Academic Unit: Cancer Sciences
Cancer research at the University of Southampton ranges from basic cellular and molecular biology right through to the epidemiology of service provision. Major strengths include basic and translational immunology and tumour survival in lymphoma and solid tumours.
Currently Active: Yes
Group Overview
The University has a long-established relationship with Cancer Research UK (CR UK) and our facilities include the CR UK Centre of Excellence and the CR UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre.
Southampton also hosts a centre of excellence in Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research where it specialises in understanding and treating chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
Our aim is to foster high quality cancer research with a particular emphasis on translating mechanistic understanding into patient treatments. We concentrate upon our research strengths, such as immunology and cell biology closely allied to clinical practice in cancer treatment.
All cancer research has clinical application as its ultimate goal. Our Cancer Sciences research is conducted on the Biomedical Campus at Southampton General Hospital, in purpose-built laboratories in the Somers Building and neighbouring laboratories.
We have more than 100 researchers, clinicians and associated staff working as coordinated teams across several disciplines. We bring ideas and discoveries made in the laboratory into clinical practice as rapidly as possible and ensure that the scientific hypotheses underlying cancer treatments are fully tested.
The University of Southampton Clinical Trials Unit is also supported by funding from Cancer Research UK to deliver large multicentre cancer treatment trials.
Cancer Sciences Unit Research Club
Date: First Thursday of each month 16:30-18:30
Venue: IDS Lecture theatre (talks) and Level A seminar room (food and drink)
| Date | Speakers | Sponsored by |
| 8 November 2012 | Francesco Forconi & Vania Coelho | Starlab |
| 6 December 2012 | Christmas Club | Postdoc Association |
| 5 February 2013 | Peter Johnson, Jac Samuel & Anna Smith | Milltenyi Biotec |
| 7 March 2013 | Working in Industry (Primer Design & NEB) | NEB |
| 2 May 2013 | Ali Travasoli & Charlie Birts | Olympus |
| 6 June 2013 | Ramsey Cutress & Manos Papadakis | BD Biosciences |
| 4 July 2013 | Andy Steele & Matthew Blunt | Abcam |
Contact us
Email: cancersciences@southampton.ac.uk
Telephone: 023 8079 6184 or 023 8079 5170
Cancer Sciences seminars
6 June 2013
6 June 2013
26 June 2013
Cancer and Inflammation meet again: The Control of gp130 Expression by ERK2
4 July 2013
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Staff
Members of staff associated with this academic unit:
Professor Aymen Al-Shamkhani
Professor in Immunology
Dr Andrew Bateman
Senior Lecturer, Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Dr Stephen Beers
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Jeremy Blaydes
Reader in Cancer Cell Biology
Dr Ellen Copson
Cancer Research UK Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology, Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology University Hospital Southampton
Dr Simon Crabb
Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology
Professor Mark Cragg
Professor of Experimental Cancer Research, Director of Cancer Pathway Integrated Postgraduate Programme, Director of Postdoctoral Association
Ms Gillian Crawford
Clinical Doctoral Fellow, Principal Genetic Counsellor
Mr Ramsey Cutress
Senior Lecturer in Breast Surgery
Dr Andrew Davies
Cancer Research UK Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology
Dr Gianfranco Di Genova
Senior Research Fellow
Professor Diana Eccles
Professor of Cancer Genetics, Director of the University of Southampton Clinical Trials Unit
Professor Tim Elliott
Professor of Experimental Medicine, Associate Dean for Research
Professor Martin Glennie
Professor of Immunochemistry, Head of Cancer Sciences
Dr Juliet Gray
Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Oncology
Dr Edd James
Lecturer in Cancer Immunology
Mr Colin Johnson
Reader in Surgery, Honorary Consultant Surgeon
Professor Peter Johnson
Professor of Medical OncologyDr Emma King
CRUK Senior Lecturer Head and Neck Surgery
Professor Anneke Lucassen
Professor of Clinical Genetics, Honorary Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, Co-ordinator: Ethics and Law teaching Southampton Faculty of Medicine
Mr Alex Mirnezami
Senior Lecturer in Surgery, Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist
Dr Karwan Moutasim
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Pathology
Professor Christian Ottensmeier
Professor of Experimental Medicine
Professor Graham Packham
Professor of Molecular Oncology
Dr N Kathleen Potter
Tissue Bank Manager, Research Scientist
Professor John Primrose
Professor of Surgery
Dr Jason Rice
Senior Lecturer
Dr Surinder Sahota
Reader in Immunogenetics
Dr Natalia Savelyeva
Senior Research Fellow
Dr A. Emre Sayan
Lecturer
Dr Andrew Steele
Lecturer (Leukaemia & Lymphoma)
Professor Freda Stevenson
Professor of Immunology
Dr Jonathan Strefford
Senior Lecturer in Cancer Molecular Genetics
Dr Ali Tavassoli
Reader in Chemical Biology
Dr Stephen Thirdborough
Senior Research Fellow
Professor Gareth Thomas
Professor of Experimental Pathology, Consultant in Histopathology
Professor Paul A Townsend
Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, Deputy Director of Cancer Sciences, Associate Director of Enterprise & Innovation
Mr Tim Underwood
MRC Clinician Scientist
Dr Jonathan James West
Institute for Life Science Research Fellow
Dr Anthony Williams
Reader in Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Research projects
No research projects are currently associated with this academic unit.