Sheffield Cancer Research Centre Newsletter
Issue 12 – June 2014
Professor Martin Thornhill wins Samuel Charles Miller
Award 2014.
The Samuel Charles Miller Award is the most prestigious award of the American
Academy of Oral Medicine. It has been awarded each year since 1960 in honor of the
Academy’s founder Samuel Charles Miller. This year, for the first time ever, it has
been awarded to someone from the United Kingdom - Professor Martin Thornhill.
Martin is Professor of Translational Research in Dentistry at the University of
Sheffield. The award was made at the first joint meeting of the American Academy of
Oral Medicine, the European Association of Oral medicine, the British Society for Oral
Medicine and the Oral Medicine Academy of Australasia held in Orland, Florida 9-12th
April 2014.
Professor Thornhill was nominated by the Fellowship and Awards Committee for outstanding
contributions in the field of Oral Medicine and his research into new diagnostic technologies for the
diagnosis of potentially malignant oral lesions, development of human tissue engineered models of
oral dysplasia and oral cancer to facilitate research into these diseases and work on new drug
delivery technologies for treating oral cancer. The awardee is required to present a paper in the field
of Oral Medicine representative of his/her work at the time of the award. The purpose of the award
shall be to honor Samuel Charles Miller, the founder of the American Academy of Oral Medicine.
Professor Thornhill’s Samuel Charles Miller lecture covered his research on new diagnostic
technologies, new drug delivery systems and tissue engineered models of disease as well as other
aspects of his oral medicine research.
Diary Dates
Seminar Series – for information, please see: http://www.shef.ac.uk/sheffield-cancer-researchcentre/news-and-events/seminar-series
Summer series now available.
11th June 2014 – Internal Seminar – University of Sheffield
13.00-14.00 – LT3, F Floor, Medical School
The role of metformin in breast cancer
Sirwan Hadad, Department of Oncology
Dormancy of prostate cancer in bone
Freyja Docherty – Department of Human Metabolism
12th June 2014 – Making it happen: provision of services for people living with and beyond cancer
17.30 - Drinks reception, 18.30 Lecture – Richard Roberts building, University of Sheffield
Speakers: Mark Tami MP for Alyn & Deeside and Dr Adrienne Morgan, Independent Cancer Patients
Voice Charity
Chair: Prof Rob Coleman, YCR Professor of Medical Oncology, University of Sheffield
Panel discussion:
Mark Tami
(MP for Alyn & Deeside)
Adrienne Morgan
(Independent Cancer Patients Voice Charity)
Bronwen Shaw
(Anthony Nolan – Senior Clinical Scientist and Chief Medical Officer)
Will Cleary-Gray
(Sheffield Cancer Commissioner)
Dr Karen Robb
(Cancer Rehabilitation Strategy Development Manager,
Macmillan Cancer Support)
Booking: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/sheffield-cancer-research-centre/patient-public-information/makingit-happen
18th June 2014 – External Seminar – University of Sheffield
13.00-14.00 – LT3, F Floor, Medical School
What’s out of LINE in cancer? (Non-coding RNA in cancer).
Christina Tufarelli – University of Nottingham - (hosted by Vicky James)
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
29th June 2014 - Annual Meeting of UK’s Association for Radiation Research – University of Sussex,
Brighton
The Fulton Building, University of Sussex, Brighton, Sunday 29th June – Wednesday 2nd July 2014
Registration and submission of abstracts for poster presentation until June 13th 2014. For further
details - http://www.sussex.ac.uk/gdsc/arr2014/
9th July – Internal Seminar – University of Sheffield
13.00-14.00 – LT3, F Floor, Medical School
Myeloma Talk
Clive Buckle, Sheffield Myeloma Research Team, Department of Oncology
DNA replication stress in CHK1 depleted tumour cells triggers premature (S-phase) mitosis through
inappropriate activation of Aurora kinase B
Pedro Zuazua-Villar - Academic Unit of Molecular Oncology, Department of Oncology,
15th July 2014 – External Seminar – University of Sheffield
13.00-14.00 – LT3, F Floor, Medical School
Magnetic Materials in Medicine: Applications in Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Disease
Tim St Pierre – The University of Western Australia, Perth - (hosted by Matthew Bryan)
23rd July – External Seminar – University of Sheffield
13.00-14.00 – LT3, F Floor, Medical School
Biological and Clinical Significance of Chronic Herpes Virus infection in Patients treated for
Haematological Malignancies
David Lewis – University of Birmingham - (hosted by Andrew Chantry)
Funding Opportunities
Please see the Oncology Funding Opportunities Website for all the latest application details and new
calls:
http://www.shef.ac.uk.eresources.shef.ac.uk/oncology/staff-info/fundingopps
Movember Foundation, Prostate Cancer UK’s Next Call for Research Proposals
NOW OPEN – DEADLINE 12 NOON 9th July 2014
Details: http://prostatecanceruk.org/research/information-for-researchers
The Movember Foundation, Prostate Cancer UK’s next call for research proposals is now open. In this
call they invite UK-based researchers to submit applications under the following schemes:
• Project Grants
• Pilot Awards
• Targeted call for development of a Risk Assessment tool for prostate cancer
For the 2014 Project and Pilot Grants round, they would particularly welcome applications addressing
either of the following areas:
• Research that seeks to understand the difference in prevalence and outcomes for prostate cancer
in African and African Caribbean men compared to men from other ethnic groups
• Research into survivorship, specifically focussed on the side effects and late effects of prostate
cancer, including those caused by any prostate cancer treatments
To find out more about these schemes funded by the Movember Foundation, as well as how to apply,
please visit the website: http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/research/information-for-researchers
Further information may also be found through Prostate Cancer UK’s Research Strategy 2012-20,
which is also available via the website: http://prostatecanceruk.org/research/our-research-strategy
Please note that all applications are to be made using our online Prostate Cancer UK CC Grant Tracker
system. The submission deadline for Project Grant & Pilot Award applications is Wednesday 9 July
2014 at 12pm noon.
Stand Up To Cancer-Cancer Research UK Translational Research Fellowship
NOW OPEN – DEADLINE 12 NOON 28th July 2014
Details: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/science/funding/find-grant/all-funding-schemes/stand-up-tocancer-cancer-research-uk-translational-research-fellowships/
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), on behalf of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and
Cancer Research UK, is accepting applications for SU2C-Cancer Research UK Translational Research
Fellowships that will offer up to $315,000 each in research funding.
The grants provides four years of research fellowship support to the most talented and promising earlycareer investigators in the United States and the United Kingdom who have completed their Ph.D. or
clinical training and demonstrate clear potential to become leaders in their fields. Research projects
must be translational in nature and address critical problems in cancers with the potential to deliver
patient benefit.
Fellows funded through this initiative will gain translational research training in top U.S. and U.K.
research institutions, allowing them to develop their own ideas and preparing them to establish and
lead their own research groups, towards becoming outstanding leaders in their own fields. Proposals
must include plans to promote new significant transatlantic collaborations and active exchange of
knowledge and expertise between the United States and the United Kingdom.
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
www.facebook.com/sheffieldcancerresearchcentre or
www.twitter.com/sheffieldcrc
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.