Áine studied genetics at University College Cork, Ireland before making the move to London in 2010 and completing a PhD in cancer biology at Barts Cancer Institute. She joined the science communications team at Cancer Research UK in 2014 where she works to communicate the charity’s research to the public.
Category: Science blog July 29, 2016 1 comment
Here’s this week’s news roundup.
Category: Science blog July 8, 2016 1 comment
Advanced imaging technology is helping our scientists understand how key molecules fuel the growth of breast cancer cells.
Category: Science blog April 1, 2016 Comments are closed
A new study published today by a group of scientists could explain why there are such differences in survival between medulloblastoma patients.
Category: Science blog March 11, 2016 10 comments
UK researchers running a clinical trial have presented some exciting preliminary results at a European breast cancer conference
Category: Science blog February 9, 2016 35 comments
We explore the science behind how alcohol affects and damages our cells, and how this can cause the cells in our bodies to develop into cancer.
Category: Science blog February 2, 2016 Comments are closed
We explore our seventh Grand Challenge, attempting to pull off the ultimate cell heist and use new ‘smart drugs’ to selectively kill cancer cells.
Category: Science blog December 22, 2015 5 comments
We’ve enlisted the help of one of our researchers to pick out the biggest cancer research stories of 2015.
Category: Science blog December 11, 2015 Comments are closed
Future scientist Oscar Sawyers came to our head office earlier this year. Find out how he got on and about his incredible fundraising achievement.
Category: Science blog October 30, 2015 Comments are closed
In this instalment of our Milestones series, we look at Cancer Research UK’s pivotal trials, proving that a drug called anastrozole should be the gold standar...
Category: Science blog October 14, 2015 8 comments
We respond to some misleading headlines about a ‘miracle drug’ that could cure nine in 10 cancers.
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