Manchester-led research finds genetic causes of rare condition linked to hearing loss and infertility Posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Latest research led from Manchester could revolutionise the diagnosis of Perrault syndrome, a rare genetic condition that results in hearing loss. In women it also leads to early menopause or infertility. Continue reading full article: Manchester-led research finds genetic causes of rare condition linked to hearing loss and infertility
PhDs in Focus: Mini pancreata are fighting cancer Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Author: Sofia Kochkina For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Sofia Kochkina outlines how their PhD project aims to develop a laboratory model of pancreatic cancer that could be used to identify drugs capable of fighting it, as part of the Cancer Precision Medicine theme. Continue reading full article: PhDs in Focus: Mini pancreata are fighting cancer
PhDs in Focus: Ethnicity and paediatric hearing health inequality in England Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Author: Sathveeka Kasthurisamy Soundararajan For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Sathveeka Kasthurisamy Soundararajan outlines how their project is focused on reducing paediatric hearing inequalities within different ethnicities, with a particular focus on South Asian communities, as part of the Hearing Health theme. Continue reading full article: PhDs in Focus: Ethnicity and paediatric hearing health inequality in England
Embed, Build, Accelerate – Manchester BRC Director’s blog – February 2025 Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Author: Professor Anne Barton In her latest blog Professor Anne Barton, Director of Manchester BRC, discusses our commitment to delivering on Research Inclusion and examples of this across our 4 Clusters. Continue reading full article: Embed, Build, Accelerate – Manchester BRC Director’s blog – February 2025
Personalised medicine in action: PROGRESS study advances to Phase II Posted: Friday, February 7, 2025 The PROGRESS project, a national pharmacogenomics research study, is transforming primary care by incorporating genetic insights into everyday prescribing practices across England. Continue reading full article: Personalised medicine in action: PROGRESS study advances to Phase II
PhDs in Focus: Developing a nasal swab test for early detection of lung cancer Posted: Friday, February 7, 2025 Author: Rebecca Ford For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Rebecca Ford outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project is part of the development of a nasal swab test for early detection of lung cancer, through the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection theme. Continue reading full article: PhDs in Focus: Developing a nasal swab test for early detection of lung cancer
PhDs in Focus: Leveraging routinely collected population health data for rare conditions Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Author: Dr Tom Wright For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Dr Tom Wright outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project explores the use of routinely collected population-based health data to enhance our understanding of rare conditions and mental health, as part of the Rare Conditions theme. Continue reading full article: PhDs in Focus: Leveraging routinely collected population health data for rare conditions
PhDs in Focus: Exploring beyond genetic defects in lung cancers Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Author: Matt Church For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Matt Church outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project aims to better understand lung cancers without genetic defects to try to improve their outcome, as part of the Cancer Precision Medicine theme. Continue reading full article: PhDs in Focus: Exploring beyond genetic defects in lung cancers