awards. The awards will recognise the best innovation and enterprising efforts in oncology and provides the perfect opportunity to showcase your innovative work. The awards ceremony, to be held at the Royal Society in London on 6 December, will include a black-tie gala dinner and promises to be an exciting night of networking and celebration.
Know a possible contender? Both self-nominations and nominating others are encouraged.
Applications are now open until 28 October. |
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 VENTURE BUILDER INCUBATOR EXTENDED UNTIL 22 SEPTEMBER Validate the commercial potential of your data-driven ideas with Cancer Research Horizons’ curated programme of interactive, online workshops and in-person events.
The programme is for UK-based PhD students and early-career researchers and requires just 3 hours a week of your time.
Apply by 22 September for a chance to secure a £2,000 grant, as well as 1-to-1 support, links to investors and access to the University of Edinburgh’s data expertise and wider entrepreneurial ecosystem, mentors and industry champions. |
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|  OUR NEW NARRATIVE CV FORMAT CVs are an important tool in assessing grant applications, but conventional formats can have a narrow focus and lack the opportunity for researchers to share the broader context of their career path.
We’re introducing narrative CVs across all of our funding schemes to allow applicants to demonstrate the wider impact of their contributions, skills and outputs. This change will make sure we attract promising talent from all backgrounds. |
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INTRODUCING THE BLACK IN CANCER CONFERENCE FUTURE LEADERS The Black in Cancer Conference is fast approaching and we’re thrilled to announce the latest additions to the programme.
Congratulations to our Future Leaders: Anna Ampaw (University of Toronto Mississauga), Kilan Ashad-Bishop (Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center), Michael Ranes (Institute of Cancer Research), Mike Oliphant (Harvard Medical School), Eric Gyan (University of Nottingham), Hudson Alakonya (University of Oxford), Jessica Pougoue Ketchemen (University of Saskatchewan) and Nneoma Adaku (Rockefeller University). Selected from over 60 abstracts, these 8 rising stars will give short talks on 11 October.
Don’t miss out and join us 10-11 October. |
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MEDICINE AT THE CRICK – ESCAPING THE ANTIBIOTIC APOCALYPSE How can we escape the so-called “antibiotic apocalypse”, where medicine is reverting to the pre-antibiotic era due to the global dissemination of multi-drug resistant bacteria? Dr Luiz Pedro Carvalho hosts a Medicine at the Crick symposium, covering a number of aspects of the rise in antibiotic resistance and ways to fight it. |
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 OPEN CALL FROM IN2RESEARCH Do you want to help young people and increase diversity in research? In2research is looking for volunteers to act as placement hosts and mentors for its 2022-23 programme, which aims to improve access to postgraduate research degrees for people from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
This year-long programme offers online skills workshops, mentoring, away days and an 8-week summer research placement. Help diversify the future of research and get involved now. |
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|  BLACK LEADERS IN CANCER INSIGHT SESSIONS Spread the word: we’ll be running insight sessions on 20 and 21 September for anyone interested in our new Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship Programme.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic chance to find out what life is like as a PhD student and hear from our Cambridge and City of London Centres about their PhD programmes, what they’re looking for in a PhD candidate and how to apply.
Black in Cancer and the Windsor Fellowship will be there to talk about what this new programme offers and share more details on how to apply. |
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| | | Cambridge, UK 20 September 2022 |
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| | | London, UK 10 October 2022 |
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| | | Amsterdam, Netherlands 14 October 2022 |
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| | | Portland, Oregon, USA 18 October 2022 |
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| | | Manchester, UK 15 November 2022 |
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| | | East Sussex, UK 04 December 2022 |
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