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Individual research projects

Right now, we’re funding around 100 cutting-edge projects worth almost £32 million. All to discover how we can prevent and diagnose breast cancer earlier, find better treatments, and improve people's quality of life.

Our research projects

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on breast cancer services in Northern Ireland

Professor Anna Gavin

Dr Ali Roghanian in the research lab standing in front of equipment

Understanding the communication between cancer cells and immune cells

Dr Ali Roghanian

Dr Nick Orr

Understanding how some genetic changes lead to breast cancer in men and women

Dr Nick Orr

Clare, Morjan, Rachel, Amanda, Paula, Meg, David and Rebecca, posing for a team portrait in the lab, all wearing white lab coats.

Molecular cell biology team

Professor Clare Isacke

Dr Hamid Ali in a research lab

Identifying who would benefit most from immunotherapy

Dr Hamid Ali

Combining drugs to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy

Dr Thomas A Hughes

Meng Lab Breast Cancer Team wearing white lab coats

Exploring the role of the internal clock in breast cancer

Professor Qing-Jun Meng

Katarzyna, Olivia, Kate, Shirleny, Selin and Nichola, posing for a team photo together in white lab coats, with the laboratory in the background.

Genetic epidemiology team

Professor Olivia Fletcher

Professor Chris Lord standing in a lab in the ICR, London.

Gene Function team

Professor Chris Lord

Ioanna, Ekaterina, Shefali, Hwei, Alejandro, Rachael, Kate, and Amy, posing for a team photo in the lab, all wearing white lab coats.

Functional Genomics Team

Dr Rachael Natrajan

Dr Niamh Buckley

Developing a vaccine treatment for triple negative breast cancer

Dr Niamh Buckley

Andrew Tutt wearing glasses, a blue shirt, black sweater, and dark blazer, posing for photo in the ICR corridor, with the BCN colours in the background.

Target validation and DNA damage response team

Professor Andrew Tutt