Sheffield Cancer Research Centre Newsletter
Issue 8 – February 2014
Lord Mayor Vicky Priestley visits the Sheffield Cancer
Research Centre.
The Lord Mayor Councillor Vickie Priestley visited the Sheffield Cancer Research Centre on Friday
24th January. She met Cancer Researchers and Clinicians who described some of the excellent
research being undertaken at the Sheffield Cancer Research Centre.
The Lord Mayor also met representatives from two major funders of the work undertaken at the
Centre - Yorkshire Cancer Research and Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity.
Lord Mayor Vickie Priestley said: “The Sheffield Cancer Research Centre plays a pivotal role in
helping thousands of patients across the region get better cancer treatments".
“This visit is an important opportunity for me to find out more about why it’s a facility we should all
be proud of”.
Professor Claire Lewis describes
her novel work on the use of
macrophages to deliver tumour
busting viruses right to the heart of
a tumour.
Dr Helen Bryant and Mr Charles
Rowett (Yorkshire Cancer
Research) are pictured with the
Lord Mayor, Councillor Vickie
Priestley.
Debayan Mukherjee showes his
radiotherapy research to the Lord
Mayor.
Will English explains how vascular
disrupting agents are being
developed to destroy a cancer’s
blood vessels.
SCRC Director Professor Rob Coleman introduces the Lord Mayor Councillor Vickie
Priesley during her visit to the Sheffield Cancer Research Centre.
Samantha Kennedy, Director of Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity presents the Lord
Mayor with a Joe Scarbourgh print depicting Weston Park Hospital.
Research Funding Opportunity Listings – new website
The Department of Oncology is pleased to announce that a new weblink has been created for
Funding Opportunities - http://www.shef.ac.uk.eresources.shef.ac.uk/oncology/staffinfo/fundingopps. Information can be found for small pilot/pump priming grants, project grants,
programme grants, fellowship grant/personal awards, studentships, travel awards, clinical grants –
trials etc. Funding bodies include: local and national charities and research councils. This is to be
maintained by Dr Lance Burn – l.burn@sheffield.ac.uk
Research Conferences
The Sheffield Cancer Research Centre has a new link for Research Conferences http://www.shef.ac.uk/sheffield-cancer-research-centre/research/research-conferences. This is to
be maintained by Mrs Deborah Reid – please inform Deborah if you wish for a conference to be
advertised – deborah.reid@sheffield.ac.uk
Diary Dates
Seminar Series – for information, please see: http://www.shef.ac.uk/sheffield-cancer-researchcentre/news-and-events/seminar-series
13th February 2014 - Discover the science behind targeted treatments for urological cancers.
Learn about the faulty genes and proteins that drive urological cancers, and understand the science
behind new drug approaches through my new course on prostate, kidney, bladder, testicular and penile
cancers on Thursday 13 February (http://sciencecommunicated.co.uk/13-february-2014/) at the Royal
Marsden Hospital in London, and Thursday 05 June (http://sciencecommunicated.co.uk/05-junetargeted-treatments-for-urological-cancers/) at the Christie Hospital in Manchester.
13th February 2014 - The Translational Oncology MSc Students Yorkshire Tea Party Cake Sale
In aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Thursday 13th February 2014 - 10:00-13:30 - Medical School Foyer /Café 1828
Cakes, Cookies, Muffins etc plus Raffle
If you would like to donate a Cake etc. please can you let Danielle Meehan
(dlmeehan1@sheffield.ac.uk) know you will be bringing one.
Cake donations from 9am please!
14th February 2014 – Extraordinary Seminar
Dr Max Mazzone from the VIB Vesalius Research Center , University of Leuven will be giving a seminar
titled "Cancer inflammation revisited: the good the bad and the ugly" in room K136/7, RHH.
27th February 2014
Freddie Hamdy Public Lecture
CR-UK/YCR Sheffield Cancer Research Centre Public Lecture and Cancer inspired Art Exhibition
"Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment"
Professor Freddie Hamdy, Nuffield Professor of Surgery, University of Oxford
Thursday 27th February 2014
17.15 Drinks Reception and Art Exhibition
18.15 Lecture
19:15 Close
Firth Hall, Western Bank, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN
Car Parking - Free in Durham Road Car Park, Arts Tower Car Park
The Phoenix Project: Surviving Cancer - Art Exhibition
The Phoenix Project is a unique collaboration between cancer survivors, graphic artists and
researchers attempting to capture the reality of living with cancer. The research was undertaken by Dr.
Andy Chantry (Medicine), Dr. Matthew Cheeseman (English), Dr. Natalie Hammond (Sociology,
University of Manchester) and Dr. Alex Peng (Information School). Ethical approval was granted (REC
reference 13/YH/0023; IRAS project ID 121854) for researchers to interview cancer survivors and ask
them about the impact of cancer on intimate areas of their life including their sex lives and
relationships. Transcripts of these interviews were given to a group of artists recruited from the Graphic
Medicine community and a series of powerful, provocative, heart wrenching, funny and moving images
were created. With permission, these will be displayed to raise awareness, to salute and to celebrate
the bravery, honesty and forbearance of those who go through the hardest of times with such incredible
dignity and fortitude.
This event is free, but we do ask you to register your intention to attend using the link below (this is
purely for catering purposes and in case of changes to the event).
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sheffield-cancer-research-centre/patient-public-information/public-lecturehamdy
Professor Freddie Hamdy
28th February 2014 – Annual Cancer Research Forum
External Speakers
Uro-oncology research at Oxford - from clinical trials to the fruit fly
Professor Freddie Hamdy, University of Oxford
Human myeloproliferative neoplasms – a point of order and a tale of new tails
Professor Tony Green, Cambridge University
Patient Talk "I am, I can, I will" - Tracey Barraclough
Internal Speakers
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Dr Maria Fragiadaki (I&I) - Killing Cancer Cells with "Antibotoxosomes"
Dr Nasreen Akhtar (Oncology) - How matrix adhesions control breast tissue organization
Dr Sherif El-Khamisy (MBB) – Protein-linked chromosomal break repair and brain tumours
Dr Diana Greenfield (Clinical Oncology) - Addressing sexuality concerns at the bedside
Professor David Strutt (BMS) - Planar polarity and cancer: how studying Drosophila development
might help us understand disease processes
Dr Emma Rathbone (Clinical Oncology) – Bone diseases amongst breast cancer patients
Dr Nicolas Viphakone (MBB) - Characterization of a new mRNA export factor present in some
cancer cells.
Dr Carlo Barone (Oncology) – CDK18; a novel genome stability factor involved in DNA replication
Professor Jane Grasby (Chemistry) –-TBC
Professor Janet Brown (Clinical Oncology) – START Trial - Pitfalls and challenges of the chief
investigator role in a large clinical trial.
ACRF Registration – http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sheffield-cancer-research-centre/news-andevents/away-day-2014
24th – 26th March 2014 - Genes & Cancer 30th Anniversary Meeting
Genes & Cancer 30th Anniversary Meeting
Robinson College, Cambridge, UK
www.genesandcancer.org.uk
30th March – 1st April 2014 – British Association for Cancer Research
The Third Special Conference on ‘Advances in Cancer Drug Discovery’ will take place at Homerton
College. The deadline for abstracts is 24th January 2014 and the early bird registration fee ends on the
31st January 2014. More information can be found on the website:
http://www.bacr.org.uk/bacr-events/event-details/advances-in-cancer-drug-discovery
25th June 2014 - YCR Annual Scientific Meeting 2014
The Annual YCR Scientific meeting will be held at the Pavilions of Harrogate on Wednesday 25 th June
2014. Registration will open in February 2014. For further details – www.ycr.org.uk
Call for Centre News Stories
What exciting developments are taking place in your research and training?
We need to show what great work is going on in Sheffield, not least so that we demonstrate our
strengths to potential funders.
We need to shout about:
* New research findings, particularly published papers
* Recently funded studies at start up
* Prizes or awards received
* Innovations in equipment/treatment
* Your involvement in public events
* Anything else you feel you would like to publicise
If you are working with the press offices at CRUK, YCR, the University or the Trust to publicise anything
please also keep me in the loop.
Please see the website for examples
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sheffield-cancer-research-centre/news-and-events/news/1.198922
Please send anything of interest to Lance Burn (l.burn@sheffield.ac.uk) - it doesn't have to be in a
publishable format as I can help with putting it together, writing text, obtaining pictures etc.