We are a world-leading cancer research institute dedicated to improving patient lives through discovery science. 

We have built a truly collaborative culture, fostering connections between scientists, healthcare institutions and businesses to take our cancer research from bench to bedside.

Our state-of-the-art facilities and flexible core funding ensures our 300 scientists can deliver bold research programmes to accelerate progress for everyone. 

We are a department of the University of Cambridge, core-funded by Cancer Research UK. 

 

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    Prof Sir Shankar Balasubramanian receives Canada Gairdner Award

    Prof Sir Shankar Balasubramanian and Prof Sir David Klenerman have received the 2024 Canada Gairdner Award for their transformative contributions to research impacting human health. Through the prestigious annual Canada Gairdner Awards, the Gairdner Foundation celebrates the world’s most creative and accomplished researchers whose work is improving the health and wellbeing of people around the […]

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    Dr Tim Halim receives £3.3 million Wellcome Discovery Award

    Dr Tim Halim has been awarded £3.3 million through the Wellcome Discovery scheme to explore how immune cells called ‘type-2 lymphocytes’ influence the behaviour of fibroblasts, particularly during health and disease states. The Wellcome Discovery Award provides funding for established researchers to pursue bold and creative research ideas and deliver significant shifts in understanding related […]

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    Behind the Lab Coat: Dr Ania Piskorz, Head of Genomics

    Introducing Behind the Lab Coat, a new series by the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute! The series has two main aims: first, to help you to get to get to know the people who are doing amazing science at the Institute and, secondly, to introduce you to the breadth of “behind the scenes” roles required […]

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    Maike de la Roche named Entrepreneurial Group Leader of the Year

    Dr Maike de la Roche has won the Entrepreneurial Group Leader of the Year category at the 2024 Cancer Research Horizons Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards. The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Awards aim to celebrate researchers and innovators who are actively bridging the gap between oncology discoveries and positive patient outcomes. The Entrepreneurial Group Leader of the […]

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