Marching for Men with our Researchers
Our fantastic Prostate Cancer UK funded researchers brought science to life at March for Men on Saturday 14 June 2025, and thanked our incredible supporters whose donations are funding research that will help men live longer, healthier lives.
🕵️♂️ Research 'detectives' from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University London walked the route with some of our amazing families, using guessing games, some delicious sweets, and their inspiring research stories to connect with supporters.
Read about Professor Yong-Jie Lu's work detecting circulating tumour cells to help inform men's treatment decisions.
😍 We loved meeting the next generation of researchers as they discovered the challenges of drug development with our buzz wire game, explored precision medicine through colourful hoopla, and tried their hand at pipetting with the team from Imperial College London.
Read about team member Dr Rayzel Fernandes' Career Acceleration Fellowship project looking at the role of DNA super-enhancer regions in prostate cancer treatment resistance.
🧪🔬 We chatted about exciting research projects making a real difference across the UK. Supporters enjoyed interactive games - matching research images to descriptions and playing our research version of 'The Price is Right' to see how their fundraising is vital to driving progress.
🦆 Members of the TRANSFORM team, from Imperial College and Queen Mary University London, helped supporters of all ages understand how we’re working to find the best way to screen men for prostate cancer, using their brilliant 'hook-a-duck' screening game.
🧬 Researchers from the PROFILE trial at the Institute of Cancer Research had important conversations with supporters about screening studies open to men at higher risk, such as those with a family history of prostate cancer or Black African / Black Caribbean ancestry.
⚡ University of York researchers brought their boundless energy as they helped supporters become 'human molecules' to learn more about spectroscopy, while the Kings College London team generously shared their knowledge and expertise with so many!
Read more about the York team's project studying treatment response in prostate cancer cells using Raman spectroscopy.
🏥 The University College London team showed supporters how their generous donations have already enabled huge improvements to diagnosis and care, with many more exciting developments on the horizon.
Read more about the PRIME study of biparametric MRI for faster prostate cancer diagnosis, led by the team at UCL.
March for Men opened my heart even more as a researcher - the memories of the event, the feelings of that level of community and coming together, the meaning behind it all - will continue to inspire and propel me forwards.
Thank you to all our fabulous researchers who helped make the day so much more than just a walk in the park!
If you're a researcher who'd like to join the fun in 2026, please get in touch at [email protected].
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