Research we fund
We are excited to be funding some of the leading brain tumour researchers in the UK and around the world. Find out more about them, their work and their motivation below.
The field of neuro-oncology research is greatly varied, with over 130 different tumour types in existence. So, we fund researchers who each have different expertise. Our researchers are investigating how changes to our genes are linked to tumour development, how our immune system can be primed to attack tumour cells and how drugs can be developed which target the tumour cells only, among many other areas of research.
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Identifying a specific subtype of brain tumour without surgery to improve children’s quality of life
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Investigating DNA repair on a cell-by-cell basis in glioblastoma
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Biomarkers to change meningioma care
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Blocking DNA Repair in Gliomas to Overcome Resistance
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Clinical Trial of Cannabis Derivatives
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Creating a roadmap for better, evidence-based support for children living with brain tumours
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Enhancing engineered immune cells to treat paediatric brain tumours
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Exploring How Cells from the Skull Can Help Brain Tumours Hide from the Immune System
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Exploring the role of genetics on children’s quality of life
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Fighting recurrent Glioblastomas with immunotherapy
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Finding New Targets for Glioblastoma Immunotherapy Treatments
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Growing model brains in the search for new treatments
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Improving treatment options for children diagnosed with rare tumours of the central nervous system
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Investigating transcription factors in development
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Managing fatigue in children living with the effects of a brain tumour
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Mapping glioblastoma cells
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No brain tumour ignored
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Preventing Glioblastoma Recurrence Using a Post-surgery Drug Paste
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Reprogramming immune cells for the treatment of ependymoma
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Supporting children returning to school after a brain tumour
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Targeting non-dividing cells in childhood high-grade tumours
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Targeting protein kinases to develop effective drugs for glioblastoma
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Targeting SRC in childhood glioma
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