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Left: Photo of Professor Louise Jones sat in a bright office. Right: the logo for the Academy of Medical sciences, written in white text on a dark blue background.
21st May 2026
Professor Louise Jones elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Professor Louise Jones at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, has been elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences. She joins 60 exceptional biomedical and health scientists elected to its prestigious Fellowship.


A Muller plot, depicting how different cell populations (clones) grow, acquire mutations and compete over time (from left to right).
5th May 2026
Study offers clues to blood cancer risk, revealing how gene mutations compete over time

Researchers have developed a new way to understand how genetic changes linked to blood cancer evolve in our cells, offering new insight into predicting blood cancer risk.


Blood Cells, SEM. Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute. Source: Wellcome Collection.
8th April 2026
New £1m clinical trial launches to improve quality of life for people with blood cancer

Dr Kevin Rouault-Pierre and team at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, have been awarded funding to launch a new clinical trial aiming to improve quality of life for people living with a form of blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndromes, which currently has limited treatment options.


25th March 2026
Lab-grown ovarian ‘mini-tumours’ provide new tool for immunotherapy research

Researchers have developed a way to grow miniature ovarian tumours in the lab that mimic the tumour environment found in patients. The new approach offers a useful way to study how cancer cells interact with the immune system and to explore potential treatments. Ultimately, it could help accelerate progress for patients and reduce reliance on research methods involving animals.


11th March 2026
Barts Cancer Institute teams awarded nearly £3m from Cancer Research UK to seek novel cancer therapy targets

Professor Michelle Lockley and Dr Oliver Pearce have both been awarded prestigious Programme Foundation Awards from Cancer Research UK, worth nearly £1.5 million each, to support the work of their research groups at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London.


A patient sits in bed next to a doctor with a clipboard.
12th February 2026
NHS changes guidelines for bladder cancer patients following new clinical trial results

Thousands of people with advanced bladder cancer across the UK will now receive three rather than six chemotherapy cycles after Queen Mary University of London-led research led to a change to NHS treatment guidelines. For patients, this means fewer toxic side effects and a better quality of life during treatment.


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