Spotlight on... Prostate Cancer UK's research webinar series
‘Spotlight on...’ is our series of research webinars designed to offer you bitesize opportunities to expand your knowledge on specific areas of prostate cancer research.
In each 60-minute session you’ll hear from experts in the field and have the chance to ask questions, share ideas and network. We’ll run a series of weekly seminars focussed on a specific theme.
If you are an early career researcher working on a Prostate Cancer UK funded project and would like the opportunity to chair a ‘Spotlight on…’ webinar please contact the Research Team.
Our Spring 2021 series
Spotlight on ... the research team
In the first webinar of this series, we introduced you to Prostate Cancer UK’s Research Team, discussed the upcoming webinar series, talked you through our grant application process and gave an update on our current plans including future funding opportunities.
Spotlight on ... accessing tissue
In this webinar we will be shining the spotlight on accessing patient tissue for research work.
Dr Richard Bryant from Oxford University will be joined by Dr Tim Kendall from the University of Edinburgh to discuss considerations for accessing tissue for pre-clinical research.
This session will be chaired by Dr Ian Lewis, Head of Strategy and Initiatives from NCRI.
Date: Thursday 11 March
Time: 3-4pm
Spotlight on ... replacement, refinement, and reduction
Join us as we discuss the use of replacement, refinement and reduction in in vivo research. In this webinar we will be joined by Dr Katie Bates, Head of Research Funding from NC3R and Dr Chris Armstrong from Overwatch Research.
Date: Thursday 18 March
Time: 3-4pm
Spotlight on ... using tissue ex vivo
This week we’ll be joined by Dr Susan Heavey from University College London who will describe her ex vivo pipeline. Susan will be joined by Dr Michael Ladomery, University West of England and Mr Ben Simpson, University College London who have used the pipeline in their work.
Date: Thursday 25 March
Time: 3-4pm
Spotlight on ... patient derived xenografts
This week we’ll be joined by experts in generating patient derived xenografts. Professor Nora Navone, MD Anderson, Professor Wytske van Weerden and Dr Annelies Van Hemelryk from Erasmus MC will discuss their models. Dr Helen Pearson will also discuss her experience of developing a PDX library.
Date: Thursday 1 April
Time: 3–4pm
Please note due to protection of intellectual property this webinar was not recorded.
Spotlight on…organoids
This week we’ll be joined by Dr Amanda Swain, Institute of Cancer Research and Dr Rakesh Heer, University of Newcastle as we shine the spotlight on organoids. Amanda will talk us through her library of organoids with different mutational signatures and Rakesh will describe his work developing organoids from primary tissue.
Date: Wednesday 7 April
Time: 3-4pm
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Spotlight on…in vivo models
Join us as we discuss the use of in vivo models with Dr Esther Baena, CRUK Manchester Institute, The University of Manchester and Professor Cory Abate-Shen, Columbia University. In this session we will explore novel models of prostate cancer that can be utilised for investigating the molecular basis of the disease as well as evaluating new therapies.
Date: Thursday 15 April
Time: 3-4pm