Professor Petra Hamerlik is leading pioneering research funded by Stand Up To Cancer – a joint fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and Channel 4 exploring whether tear fluid could help detect brain tumours earlier – a breakthrough that could transform diagnosis and save lives.
We are delighted to mark the inaugural lectures of Professor Catherine Lawrence and Professor Matt Hepworth at the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, celebrating their appointments and contributions to neuroscience and immunology.
Know Your Numbers! Week is the UK’s biggest blood pressure awareness campaign, helping to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and brain haemorrhages through simple blood pressure checks. High blood pressure is a leading cause of brain haemorrhage, yet half of those affected remain undiagnosed. In partnership with The Natalie Kate Moss Trust, we are committed to changing these statistics. Our collaboration has seen more focus placed on this area of research, increased numbers of researchers, and a centre of excellence for brain research.
In this podcast episode, Professors David Brough and Omar Pathmanaban discuss the Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, also known as The Jeff.
PhD student Zewen Lu, part of our stroke theme, has received six months funding from the NIHR Pre-Application Support Fund. These awards provide targeted support to help researchers develop proposals for future NIHR funding. The award will support Zewen’s transition...
Colleagues working across our brain tumour and inflammation themes have been award £700,000 from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and The Medical Research Council for their project on Understanding CD8+ T cell responses in NF2-Schwannomatosis-related vestibular schwannoma tumours.
Dr Doug Dyer, part of our stroke and brain inflammation themes, has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust Career Development Award — an exceptional 8-year grant worth over £2M.
The Manchester neuro-oncology service, hosted at Salford Royal Hospital (part of Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust) in partnership with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, has again been recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence for the care and treatment of patients with brain and spinal tumours.
Being diagnosed with a brain tumour at the age of 12 had life-changing effects on Emma Hall – but it also inspired her to become a cancer researcher and a Young Ambassador for The Brain Tumour Charity.
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is leading a groundbreaking clinical trial that could transform the treatment of glioblastoma, the most aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer. Known as PORTRAIT, the trial is recruiting newly diagnosed patients to explore whether treatment can begin immediately after diagnosis—before surgery and radiotherapy—using an innovative, non-invasive technology.
Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre
Clinical Sciences Building
Northern Care Alliance
NHS Foundation Trust
Salford
M6 8FJ
Email: GJBRC@manchester.ac.uk
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