Congratulations to PhD student Erin Durston-Hillyer for winning best poster at the @manchester.ac.uk School of Medical Sciences(SMS) Research Showcase: “Collagen VI in Normal Breast Tissue Stiffness, Signalling and Proliferation”. MBC PI, Bruno Simões was also the keynote speaker at this event.

Thinking about an MB-PhD? Our summer placements give Manchester, Leeds and St Andrews MBChB students a unique insight into clinical academia. Spend a week in labs, meet researchers, and explore our MB-PhD studentships. 🎓🚀 Applications are now open: https://ow.ly/HqTS50YXwHX

A team of scientists from Manchester and London have decoded the full range of mutations that drive tumour growth, which could pave the way for a new era in precision medicine. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social #genemutation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Inspiring to see The Christie Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal feature on BBC Breakfast today! Kimberley Walsh & Dr Sacha Howell shared updates on the BCAN-RAY study, which assesses breast cancer risk in young women. 📺 Watch on iPlayer (from 08:17): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

@drhharrison.bsky.social & @robclarkelab.bsky.social lab members were thrilled to welcome Kimberley Walsh & Annette Illing to their lab @mcrcnews.bsky.social to talk about the research we're doing in Sarah's name, funded by The Christie Charity & Sarah Harding Appeal. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Scientists from The University of Manchester & The Institute of Cancer Research have decoded the full range of mutations driving 16 different cancers. This 6-year study of 11k patients could help thousands more people access targeted treatments. 🔗 https://ow.ly/FQpO50YAIpL

📰Landmark tumour mapping could boost targeted breast & ovarian cancer therapies @the-independent.com Researchers, incl. Prof David Wedge from @manchester.ac.uk @mcrcnews.bsky.social said findings indicate many more patients may benefit from precision therapies www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Congratulations @gillianmackie.bsky.social and @frances-turrell.bsky.social 👏👇

Congratulations @sankarinagarajan.bsky.social on your lab's first article published in Molecular Oncology: Subtype-specific enhancer RNAs define transcriptional regulators and prognosis in breast cancers febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @mcrcnews.bsky.social @mcf-uom.bsky.social

A new study reveals a drug approved for use in other conditions could be repurposed to prevent breast cancer in women before the menopause. In this short video, Non-Clinical PhD student Flor, breaks down the research findings: https://ow.ly/EXsx50Yl0Fe

Brilliant two days at Prevent Breast Cancer Research Conference 2026 & great to have so many from MBC team on the program. We are proud of our partnership with @preventbc.bsky.social & excited about our breast cancer prevention research in the newly created PBC Research Unit @mcrcnews.bsky.social

🔬 February 11 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪 Meet some of the inspirational scientists and researchers from the Manchester Breast Centre 👩‍🔬 @mcrcnews.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social #womeninscience #IDWGIS2026

Great news for MBC PI, Dr Hannah Harrison on World Cancer Day 2026 👏 Thanks to the Centre for Human Specific Research for this grant which will allow Hannah to further develop human specific models & reduce reliance on animal products in her breast cancer research 👩‍🔬 www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...

🚨Applications are closing soon for our MB-PhD scheme If you're a University of Manchester, Leeds or St Andrews medical student looking to combine your clinical training with a research PhD, check out our latest opportunities. 📅 Deadline: 9 March 🔗 https://ow.ly/GJQN50XU79k

A new research fellowship created in Sarah Harding’s name aims to stop breast cancer before it starts 💙 Funded by The Christie Charity, Dr Hannah Harrison has been appointed as the Sarah Harding Young Women’s Breast Cancer Fellow Read the full story 👇 www.christie.nhs.uk/the-christie...

I'm presenting some of my postdoc work, 'The ageing lung microenvironment in metastatic and dormant ER+ breast cancer' next week at the @britsocimm.bsky.social congress. Come along to part one of the 'Inflammation in cancer' session at 11am on Weds 3/12 if you're there! #BSI25 #ImmunoSky

A new study from Manchester Breast Centre shows ulipristal acetate – a drug used on the NHS – could prevent breast cancer in pre-menopausal women with high genetic risk. This could lead to non-invasive prevention strategies, offering hope to thousands. 🔗 www.mcrc.manchester.ac.uk/new-study-un...

A MBC team has found that anti-progestin therapy could help prevent breast cancer before menopause. The anti-progestin drug blocks progesterone’s effects, lowering breast density & reducing cells that can turn into aggressive triple-negative breast cancer. Published in Nature doi.org/10.1038/s415...

From everyone at the Manchester Breast Centre, we want to express our deepest condolences on the passing of Jo Taylor. Jo was truly remarkable and an inspiration to us all 💔

Huge congratulations to @frances-turrell.bsky.social for being awarded the American Association for Cancer Research, Pelotonia and Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award 👏 www.aacr.org/professional...

The Manchester Breast Centre (MBC) Symposium 2025 is underway @manchester.ac.uk. Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this event and our breast cancer research - Beckman Coulter, Illumina, Thistle Scientific, Abcam & Fischer Scientific #breastcancerresearch

🚨Applications are open for our MB-PhD scheme! If you're a University of Manchester, Leeds or St Andrews medical student looking to combine your clinical training with a research PhD, check out our new MB-PhD projects. 📅 9 March 2026 🔗https://crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/opportunity_category/mb-phd/

3rd PhD project being advertised in the @frances-turrell.bsky.social lab! Utilising liver fibrosis models to translate our findings in the lung to other critical sites of breast cancer metastasis and dormancy 🧪 @mcrcnews.bsky.social @mcr-breastcentre.bsky.social #ImmunoSky

And another project, generating and characterising a model of lobular breast cancer 🧪 Great opportunity to do cool science in a fun environment! Please share to anyone interested and feel free to reach out @frances-turrell.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social @mcr-breastcentre.bsky.social

Two really exciting PhD projects currently being advertised in our group. One project on how tumour cells shape the TME in breast cancer and how this impacts immunotherapy 🧪 @frances-turrell.bsky.social @mcrcnews.bsky.social @mcr-breastcentre.bsky.social

Applications are now open for our 2026 entry @cancerresearchuk.org -funded #CancerResearch #PhD opportunities! 🧑‍🔬🧪 Interested in applying for a Clinical or Non-Clinical PhD? Explore our available projects. 🔗 crukcentre.manchester.ac.uk/study/resear... 📆Deadline: Monday 17th November 2025

Thank you to The Oddfellows and Prevent Breast Cancer for visiting us today and for supporting Anthony Wilby's PhD project. @preventbc.bsky.social @mcrcnews.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the MBC Prevent Breast Cancer (PBC) Special Symposium & PBC Research Unit Launch today. Special mention to all @preventbc.bsky.social, Andy Burnham Mayor of Greater Manchester,Geoff Lindeman & Jane Visvader from @wehi-research.bsky.social & all our researchers

Starting September with an excellent seminar by Professor Roger Gomis from @irbbarcelona.org on “ER+ Breast cancer metastasis cell fate mapping”. Thank you for visiting us in Manchester and sorry about the rain! @mcrcnews.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social

Congratulations to consultant breast surgeons Ashu Gandhi & James Harvey who have been appointed Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) Honorary Clinical Chairs "for making an outstanding contribution to their clinical profession, with demountable national and/or international impact"👏

It's great to see the thesis work of Matt Jones, Hannah Percival, Alis Hales, Amber Wood & Heyuan Sun published. They have shown that increased mammographic density reduces a breast epithelial cell’s ability to metabolise aldehydes leading to increased mutagenesis or DNA damage rdcu.be/ezXXr

Proud to present a nice story on ER+ breast cancer dormancy regulation from our former PhD student Ollie Cottrell, in collaboration with Nancy Papalopulu's group in Biological Sciences, University of Manchester

An interesting story and great science from our current and former PhD students, Sara Cabral and Joe Parsons, in collaboration with Ciara O'Brien in Manchester and Chiara Francavilla in Denmark as well as colleagues in Sheffield, Hungary and the USA.

Thank you to Professor Valerie Speirs for visiting us from @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social and giving a terrific talk on "Biological Insights into Breast Cancer in Men", hosted by Dr Sacha Howell at the @mcrcnews.bsky.social with @uom-dcs.bsky.social & @cruk-mi.bsky.social #breastcancer #research

Thanks to Naga Munchetty for inviting Prof @robclarkelab.bsky.social from Manchester Breast Centre, Tristan Loraine from Lobular Moon Shot Project, patients & other guests to speak about lobular breast cancer on BBC Radio 5 Live today BBC Sounds 🔗 starts at 12:04pm www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Congratulations to Erin Durston-Hillyer and Finlay Spencer, newly graduated with Integrated Masters Degrees in Medical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, respectively, having successfully completed their research projects in the MBC Breast Biology group, supervised by Prof @robclarkelab.bsky.social

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Susan Michaelis, founder of the Lobular Moon Shot Project which she launched to get funding for research into invasive lobular breast cancer. Read Susan's obituary and honour her memory here🔗: www.lobularmoonshot.org/media

Congratulations to the class of 2025 @manchester.ac.uk including MBC PhD students, Drs Casey Broadbent, Mia Nuckhir, Oliver Cottrell and Eleanor Roberts who graduated today🎓👏

Very productive Lobular Breast Cancer Think Tank meeting today with research colleagues from across the UK & Europe to discuss how we can collaborate & progress research to improve the outcome for lobular breast cancer patients. Thanks to Lobular Moon Shot Project & patient advocates for joining us.

Lobular Moon Shot Project campaigners will visit Downing Street tomorrow 24/6 to call for research into lobular breast cancer. Prof @robclarkelab.bsky.social explains why this research is needed to provide specific treatments for patients👇 www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2072...

Great to welcome the British Breast Group (BBG) back to Manchester for the second year in a row for their annual meeting, with an excellent lineup of speakers, thanks to Stuart McIntosh and Shelley Potter for organising.

Today we are celebrating Professor Gareth Evans' outstanding career and achievements. Gareth has established a national and international reputation in clinical and research aspects of cancer genetics, particularly in breast and ovarian cancer predisposition and neurofibromatosis.

Breast cancer is the most common cause of death in women aged 35-50 in UK but screening is not routinely offered until age 50.Our researchers are exploring the delivery of breast cancer risk assessment to young women & what's needed to make this a reality blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2025/0...

Great to see some of our PhD researchers presenting their cutting-edge breast cancer research at the Manchester Cancer Research Centre - Division of Cancer Sciences Postgraduate Research Showcase this week. @mcrcnews.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social @saracabral24.bsky.social

Applications are open for our MB-PhD Summer Placements! Spend a week in the lab of a cancer research & gain hands-on experience. If you’re an @officialuom.bsky.social or University of Leeds MB-ChB student or are studying on the St Andrews Manchester pathway find out how to apply. 👉 bit.ly/4jRXn05

The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women (Bcan-Ray) project in memory of Sarah Harding identifies which younger women are at increased risk of the disease and could lead to women in their thirties being offered breast cancer checks on the NHS. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Our breast biology group was treated to a Proteintech Sponsored Lab Lunch today thanks to PhD student @saracabral24.bsky.social who won their weekly draw. Thank you to @proteintech.bsky.social for providing our team with a well-earned break and delicious lunch!

🗞️ In the news: A study has suggested a link between weight gain and having children in later life with an increased risk of breast cancer. The results were presented last week at the European Congress on Obesity in Malaga, Spain. Read more in The Independent 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

The MBC Breast Biology group is hosting a bake sale today @mcrcnews.bsky.social & running 10km in the Great Manchester Run on 18th May to raise funds & awareness for Prevent Breast Cancer, a charity dedicated to the prevention and early detection of breast cancer @preventbc.bsky.social

Drop-in event at Westminster today for MPs to find out more about the Lobular Moon Shot Project's call to provide £20million of research funding for research into lobular breast cancer @mcr-breastcentre.bsky.social @robclarkelab.bsky.social @mcrcnews.bsky.social