Edinburgh

ECMC Edinburgh

Edinburgh ECMC aims to facilitate the translation of cancer research developments from clinic to laboratory and back. Expertise in the Centre includes proteomics, tissue banking and cancer informatics.
Special focus has been placed on identification of diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers and targets for new drugs. Cancer types studied include breast and ovarian.

Research Areas

Focus

Information technology, quality assurance, molecular pathology, pharmacodynamics (PD) and pharmacokinetics (PK)

Disease Area

Basic research, relevant to all types of cancer, breast, colon, rectal, ovarian, prostate

 

Goals

Goals

For further information on the goals and objectives of Edinburgh ECMC go to:

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Skills

Skills

Edinburgh ECMC principal investigators and staff have a range of skills and expertise.

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Facilities

Facilities

Edinburgh ECMC has access to a range of research facilities that are utilised in studies.

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Achievements

Achievements

To learn more about the scientific and operational achievements of Edinburgh ECMC go to:

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Centre Lead

Professor David Harrison
Director
Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre
University of Edinburgh
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh
EH4 2XR
Tel: +44 (0)131 777 3582
Fax: +44 (0)131 777 3520

 

Other key personnel

Research Manager

Dr Alexander Henzing
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
Tel: +44 (0)131 537 3364
Fax: +44 (0)131 537 3373

 

Clinical Trials Enquiries

You can also find out about trials recruiting in Edinburgh on the CancerHelp UK clinical trials database.