Presentations are giving an insight into research across Trust
Posted 20th December 2021
The amazing research being undertaken at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre by our clinical experts and academic partners has reached a wider audience over the past year with the success of a series of fortnightly presentations at the Trust.
Clatterbridge’s Research Rounds have been running for 12 months and there have been 22 of the Friday virtual talks on a wide variety of topics, showcasing the achievements, endeavours and collaborations of NHS and university-based colleagues.
Some of the talks have been fascinating insights into ground-breaking research being undertaken by Clatterbridge consultants, including ones which later hit the headlines when findings were announced to the media. These included Prof Christian Ottensmeier speaking about his work on a vaccination for cancer and Dr Joe Sacco detailing new treatments for metastatic uveal melanoma.
Other talks include Dr Seamus Coyle talking about palliative medicine research, Dr Maria Maguire outlining the support, set-up and sponsorship of research and clinical trials at CCC and Dr Rachel Brooker explaining her research on reducing side effects in oral cavity cancer.
The breakfast-time webinars take place on Teams and are recorded for YouTube for people unable to watch them live. They can be watched by all CCC staff as well as external NHS and academic colleagues.
Dr Gillian Heap, Director of Research & Innovation Operations, said: “The Research Rounds have been an amazing success, highlighting the tremendous work being done by individuals across Clatterbridge, and beyond.
“Professor Nagesh Kalakonda’s idea for the Research Rounds was to showcase the breadth and depth of world-class research at Clatterbridge and how we collaborate with our academic partners – and they have certainly done that. The variety of subject matter has been remarkable and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
“I’d like to thank all our speakers who have delivered Research Rounds over the past year and encourage anyone who wishes to listen in during 2022.”
Some of the recorded Research Rounds are highlighted below.
