Seminars


2007-06-13 09:30: A tool of developmental biology for understanding tumorigenesis (Shin-ichi Ohnuma, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, Dept of Oncology.)

2007-06-27 09:30: Chromatin modifying enzymes and their involvement in cancer (Luke Hughes-Davies, Department of Oncology)

2007-07-04 09:30: Introduction to chemotherapy: role of Kaplan Meier curves in clinical cancer research (Luke Hughes-Davies, Department of Oncology)

2008-01-31 09:30: Ubiquitin / proteasome mediated protein degradation (Laura Itzhaki, MRC Cancer Cell Unit, MRC-Hutchison Research Centre)

2008-11-06 09:30: Mechanisms of DNA replication (Nick Robinson, MRC Cancer Cell Unit, Hutchison/MRC Centre)

2008-12-03 09:30: Tumour suppressors 1 and 2 (Ashok Venkitaraman & Dave Tuveson; Hutchison/MRC Research Centre & Cambridge Research Institute)

2009-02-26 09:30: Genetic association studies to find common disease susceptibility alleles (Alison Dunning, Strangeways Research Laboratories)

2009-03-12 09:30: Intestinal cancer models and stem cell biology (Doug Winton, CRUK Cambridge Research Institute)

2009-04-23 09:30: Stem cells and cancer (epithelial cancers) (Fiona Watt, CRUK Cambridge Research Institute)

2009-05-07 09:30: Assessing responses to cancer therapy using molecular imaging magnetic resonance methods (Kevin Brindle and John Griffiths, CRUK Cambridge Research Institute)

2009-05-14 09:30: Inherited susceptibility to cancer (Bruce Ponder, CRUK Cambridge Research Institute)

2009-07-02 09:30: Prospective translational research in clinical trials (Helena Earl, Department of Oncology)

2009-11-26 09:30: Cell Signalling (Ermanno Gherardi, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)

2010-02-11 09:30: Why computational biology is useful in the cancer world (Simon Tavaré, CRUK Cambridge Research Institute)

2010-04-22 09:30: Stem cell fate (Phil Jones, MRC Cancer Cell Unit, Hutchison-MRC Research centre)

2010-04-29 09:30: Radiotherapy in the management of cancer (Neil Burnet, Department of Oncology and Addenbrooke's Hospital)

2010-05-20 09:30: Talk Cancelled (Guillermo de la Cueva Mendez, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre Cancer Cell Unit.)

2010-06-10 09:30: New approaches to the clinical management of cervical cancer (Nick Coleman, MRC Cancer Cell Unit, Hutchison-MRC Research Centre)

2010-11-18 09:30: Oncogenes and Tumour Suppressors 1 & 2 (Ashok Venkitaraman & Dave Tuveson; Hutchison/MRC Research Centre & Cambridge Research Institute)

2010-11-25 09:30: Tumour suppressors mechanisms and cellular senescence (Masashi Narita, CRUK Cambridge Research Institute)

2011-01-20 09:30: Systems approaches to understanding transcriptional regulation (Duncan Odom, CRUK Cambridge Research Institute)

2011-01-27 09:30: Control of DNA Replication (Ron Laskey, MRC Cancer Cell Unit, MRC-Hutchison Research Centre)

2011-04-14 09:30: Signal transduction and membrane trafficking (Ian Mills, CRUK Cambridge Research Institute)

2011-05-26 09:30: Genomic Imprinting and Cancer (Adele Murrell, CRUK Cancer Research Institute)

2011-11-10 09:30: Barrett's oesophagus as a model for early cancer detection/treatment (Rebecca Fitzgerald, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre)

2011-12-01 09:30: Cancer Therapeutics (Duncan Jodrell, Cambridge Research Institute and Department of Oncology)

2012-02-02 09:30: MRI and MRS in cancer research and cancer treatment (John Griffiths, Cambridge Research Institute)

2012-02-16 09:30: Imaging tumour responses to treatment (Kevin Brindle, Dept. Biochemistry and Cambridge Research Institute)

2012-02-23 09:30: Functional breast cancer genomics: from basic biology to clinical application (Carlos Caldas, CRI)

2012-03-15 09:30: Clinical lectures on prostate, bladder, renal and testis cancer (David Neal, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute)

2012-11-29 09:30: **Talk postponed** Introduction to statistics (Sarah Vowler, CRI)

2012-12-13 09:30: Microtubules: boring polymers or the Achilles heel of cancer? (Fanni Gergely, CRUK Cambridge Research Institute)

2013-01-17 09:30: Estrogen receptor and its role in transcription and breast cancer (Jason Carroll, CRI)

2013-01-24 09:30: Stem cells and cancer (John Stingl, Cambridge Research Institute)

2013-01-31 09:30: Proteinases and Cancer (Gill Murphy, CRUK Cambridge Research Institute)

2013-03-07 09:45: Epigenetic cancer conspirators: DNA methylation, non-coding RNA and chromatin loops (Adele Murrell, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2013-03-21 09:30: Computational biology (Florian Markowetz, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute)

2013-10-17 09:30: Development (Anna Philpott, Department of Oncology)

2013-11-14 09:30: Introduction to cancer in Cambridge (BP) followed by Cell cycle and checkpoints (AP) (Bruce Ponder and Anna Philpott, Department of Oncology)

2013-11-21 09:30: Stem cells and cancer (Phil Jones, MRC Cancer Unit)

2013-12-05 09:30: Tumour metabolism (Christian Frezza, MRC Cancer Unit)

2013-12-12 09:30: Metastasis (Gill Murphy, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2014-02-06 09:30: Circulating DNA and diagnostics (Nitzan Rosenfeld, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2014-02-12 09:30: Transcriptional regulation and techniques (Duncan Odom, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2014-02-27 09:30: Computational biology (Florian Markowetz, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2014-03-06 09:30: Solid vs. non-solid tumours (Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology)

2014-03-13 09:30: Genomic technologies (Jason Carroll, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2014-03-20 09:30: In vivo models (Suzanne Turner, Department of Pathology)

2014-04-03 09:30: **Postponed to 19 June** Epidemiology (Paul Pharoah, Department of Public Health and Primary Care)

2014-04-10 09:30: **Postponed to 22 May** Drug discovery (Grahame McKenzie, MRC Cancer Unit)

2014-05-01 09:30: Signal transduction  (Ian Mills, Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway)

2014-05-08 09:30: Therapeutics and clinical trials (Duncan Jodrell, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2014-05-22 09:30: Drug discovery (Grahame McKenzie, MRC Cancer Unit)

2014-05-29 09:30: Metabolism, oxygen and cancer (John Griffiths, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2014-06-05 09:30: Radiotherapy (Neil Burnet, Department of Oncology)

2014-06-12 09:30: MRI and MRS in cancer research and treatment (John Griffiths, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2014-06-19 09:30: Epidemiology (Paul Pharoah, Department of Public Health and Primary Care)

2014-06-26 09:30: Epigenetics and microRNA (Eric Miska, Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute)

2014-10-16 09:30: Tumour natural history, structure and nomenclature (lecture/demonstration) (Paul Edwards,  Department of Pathology)

2014-10-30 09:30: Overview of cancer theoretical framework (Paul Edwards,  Department of Pathology)

2014-11-13 09:30: Genetic instability - observation and concepts (Paul Edwards, Department of Pathology)

2014-11-20 09:30: Development and the cell cycle (Anna Philpott, Department of Oncology, MRC-Hutchison Research Centre)

2014-11-27 09:30: Transcription (Jason Carroll, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2014-12-04 09:30: Oncogenes and tumour suppressors (signalling and pathways) (Masashi Narita, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2014-12-11 09:30: Tumour Metabolism (Christian Frezza, MRC Cancer Unit)

2015-01-15 09:30: Metastasis (Sakari Vanharanta, Department of Oncology)

2015-01-22 09:30: Senescence, cell death and apoptosis (Masashi Narita, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2015-01-29 09:30: Stem cells and cancer (Phil Jones, MRC Cancer Unit)

2015-02-05 09:30: Computational biology (Florian Markowetz, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2015-02-12 09:30: Computational Biology (Florian Markowetz, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2015-02-19 09:30: Genomic technologies (Jason Carroll, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2015-02-25 09:30: in vivo models (Suzanne Turner, Department of Pathology)

2015-03-05 09:30: Epidemiology (Paul Pharoah, CRUK Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Strangeways Research Laboratory)

2015-10-15 09:30: This talk has been postponed (Speaker to be confirmed)

2015-10-29 09:30: Tumour natural history, structure and nomenclature (Paul Edwards, Department of Pathology)

2015-11-05 09:30: Overview of cancer theoretical framework (Paul Edwards, Department of Pathology)

2015-11-19 09:30: This talk is postponed until Dec 16 (Speaker to be confirmed)

2015-11-26 09:30: Tumour natural history, structure and nomenclature (Paul Edwards, Department of Pathology)

2015-12-03 09:30: Title to be confirmed (Speaker to be confirmed)

2015-12-10 09:30: Reproducible Research (Florian Markowetz, CRUK CI)

2016-01-14 09:30: Colorectal cancer and its management (Dr Simon Buczacki)

2016-01-21 09:30: Oesophageal cancer (Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald)

2016-01-28 09:30: Cancer metastasis (Dr Sakari Vanharanta)

2016-02-04 09:30: Leukaemia (Dr Brian Huntly)

2016-02-11 09:30: Ovarian cancer (Dr Christine Parkinson)

2016-02-18 09:30: Brain cancer (Professor Richard Gilbertson)

2016-03-10 09:30: Prostate cancer (Dr Vincent Gnanapragasam)

2016-03-17 09:30: Breast cancer (Professor Carlos Caldas)

2016-04-14 09:30: DNA damage repair (Dr Mark O'Connor, AstraZeneca)

2016-04-21 09:30: Use of surgery in breast cancer treatment (Mr Parto Forouhi, Cambridge University Hospitals)

2016-04-28 09:30: Treatment of pancreatic cancer (Professor Duncan Jodrell, CRUK CI and Cambridge University Hospitals)

2016-05-12 09:30: Treatment of lung cancer (Dr Susan Harden, Cambridge University Hospitals)

2016-05-19 09:30: Cancer immunotherapy (Dr Robert Wilkinson, MedImmune)

2016-06-02 09:30: Surgery and prostate cancer (Mr Adam Nelson, CRUK CI and Cambridge University Hospitals)

2016-06-09 09:30: Comparative aspects of canine cancer and therapy (Dr Jane Dobson, Dept of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge)

2016-06-16 09:30: Common germline genetic variation and risk of cancer (Professor Paul Pharoah, Dept of Oncology, University of Cambridge)

2017-11-02 09:30: Tumour structure and nomenclature (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Bioloy)

2017-11-09 09:30: Overview of the core ideas in cancer research (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2017-11-16 09:30: The mutations that drive cancer (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2017-11-23 09:30: Cancer metabolism - a hallmark of cancer (Dr Christian Frezza, MRC Cancer Unit)

2017-11-30 09:30: Cancer stem cells, evolution and heterogeneity (Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology)

2017-12-14 09:30: DNA repair:  from mechanistic insights to therapeutic applications in cancer (Professor Steve Jackson, The Gurdon Institute)

2018-02-22 09:30: Introduction to early detection and tumour development (Professor Paul Pharoah and Dr Jamie Blundell, Early Detection Programme)

2018-03-08 09:30: Imaging techniques and novel tools for early detection and intervention (Dr Sarah Bohndiek and Dr Daniel Munoz-Espin, Early Detection Programme)

2018-03-15 09:30: TALK CANCELLED Targets for drug discovery: from target validation to the clinic (Dr Paul Smith, AstraZeneca)

2018-04-12 09:30: Breast cancer - demographics, presentation, diagnosis and patient pathway (Dr Charlotte Coles, Department of Oncology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2018-04-19 09:30: Demographics, presentation, diagnosis and patient pathway of haematological malignancies (Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology)

2018-05-03 09:30: Translational Science: using biomarkers to guide clinical development in oncology (Dr Andy Pierce, AstraZeneca)

2018-05-31 09:30: 5 selfish reasons to work reproducibly (Dr Florian Markowetz, Group Leader, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge)

2018-06-14 09:30: Paediatric malignancies: an overview (Dr Amos Burke, Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2018-06-21 09:30: Frontiers in paediatric cancer research (Dr Suzanne Turner, Department of Pathology)

2018-06-28 09:30: Colorectal cancer. Part 1. Presentation, Diagnosis and Intervention. Part 2. Cellular signalling networks in colon cancer and the models to study them - a basic research perspective (Mr Simon Buczacki, CRUK Cambridge Institute and Dr Marc de la Roche, Department of Biochemistry)

2018-07-05 09:00: Lung Cancer. Part 1. Patient pathway and Intervention. Part 2. Lung Cancer: Futurescape (Dr Robert Rintoul, CUH and Papworth NHS Foundation Trusts, and Dr Frank McCaughan, Department of Biochemistry)

2018-07-12 09:30: Diagnostics and patient pathways in pancreatic cancer (Mr Raaj Praseedom, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2018-07-19 09:30: Research frontiers and new therapeutic strategies in pancreatic cancer (Dr Tobias Janowitz, Department of Oncology)

2018-07-26 09:30: MicroRNAs as circulating biomarkers in cancer (Dr Matthew Murray, Department of Pathology)

2018-11-29 09:30: Introduction to the biology of metastasis (Dr Sakari Vanharanta, MRC Cancer Unit )

2019-01-03 09:30: The integrated approach to the diagnosis of haematological malignancies (Dr Mike Scott, Department of Haematology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2019-01-17 09:30: Systemic Anticancer Therapy (Dr Bristi Basu, Department of Oncology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2019-02-07 09:30: Lecture Cancelled (Louisa Bellis (University of Cambridge))

2019-02-28 09:30: Liquid biopsy biomarkers for early detection; general principles and specific examples (Dr Charlie Massie, Early Detection Programme)

2019-03-14 09:30: Lecture Cancelled (Lecture Cancelled)

2019-03-21 09:30: Demographics, Diagnosis and Treatment Pathways in Haematological Malignancies (Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology)

2019-03-28 09:30: The bone marrow microenvironment in myeloid malignancies (Dr Simon Mendez-Ferrer (University of Cambridge))

2019-05-09 09:30: Kidney cancer: the most lethal urological malignancy (Dr Grant Stewart, Department of Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2019-05-30 09:30: Brain tumours: demographics, presentation, diagnosis, treatment (Mr Thomas Santarius, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2019-06-20 09:30: The childhood cancer genome (Dr Sam Behjati - Research Fellow in Medical Sciences and Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellow, Department of Paediatrics and WTSI)

2019-06-27 09:30: Cellular signalling networks in colon cancer and the models to study them.  A basic research perspective (Dr Marc de la Roche, Lecturer - Department of Biochemistry)

2019-07-11 09:30: Diagnostics and patient pathways in pancreatic cancer (Dr Raaj Praseedom - Consultant HPB-Transplant Surgeon, Lead clinician for the East of England Specialist HPB Specialist Multidisciplinary Team.)

2019-07-25 09:30: MicroRNAs as circulating biomarkers in cancer (Dr Matthew Murray - Academic Consultant Paediatric Oncologist)

2019-10-24 09:30: Tumour structure and nomenclature  (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2019-10-31 09:30: Overview of the core ideas in cancer research  (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2019-11-07 09:30: The mutations that drive cancer  (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2019-11-14 09:30: Introduction to the biology of metastasis (Dr Sakari Vanharanta, MRC Cancer Unit)

2019-11-21 09:00: Cancer metabolism, a hallmark of cancer- NB 9am start time (Dr Christian Frezza, MRC Cancer Unit)

2019-11-28 09:30: Cancer stem cells, evolution and heterogeneity (Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology)

2019-12-12 09:30: Exploring the role of the tumour microenvironment: what do other cells do? (Dr Jacqui Shields - MRC Cancer Unit)

2020-01-09 10:00: Systemic anticancer therapy (Dr Gary Doherty (University of Cambridge))

2020-01-16 09:30: Cancer Immunotherapy (Dr Christine Parkinson, Department of Oncology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2020-01-23 09:30: A scientists guide to the art of radiation therapy & Neurosurgery for the Oncologist (Dr Raj Jena, Department of Onocology and Mr Adel Helmy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience CUH NHS Foundation Trust)

2020-02-13 09:30: The AKT inhibitor Capivasertib (AZD5363): From Discovery to Clinical Proof of Concept (Dr Barry Davies - Director, Clinical and Translational Scientific Alliances, AstraZeneca)

2020-02-20 09:30: The challenges in therapeutic targeting of the RAF-MEK-ERK signalling pathway (Dr Simon Cook, Babraham Institute)

2020-02-27 09:30: Oncological Imaging: introduction and non-radionuclide techniques & radionuclide techniques (Dr. Ferdia Gallagher Department of Radiology & Dr Luigi Aloj, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2020-03-05 09:30: Introduction to the early detection of cancer and novel interventions (Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Early Detection Programme)

2020-03-12 09:30: The development of cancer risk susceptibility models and application to early detection (Professor Antonis Antoniou, Early Detection Programme)

2020-03-19 09:30: Biological and Clinical Features of High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer (Dr James Brenton, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2020-03-26 09:30: Breast cancer: demographics, presentation, diagnosis & patient pathway (Dr Richard Baird, Department of Oncology)

2020-04-02 09:30: The microenvironment in the myeloid malignancies (Dr Simon Mendez-Ferrer, Department of Haematology)

2020-04-09 09:30: DNA repair: from mechanistic insights to therapeutic applications in cancer (Professor Steve Jackson, The Gurdon Institute)

2020-04-23 09:30: Mathematical and evolutionary approaches to cancer (Jamie Blundell, Early Detection Programme, Dept of Oncology)

2020-04-30 09:30: Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer (Professor Paul Pharoah, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology )

2020-05-07 09:30: The role of transcription factors in cancer (Prof Jason Carroll, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2020-05-14 09:30: Treatment of kidney cancer (Mr Grant Stewart, Cambridge University Hospitals)

2020-05-21 09:30: Paediatric Malignancies (Dr Amos Burke, Clinical Consultant - Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Palliative Care)

2020-05-28 09:30: Artificial Intelligence for identifying novel therapeutic targets, biomarkers and drug repositioning opportunities (Dr Namshik Han, Head of Computational Biology, Milner Therapeutics Institute)

2020-06-04 09:30: The clinical and biological basis of prostate cancer - from diagnosis to personalised therapy (Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam, Department of Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2020-06-11 09:30: The promise of proton therapy in Paediatric tumours  (Dr Thankamma Ajithkumar, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2020-06-18 09:30: Role of cellular senescence in cancer and ageing: therapeutic opportunities (Dr Daniel Munoz-Espin, Group Leader, Department of Oncology.)

2020-06-25 09:30: Lung Cancer: Part 1. Patient pathway and intervention.  Part 2. Lung Cancer: Futurescape (Dr Robert Rintoul -Clinical Consultant, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and Dr Frank McCaughan-Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellow / Honorary Consultant,Department of Biochemistry School of Clinical Medicine )

2020-07-02 09:30: The biology and fundamental management of colorectal cancer (Mr Simon Buczacki, Dept Haematology (University of Cambridge))

2020-07-09 09:30: Viral Oncology (Professor John Doorbar, Department of Pathology)

2020-07-16 09:30: Diagnostics and patient pathways in pancreatic cancer ( Mr Raaj Praseedom, Consultant HPB-Transplant Surgeon, Lead clinician for the East of England Specialist HPB Specialist Multidisciplinary Team)

2020-10-22 09:30: Tumour structure and nomenclature  (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2020-10-29 09:30: Overview of the core ideas in cancer research  (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2020-11-05 09:30: The mutations that drive cancer  (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2020-11-12 09:30: Introduction to the biology of metastasis  (Dr Sakari Vanharanta, MRC Cancer Unit )

2020-11-19 09:30: Cancer metabolism, a hallmark of cancer (Dr Christian Frezza, MRC Cancer Unit)

2020-11-26 09:30: DNA repair: from mechanistic insights to therapeutic applications in cancer (Professor Steve Jackson, The Gurdon Institute)

2020-12-03 09:30: Cancer stem cells, evolution and heterogeneity (Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology)

2020-12-10 09:30: Exploring the role of the tumour microenvironment: what do the other cells do? (Dr Jacqui Shields, MRC Cancer Unit)

2020-12-17 10:00: Systemic anti-cancer therapy   (Dr Gary Doherty, Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)

2021-01-07 09:30: The bone marrow microenvironment in myeloid malignancies (Dr Simón Méndez-Ferrer, Department of Haematology)

2021-01-14 09:30: Cancer Immunotherapy (Dr Christine Parkinson,  Dept of Oncology, CUH NHS Foundation Trust)

2021-01-21 09:30: A scientist’s guide to the art of radiation therapy & Neurosurgery for the Oncologist (Dr Raj Jena, Dept of Oncology  & Mr Adel Helmy, Dept of Clinical Neuroscience, CUH NHS Foundation Trust)

2021-01-28 09:30: Clinical treatment and cancer stem cell biology in malignant glioma (Dr Harry Bulstrode,  Dept of Clinical Neuroscience, CUH NHS Foundation Trust)

2021-02-11 09:30: The AKT inhibitor capivasertib (AZD5363): from discovery to clinical proof concept (Dr Barry Davies,  Director, Clinical Translation Scientific Alliances, AstraZeneca)

2021-02-18 09:30: The challenges in therapeutic targeting of the RAF-MEK-ERK signalling pathway (Dr Simon Cook FRSB,   Senior Group Leader, Babraham Institute)

2021-02-25 09:30: Oncological Imaging: i. Introduction & Non-radionuclide techniques ii. Radionuclide techniques (Prof Ferdia Gallagher,  Dept of Radiology,    &  Dr Luigi Aloj,  Dept of Nuclear Medicine, CUH NHS Foundation Trust)

2021-03-04 09:30: Mathematical and evolutionary approaches to cancer (Dr Jamie Blundell,  Early Detection Programme, Dept of Oncology)

2021-03-11 09:30: Early detection and treatment of lethal prostate cancer.  (Dr Charlie Massie,   Dept of Oncology and Dr Harveer Dev,  Clinical Lecturer Early Detection Programme)

2021-03-18 09:30: Paediatric malignancies: an overview (Dr Amos Burk    Clinical Consultant, Dept of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Palliative Care)

2021-03-25 09:30: Breast Cancer – demographics, presentation, diagnosis and patient pathway (Dr Richard Baird,  Dept of Oncology, CUH NHS Foundation Trust)

2021-04-15 09:30: Lung Cancer. Part 1. Patient pathway and Intervention;  Part 2: Futurescape (Dr Robert Rintoul, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust  and Dr Frank McCaughan, Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellow, Dept of Biochemistry)

2021-04-22 09:30: Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer  (Professor Paul Pharoah, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology)

2021-04-29 09:30: The role of transcription factors in cancer ( Dr Jason Carroll, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2021-05-06 09:30: Artificial intelligence for identifying novel therapeutic targets, biomarkers and drug repositioning opportunities. (Dr Namshik Han, Head of Computational Biology, Milner Therapeutics Institute)

2021-05-13 09:30: Kidney cancer: the most lethal urological malignancy (Prof Grant Stewart,  Dept of Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2021-05-20 09:30: Frontiers in paediatric cancer research (Dr Suzanne Turner, Dept of Pathology, Cambridge University)

2021-05-27 09:30: The promise of proton therapy in paediatric tumours  (Dr Thankamma Ajithkumar, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2021-06-03 09:30: Biological and clinical features of high grade serous ovarian cancer ( Dr James Brenton, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2021-06-10 09:30: Understanding Myc transcription (Dr Cathy Wilson, Department of Pharmacology)

2021-06-17 09:30: Diagnostics and patient pathways in pancreatic cancer ( Mr Raaj Praseedom, Consultant HPB-Transplant Surgeon, Lead clinician for the East of England Specialist HPB Specialist Multidisciplinary Team)

2021-06-24 09:30: It takes a village: targeting the non-cancerous neighbours to fight pancreatic cancer (Dr Giulia Biffi;  Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2021-07-01 09:30: In vivo functional screens for modelling cancer initiation and progression (Dr Eric Rahrmann, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2021-07-15 09:30: From another lens: An anthropological perspective on cancer and care in the UK. (Dr Ignacia Arteaga Dept of Social Anthropology )

2021-07-22 09:30: Viral Oncology (Professor John Doorbar, Department of Pathology)

2021-10-21 09:30: Tumour structure and nomenclature  (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2021-10-28 09:30: Overview of the core ideas in cancer research (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2021-11-04 09:30: The mutations that drive cancer (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2021-11-11 09:30: Introduction to the biology of metastasis   (Dr Sakari Vanharanta, MRC Cancer Unit)

2021-11-18 09:30: Systematic anti-cancer therapy  ( Dr Gary Doherty, CUH NHS Foundation Trust)

2021-11-25 09:30: DNA repair: translating mechanistic insights towards new cancer therapies. (Professor Steve Jackson, The Gurdon Institute )

2021-12-02 09:30: Care and Cure:an Introduction to  Philosophy of Medicine (Professor Jacob Stegenga,  Department of History and Philosophy of Science:)

2021-12-09 09:30: Cancer stem cells, evolution and heterogeneity (Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology)

2021-12-16 09:30: Oncological imaging: 1: Introduction and non-radionuclide techniques; 2: Radionuclide techniques (Prof Ferdia Gallagher, Department of Radiology (Cambridge University)  & Dr Luigi Aloj, Department of Nuclear Medicine, (Cambridge University Hospitals))

2022-01-06 09:30: A scientist’s guide to the art of radiation therapy & Neurosurgery for the Oncologist (Dr Raj Jena, Dept of Oncology & Mr Adel Helmy, Dept of Clinical Neuroscience (CUH NHS Foundation Trust))

2022-01-13 09:30: Viral Oncology (Professor John Doorbar, Department of Pathology)

2022-01-20 09:30: Mathematical and evolutionary approaches to cancer  (Dr Jamie Blundell,  Early Detection Programme, Dept of Oncology )

2022-02-17 09:30: The challenges in therapeutic targeting of the RAF-MEK-ERK signalling pathway (Dr Simon Cook FRSB,   Senior Group Leader, Babraham Institute)

2022-02-24 09:30: Artificial Intelligence for identifying novel therapeutic targets, biomarkers and drug repositioning opportunities (Dr Namshik Han, Head of Computational Biology, Milner Therapeutics Institute)

2022-03-03 09:30: Breast Cancer- demographics, presentation, diagnosis and patient pathway  (Dr Richard Baird,  Dept of Oncology, CUH NHS Foundation Trust)

2022-03-10 09:30: Paediatric malignancies - an overview (Dr Amos Burk    Clinical Consultant, Dept of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology & Palliative Care)

2022-03-17 09:30: The bone marrow microenvironment in myeloid malignancies (Dr Simon Mendez-Ferrer Dept of Haematology, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute)

2022-03-24 09:30: Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer  (Prof Paul Pharoah, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology)

2022-03-31 09:30: In vivo functional screens for modelling cancer initiation and progression (Dr Eric Rahrmann, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2022-04-07 09:30: Biological and Clinical features of high grade serous ovarian cancer (Dr James Brenton, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2022-04-28 09:30: The role of transcription factors in cancer (Dr Jason Carroll; CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2022-05-05 09:30: The promise of proton therapy in paediatric tumours  (Dr Thankamma Ajithkumar, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2022-05-12 09:30: Frontiers in paediatric cancer research (Dr Suzannne Turner, Dept of Pathology)

2022-05-19 09:30: Cancer resistance in the naked mole-rat, a tale of transformation (Prof Ewan St John Smith; Dept of Pathology)

2022-05-26 09:30: Understanding Myc Transcription (Dr Cathy Wilson, Department of Pharmacology)

2022-06-09 09:30: Hh signalling and the anti-tumour immune response: biology and new treatment opportunities (Dr Maike de La Roche, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2022-06-16 09:30: CANCELLED   The impact of environmental factors on cancer ( Dr Elisabete Silva,  Brunel University London)

2022-06-23 09:30: Cell differentiation and tumour initiation - two sides of the coin ( Dr Walid Khaled Dept of Pharmacology/ Cambridge Stem Cell Institute )

2022-06-30 09:30: Kidney cancer: The most lethal urological malignancy (Prof Grant Stewart,  Dept of Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2022-07-07 09:30: Pancreatic Cancer: Challenges, Models and Therapeutic Opportunities (Dr Giulia Biffi;  Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2022-07-14 09:30: Role of cellular senescence in cancer and ageing: therapeutic opportunities (Dr Daniel Muñoz-Espin; Department of Oncology)

2022-07-21 09:30: Lung Cancer. Part 1. Patient pathway and Intervention;  Part 2: Futurescape (Professor Robert Rintoul (Papworth Hospital and Dr Frank McCaughan (Dept of Biochemistry))

2022-10-20 09:30: Tumour  pathology, structure and nomenclature   (Dr. Paul Edwards (University of Cambridge))

2022-10-27 09:30: Core ideas in cancer research 1: genes and genetic instability (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2022-11-03 09:30: Core ideas in cancer research 2: cell biology (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2022-11-10 09:30: The mutations that drive cancer (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2022-11-17 09:30:  Simulating medicine: testing- speculations about medical science and clinical practice   (Prof Jacob Stagenga, Department of History and Philosophy of Science: )

2022-11-24 09:30: Cancer stem cells, evolution and heterogeneity (Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology)

2022-12-01 09:30: Cancer metabolism, a hallmark of cancer (Prof Christian Frezza, CECAD Research Center, University Hospital Cologne)

2022-12-08 09:30: DNA repair: translating mechanistic insights towards new cancer therapies.  (Prof Steve Jackson; The Gurdon Institute )

2022-12-15 09:30: Role of cellular senescence in cancer and ageing: therapeutic opportunities (Dr Daniel Muñoz-Espin; Department of Oncology / Early Cancer Institute)

2023-01-12 09:30: The role of transcription factors in cancer. (Prof Jason Carroll, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2023-01-19 09:30: In vivo functional screens for modelling cancer initiation and progression  (Dr Eric Rahrmann, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2023-01-26 09:30: The development of cancer risk prediction models and their applications to prevention and early detection ( Prof Antonis Antoniou,  Dept of Public Health and Primary Care)

2023-02-02 09:30: Cancer virology   (Professor John Doorbar, Department of Pathology)

2023-02-16 09:30: TALK CANCELLED   (Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald, Early Cancer Institute)

2023-02-23 09:30: Experimental cancer genetics  (Dr David Adams, Wellcome Sanger Institute)

2023-03-02 09:30: Hh signalling and the anti-tumour immune response: biology and new treatment opportunities (Dr Maike de La Roche, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2023-03-09 09:30: How do cells acquire drug resistance mutations? (Dr Jon Houseley, Babraham Institute)

2023-03-16 09:30: Immune Regulation in Inflammation and Cancer (Dr Rahul Roychoudhuri)

2023-03-23 09:30: The two hit hypothesis and other simple theories of cancer (Dr Jamie Blundell, Early Cancer Institute)

2023-03-30 09:30: Artificial Intelligence in Cancer (Dr Michael Boemo, Dept of Pathology)

2023-04-20 09:30: Machine learning: applications to cancer ( Dr Mireia Crispin, Department of Oncology)

2023-04-27 09:30: Toolkit in Cancer Research: in vitro modelling and spatial phenotyping (Dr John Lizhe Zhuang; Early Cancer Institute and Dept of Oncology)

2023-05-04 09:30: Shedding light on tumour physiology ( Dr Mariam-Eleni Oraiopoulou; research associate VISION Lab  CRUK Cambridge Institute )

2023-05-09 09:30: Kidney cancer (Dr James Jones; Cambridge University Hopitals NHSFT)

2023-05-09 09:30: Kidney cancer (Dr James Jones; Cambridge University Hospitals NHSFT)

2023-05-11 09:30: Understanding Myc Transcription (Dr Catherine Wilson; Dept of Pharmacology)

2023-05-18 09:30: Single cell RNA seq. and application in cancer research (Dr. Walid Khaled  and Dr Sara Pensa (Cambridge Stem Cell Institute))

2023-05-25 09:30: A scientists guide to the art of radiation therapy & Neurosurgery for the oncologist  (Dr Raj Jena Dept of Oncology and Cambridge University Hospitals; Mr Adel Helmy, Dept of Clinical Neuroscience)

2023-06-01 09:30: Cancer resistance in the naked mole-rat: tales of transformation and more! ( Prof Ewan St John Smith, Dept of Pharmacology)

2023-06-08 09:30: Biological and Clinical features of high grade serous ovarian cancer (Prof James Brenton, CRUK Cambridge Institute and Cambridge University Hospitals NHSFT)

2023-06-15 09:30: Nutrition and cancer prevention  (Prof Martin Wiseman, World Cancer Research Fund International and Visiting Professor in Human Nutrition Southampton University )

2023-06-22 09:30: Kidney cancer: an introduction (Dr James Jones; Cambridge University Hopitals NHSFT)

2023-06-29 09:30: The promise of proton therapy in paediatric tumours  (Dr Thankamma Ajithkumar, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

2023-07-06 09:30: Early stage cancer clinical trials (Dr Simon Pacey, Cambridge University Hospital, Dept of Oncology)

2023-07-13 09:30: Pancreatic Cancer - The clinical challenge;   Why the microenvironment matters during progression and treatment (Dr Giulia Biffi and Dr Bristi Basu; CRUK Cambridge Institute / Oncology Dept and Cambridge University Hospitals)

2023-07-20 09:30: Paediatric malignancies (Dr Amos Burke    Clinical Consultant, Dept of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology & Palliative Care)

2023-07-27 09:30: Curing cancer with AI – hype or hope? (Prof Richard Gilbertson, CRUK Cambridge Institute and Director of CRUK Cambridge Centre)

2023-10-19 09:30: Tumour  pathology, structure and nomenclature ( Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2023-10-26 09:30: Core ideas in cancer research 1: genes and genetic instability (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2023-11-02 09:30: Core ideas in cancer research 2: cell biology (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2023-11-09 09:30: The mutations that drive cancer  (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2023-11-16 09:30: Precision oncology: a philosophical perspective (Dr Benjamin Chin-Yee, Haematologist (Western University, Canada);  MA in History and Philosophy of Science.)

2023-11-23 09:30: DNA repair: translating mechanistic insights towards new cancer therapies.  (Prof Steve Jackson, CRUK Cambridge Institute )

2023-11-30 09:30: Cancer stem cells, evolution and heterogeneity  (Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology)

2023-12-07 09:30: Hypoxia, HIFs and cancer (Prof Margaret Ashcroft, Department of Medicine )

2023-12-14 09:30: Cancer metabolism, a hallmark of cancer   (Prof Christian Frezza  CECAD Research Center, University Hospital Cologne)

2024-01-11 09:30: Hh signalling and the anti-tumour immune response: biology and new treatment opportunities (Dr Maike de La Roche, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute )

2024-01-18 09:30: Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy (Prof Rahul Roychoudhuri, Department of Pathology)

2024-01-25 09:30: Steroid hormone regulation of  cancer immunity ( Dr Bidesh Mahata, Department of Pathology)

2024-02-01 09:30: Redefining metastasis: what we know and where we are going ( Dr Eric Rahrmann, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute. )

2024-02-15 12:00: "Meet the Expert": How to survive and thrive as an entrepreneur  (Dr Jason Mellad, Co-Founder and CEO of Startcodon.  )

2024-02-22 09:30: The development of cancer risk prediction models and their applications to prevention and early detection  ( Prof Antonis Antoniou,  Department of Public Health and Primary Care.  )

2024-02-29 09:30: Frontiers in paediatric cancer research  (Professor Suzanne Turner, Department of Pathology)

2024-03-07 09:30: Fluorogenetic interrogation of epigenetic pathways (Dr Iva Tchasovnikarova,  Gurdon Institute and Department of Biochemistry. )

2024-03-14 09:30: The role of transcription factors in cancer (Prof Jason Carroll, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2024-03-21 09:30: Clonal haematopoiesis, early detection and pre-leukemia to leukemia development (Prof Elisa Laurenti,   Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute.  )

2024-04-11 09:30: Understanding the cancer genome base-by-base (Dr David Adams, Wellcome Sanger Institute)

2024-04-18 09:30: The role of radiation in cancer care: a spotlight on cancers of the oesophagus, head and neck   (Dr Gill Barnett; Dept of Oncology and Strangeways Research Laboratory; Dr Christopher Jones, Dept of Oncology and Cambridge University Hospitals )

2024-04-25 09:30: Role of cellular senescence in cancer and ageing: therapeutic opportunities (Dr Daniel Munoz Espin, Early Cancer Institute and Dept of Oncology)

2024-05-02 09:30: Biological and clinical insights from genome-wide association studies of cancer (Dr Siddhartha Kar, Early Cancer Institute and Department of Oncology)

2024-05-09 09:30: Cancer resistance in the naked mole-rat: tales of transformation and more! (Prof Ewan St John Smith,  Department of Pharmacology)

2024-05-16 09:30: Cancer virology (Prof John Doorbar, Department of Pathology)

2024-05-23 09:30: Targeted Protein Degradation tools for novel therapeutic strategies in cancer (Dr Catherine Lindon, Dept of Pharmacology)

2024-05-30 09:30: The two-hit hypothesis and other mathematical models of cancer (Dr Jamie Blundell, Early Cancer Institute and Department of Oncology)

2024-06-06 09:30: TODAY'S TALK CANCELLED DUE TO SICKNESS Machine learning: applications to cancer (Dr Mireia Crispin Ortuzar, Early Cancer Institute and Department of Oncology)

2024-06-13 09:30: Does reconstructing the past history of kidney cancer help predict clinical behaviour? (Dr Tom Mitchell; Early Cancer Institute and Dept of Surgery)

2024-06-20 09:30: Early cancer trials (Dr Simon Pacey, Cambridge University Hospitals, Dept of Oncology)

2024-06-27 09:30: A scientists guide to the art of radiation therapy   and   Neurosurgery for the oncologist  ( Dr Raj Jena,  Cambridge University Hospitals and Department of Oncology;  Mr Adel Helmy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience)

2024-07-04 09:30: Pancreatic cancer - the clinical challenge;  Why the microenvironment matters during pancreatic cancer progression and treatment (Dr Bristi Basu, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT and Dept of Oncology; Dr Giulia Biffi, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2024-07-11 09:30: Translating the biology of epigenetics into clinical applications for cancer (Dr Harveer Dev,  Early Cancer Institute, Cambridge University Hospitals and Department of Oncology.)

2024-07-18 09:30: Leveraging the Virtuous Cycle: Clinical Trials - Translational Science - Basic Science (Prof Jean Abraham;  Director, Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals  and Department of Oncology)

2024-10-24 09:30: Tumour  pathology, structure and nomenclature (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2024-10-31 09:30: Core ideas in cancer research 1: genes and genetic instability (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2024-11-07 09:30: Core ideas in cancer research 2: cell biology (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2024-11-14 09:30: The mutations that drive cancer  (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2024-11-21 09:30: Hypoxia, HIFs and cancer (Prof Margaret Ashcroft, Department of Medicine )

2024-11-28 09:30: DNA repair: translating mechanistic insights towards new cancer therapies.  (Prof Sir Steve Jackson, CRUK Cambridge Institute )

2024-12-05 09:30: Machine learning: applications to cancer (Dr Mireia Crispin Ortuzar, Early Cancer Institute and Department of Oncology)

2024-12-12 09:30: Understanding the cancer genome base-by-base (Dr David Adams, Wellcome Sanger Institute)

2024-12-19 09:30: Cancer metabolism, a hallmark of cancer   (Prof Christian Frezza  CECAD Research Center, University Hospital Cologne)

2025-01-09 09:30: Cancer stem cells, evolution and heterogeneity  (Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology & Cambridge Stem Cell Institute)

2025-01-16 09:30: Hh signalling and the anti-tumour immune response: biology and new treatment opportunities (Dr Maike de La Roche, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute )

2025-01-23 09:30: Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy (Prof Rahul Roychoudhuri, Dept of Pathology)

2025-01-30 09:30: Steroid hormone regulation of  cancer immunity (Dr Bidesh Mahata, Dept of Pathology)

2025-02-13 09:30: Frontiers in paediatric cancer research  (Prof Suzanne Turner; Dept of Pathology)

2025-02-20 09:30: The role of transcription factors in cancer (Prof Jason Carroll, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2025-02-27 09:30: Systems immunology and variation in the human immune system (Professor Adrian Liston)

2025-03-06 09:30: Role of cellular senescence in cancer and ageing: therapeutic opportunities (Dr Daniel Munoz Espin, Early Cancer Institute and Dept of Oncology)

2025-03-13 09:30: Cancer virology (Prof John Doorbar, Department of Pathology)

2025-03-20 09:30: Biological and clinical insights from genome-wide association studies of cancer (Dr Siddhartha Kar, Early Cancer Institute )

2025-03-27 09:30: Revealing the Unseen: AI's Role in Novel Target Discovery  for High Unmet Needs Areas Through Multi-Omics Integrationce for identifying novel therapeutic targets, biomarkers and drug repositioning opportunities (Dr Namshik Han, Head of Computational Research & AI, Milner Therapeutics Institute)

2025-04-03 09:30: Mutational signatures: From bytes to bedside (Professor Serena Nik-Zainal)

2025-04-10 09:30: Myc in Cancer and Regeneration (Dr Catherine Wilson, Dept of Pharmacology)

2025-05-01 09:30: Targeted Protein Degradation tools for novel therapeutic strategies in cancer (Dr Catherine Lindon, Dept of Pharmacology)

2025-05-08 09:30: Decoding genomic chaos - a pancancer compendium of chromosomal instability (Professor Florian Markowetz, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2025-05-15 09:30: The two-hit hypothesis and other mathematical models of cancer (Prof Jamie Blundell; Early Cancer Institute)

2025-05-22 09:30: Oncogene-induced senescence and tumour initiation (Prof Masashi Narita, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2025-05-29 09:30: From lab to clinic: an introduction to translational research  (Dr James Jones; Cambridge University Hospitals and  Department of Oncology )

2025-06-05 09:30: Early cancer trials (Dr Simon Pacey, Cambridge University Hospitals, Dept of Oncology)

2025-06-12 09:30: The role of radiation in cancer care: a spotlight on cancers of the oesophagus, head and neck   (Dr Gill Barnett and Dr Christopher Jones, Cambridge University Hospital & Dept of Oncology )

2025-06-19 09:30: Overview of treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (Dr Huiqi Yang and Dr Nicola Thompson, Cambridge University Hopitals Trust)

2025-06-26 09:30:  Transmissible cancers (Prof Elizabeth Murchison,  Department of Veterinary Medicine.  )

2025-07-03 09:30: The promise of proton therapy in Paediatric tumours (Dr Thankamma Ajithkumar,  Cambridge University Hospitals and Department of Oncology.  )

2025-07-10 09:30: Pancreatic cancer - the clinical challenge;  Why the microenvironment matters during pancreatic cancer progression and treatment (Dr Kiran Purushothaman, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FT and Dept of Oncology;  Dr Gianluca Mucciolo CRUK Cambridge Institute (Biffi Lab))

2025-07-17 09:30: A scientists guide to the art of radiation therapy   and   Neurosurgery for the oncologist  (Dr Raj Jena and Mr Adel Helmy;  Cambridge University Hospitals; Departments of Oncology/ Clinical Nuroscience)

2025-07-24 09:30: Patenting, translating & commercialising research (Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald,  Early Cancer Institute and Dept of Oncology)

2025-10-23 09:30: Tumour  pathology, structure and nomenclature (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2025-10-30 09:30: Core ideas in cancer research 1: genes and genetic instability (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2025-11-06 09:30: Core ideas in cancer research 2: cell biology (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2025-11-13 09:30: The mutations that drive cancer  (Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology)

2025-11-20 09:30: Hypoxia, HIFs and cancer (Prof Margaret Ashcroft, Department of Medicine )

2025-11-27 09:30: Cancer stem cells, evolution and heterogeneity  (Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology & Cambridge Stem Cell Institute)

2025-12-04 09:30: DNA repair: translating mechanistic insights towards new cancer therapies.  (Professor Sir Steve Jackson, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2025-12-11 09:30: Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy (Prof Rahul Roychoudhuri, Dept of Pathology)

2026-01-08 09:30: Cancer metabolism through the lens of Otto Warburg  (Prof Christian Frezza  CECAD Research Center, University Hospital Cologne)

2026-01-15 09:30: Hh signalling and the anti-tumour immune response: biology and new treatment opportunities (Dr Maike de La Roche, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute )

2026-01-22 09:30: Systems immunology and variation in the human immune system (Professor Adrian Liston, Dept of Pathology)

2026-01-29 09:30: The role of transcription factors in cancer (Prof Jason Carroll, CRUK Cambridge Institute)

2026-02-12 09:30: Cancer virology (Prof John Doorbar, Department of Pathology)

2026-02-19 09:30: Frontiers in paediatric cancer research  (Prof Suzanne Turner)

2026-02-26 09:30: Machine learning: applications to cancer (Dr Mireia Crispin Ortuzar, Early Cancer Institute and Department of Oncology)

2026-03-05 09:30: The two-hit hypothesis and other mathematical models of cancer (Prof Jamie Blundell;  Early Cancer Institute and Department of Oncology)

2026-03-12 09:30: Targeted Protein Degradation tools for novel therapeutic strategies in cancer (Dr Catherine Lindon, Dept of Pharmacology)

2026-03-19 09:30: Role of cellular senescence in cancer and ageing: therapeutic opportunities. (Dr Daniel Munoz Espin, Early Cancer Institute and Dept of Oncology)

2026-03-26 09:30: Biological and clinical insights from genome-wide association studies of cancer (Dr Siddhartha Kar, Early Cancer Institute and Dept of Oncology)

2026-04-01 09:30: Title to be confirmed (Prof Greg Hannon, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2026-04-01 09:30: Title to be confirmed (Prof Greg Hannon, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2026-04-16 09:30: Mutational signatures: From bytes to bedside (Prof Serena Nik-Zainal, NIHR Research Professor in Genomic Medicine and Bioinfromatics)

2026-04-23 09:30: Decoding genomic chaos - a pancancer compendium of chromosomal instability (Professor Florian Markowetz, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)

2026-04-30 09:30: From lab to clinic: an introduction to translational research  (Dr James Jones; Cambridge University Hospitals and  Department of Oncology )

2026-05-14 09:30: Overview of treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (Dr Huiqi Yang and Dr Nicola Thompson, Cambridge University Hopitals Trust)

2026-05-21 09:30: The role of radiation in cancer care: a spotlight on cancers of the oesophagus, head and neck   (Dr Gill Barnett; Dept of Oncology; Dr Christopher Jones, Dept of Oncology and Cambridge University Hospitals )

2026-06-04 09:30: Using Light for Cancer Detection (Dr  Danielle Harper; Dept of Oncology and Early Cancer Institute )

2026-06-11 09:30: Early cancer clinical trials (Dr Simon Pacey, Cambridge University Hospitals, Dept of Oncology)

2026-06-18 09:30: Pancreatic cancer - the clinical challenge;  Why the microenvironment matters during pancreatic cancer progression and treatment (Dr Kiran Purusothaman, CUH and Dept of Oncology; Dr Wenlong Li, Biffi Lab, CRUK Cammbridge Institute)

2026-06-25 09:30: Clonal haematopoiesis, early detection and pre-leukemia to leukemia development  (Prof Elisa Laurenti, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and Dept of Haematology)

2026-07-02 09:30: A scientists guide to the art of radiation therapy   and   Neurosurgery for the oncologist  (Dr Raj Jena and Mr Adel Helmy;  Cambridge University Hospitals; Departments of Oncology/ Clinical Nuroscience)