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In his last ever Bridging the Gap blog as Director of the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Professor Ian Bruce reflects on the recent inaugural Scientific Advisory Board meeting and the growth of Manchester BRC since 2017.
Continue reading full article: Bridging the Gap – March 2024
Professor Anne Barton has been formally appointed as the Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
Continue reading full article: NIHR Manchester BRC announces new Director appointment
An international study of more than 2.5 million people has identified parts of the genome associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in diverse population groups from across the globe.
Continue reading full article: Largest study on genetic risk for type 2 diabetes published
To mark this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which is taking place on 11 February 2024 and focuses on Sustainable Development Goals, Dr Nisha Nair has written a blog about why sustainability is so important to her and how this relates to the laboratory environment.
Continue reading full article: Environmental Sustainability in National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Laboratories
In this blog, Clinical Research Fellow and PhD student Dr James Wingfield Digby shares his insights from the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator training scheme, which gave him practical experience of delivering clinical research.
Continue reading full article: The NIHR Associate Principal Investigator training scheme – a blog by Dr James Wingfield Digby
Professor Ian Bruce, Director of the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre has announced he will be stepping down from this role at the end of March 2024.
Continue reading full article: Director Announcement: Professor Ian Bruce
Researchers from the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre have been instrumental in developing the first guideline for cancer screening in an inflammatory muscle disease called “myositis”, which has an increased cancer risk.
Continue reading full article: Manchester researchers develop first ever guideline for cancer screening in rare muscle disease
Researchers are addressing several of the most common causes of death and disability, in our region and nationally, through our Inflammation Cluster. Find out more about the range and impact of our cutting-edge research in the first film of our new Spotlight On series.
Continue reading full article: Spotlight On: Inflammation Cluster