Cancer Medicine Research Programme:
Prevention and Personalised Cancer Care
Contact: Prof Steve Heys, Tel: +44 (0)1224 552105, Email: s.d.heys@abdn.ac.uk
The Cancer Medicine research programme conducts world class research into several aspects of cancer at the translational interface. At the biological level, work focuses on mechanisms of carcinogenesis, control of tumour growth, and their application to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer. At the population level work is focussing on strategies to understand what causes and to prevent cancer; detect it at the very earliest stage; develop ways of targeting treatment to patients most likely to benefit, and support those who are living with cancer.
The programme is a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional collaboration within the research programme structure of the University of Aberdeen, NHS Grampian and with national and international collaborations. The main location of this programme is the Foresterhill site and is linked with other research programmes within the IMS, the Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) between also with the different colleges within the university's collegiate structure, and links with the hospitals of NHS Grampian for the clinical aspects. In addition, there are collaborations building on the strengths of the Rowett and Macaulay Research Institutes in Aberdeen
Please visit our Research Areas page for further information.