Live from the Lab with the Brain Tumour Award team
We have missed our usual lab tours at the Cancer Research UK
Edinburgh Centre, which have unfortunately been curtailed during the pandemic. However,
it is still important to us to give supporters of our work and patient
representatives an insight into our latest progress and an opportunity to hear
from the scientists undertaking this vital cancer research.
On 19 November, a research team led by Prof Neil Carragher
ran the first ever virtual lab tour held at the Centre, highlighting their work
as part of the Brain Tumour Award funded by Cancer Research UK in partnership
with The Brain Tumour Charity. As part of this Live from the Lab event,
attendees were able to meet the researchers virtually, engage with our research
and ask any burning questions in the same way as our face-to-face lab tours,
with the added benefit of easier access for patients who may be currently
undergoing treatment.
Catch up via the recording and delve into this fascinating
research to uncover the best combination therapies against aggressive brain
tumours. With an overview of the project by Prof Neil Carragher, discover the
science behind drug screening with Dr Richard Elliott, explore how drug
combinations are tested with patient-derived cells with Dr Laura McVeigh and
hear from Dr Mitch Foster about precision medicine approaches in preventing
recurrence of the disease.