The Haem Team from the Centre for Blood Research and the MRC National Mouse Genetics Network took part in the Shine Night Walk around York to raise funds for Cancer Research UK. 

Hear more about Professor Rob Newton's journey as a researcher how he ended up doing the work that he does and what motivates it.

A new technology aims to take gene therapies a step further, making it possible for the treatment to be used more widely, at lower cost, and with improved outcomes for patients.

Following a staggering leap in five-year survival rates for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) from 5% in 1990 to 67% today, Professor Fielding tells us how we got here, and what we need to do to bring around the day where everyone survives ALL.

Dr Alyssa Cull is a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Dave Kent’s lab, at the Centre for Blood Research (CBR). Hear more about her journey in academia so far, and how the CBR is contributing to her future as a blood cancer researcher.

New research into acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), led by Dr Juliana Fabiani Miranda, could identify better ways to attack childhood AML cells and will set the foundations for future research by providing data about cancer cells' weaknesses. This research has been funded thanks to two Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Special Named Funds.

Scientists from the University of York are working with doctors and patients at York Hospital to understand the DNA mutations linked to a group of chronic blood cancers, and investigate why, in some cases, they can suddenly become more aggressive.

How is the Centre for Blood Research improving outcomes for patients with blood cancer? Watch the YorkTalks video from Professor Adele Fielding and find out how her experience is helping harness the three cornerstones of research into blood diseases – basic science, clinical trials and epidemiology.

Researchers from the University of York, Boston Children's Hospital and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have discovered that “cell competition” following gene therapy results in the accumulation of stem cells with genetic mutations which make them grow faster.

Academics and University bodies have told Sky News an increase in the minimum salary for a skilled worker visa effectively prices out early career academics and researchers vital to driving innovation.

On the Saturday 28 October 2023, the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of York had the pleasure of welcoming around 200 patients and their families and friends, as well as NHS staff, to an Open Day to share findings and hear about patient experiences.

York scientists collaborate with colleagues in the USA and Germany on potentially groundbreaking new research.

The Centre will be a 'pioneering initiative to bringing together a diverse community of researchers and clinical staff'.

We talked to chronic blood cancer patients, and family members, about living on Watch and Wait.

The York Haematology Support Group gave their views on a potential new research study, and received a guided tour of the facilities.

Two new developments from the Medical Research Council-funded Unit.

HMRN research has been used by Myeloma UK to determine the healthcare costs associated with delayed diagnosis of myeloma in the UK.

PhD student Nicola O’Donnell brings new insight into the needs of teenagers and young adults who have been treated for retinoblastoma in childhood.

Haematology research at York will receive a huge boost following a multimillion pound funding announcement from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

The Universities of York and Newcastle have joined forces with two leading cancer charities to create a new biobank which will provide vital resources for researchers working to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer in children and young people.