Researchers working in the Department of Surgery have published a major new paper in BMC Medicine validating a Cambridge developed more accurate prognostic scoring system for men with new prostate cancer. This validation study of nearly 75,000 men, confirms that the CPG 5-tiered prognostic model has superior discrimination in predicting prostate cancer death over the […]
Moynihan Travelling Fellowship Award
Mr Siong S. Liau who is a Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, and a concurrent MRC-Academy of Medical Sciences Clinician Scientist at the University Department of Surgery and MRC Cancer Unit, Cambridge has been awarded one of the most prestigious surgical travelling fellowships in the British Isles, the 2018 Association of Surgeons […]
European Orthopaedic Research Society conference
Three members of the department presented at the European Orthopaedic Research Society Conference in Munich in September 2017. Francesca Beaton gave a talk in the Young Investigator session entitled: The influence of haematopoietic progenitors on mesenchymal populations in skeletal repair. Anna Albiero also gave a presentation, in the Bone and Cartilage Biology session entitled: Chondrocytes […]
Older transplant kidneys could be given new lease of life
Researchers from the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre led by Mr Gavin Pettigrew are investigating whether performing biopsies of older kidneys can help transplant patients and reduce waiting lists. Kidney Research UK reports that in the UK there are approximately 5,200 people waiting for a kidney transplant, with only 3,300 transplants carried out each year. […]
Awards
The award for best abstract by a resident at the European Association of Urology conference 2017 was presented to David Thurtle in March. The award recognised the best abstract across all disciplines and specialties submitted to the largest urological conference in the world – with over 10000 attendees. The abstract described collaborative work between urology, […]
Artificial bile ducts
Scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in future be used to help treat liver disease in children, reducing the need for liver transplantation. The University of Cambridge research team was led by Professor Ludovic Vallier and Dr Fotios Sampaziotis from the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute […]
Major award for prostate biopsy device.
Researchers have secured funding of nearly £800,000 from the NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) scheme to take a novel test for prostate cancer from a prototype to a CE-marked device for clinical application. The CamProbe (Cambridge Prostate Biopsy Device), developed by Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam (University lecturer and Consultant Urologist at Cambridge University Hospitals) and his […]
ERC Advanced grant
Professor Ludovic Vallier, Professor of Regenerative Medicine, has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant to develop new therapies for liver disease. The Advanced Grants, which fall under the ‘Excellent Science’ pillar of the EU’s Horizon 2020, are awarded to top researchers in Europe to allow them to realise their most creative ideas for major impact […]
Biomechanics, movement and gait
Professor Andrew McCaskie gave a talk on ‘A multidisciplinary approach in orthopaedics’ at the Accelerating Development in Biomedical Engineering event at St Catherine’s College on April 6th, which was a full day of talks networking and interaction hosted by the Department of Engineering, to encourage collaborations including engineers in healthcare and medicine. The themes were: […]
Hay festival
Dr Kourosh Saeb Parsy is part of a team of sixteen academics who will take part in the Cambridge series at this year’s Hay festival. The festival, which runs from 25th May to 4th June, will once again showcase a broad range of the University’s research excellence. Read more
