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Research by grantee

This section of the site will be constantly updated and expanded, so please check back occasionally for new information about the work we fund.

We fund the work of over 4,500 scientists, doctors and nurses across the UK, and run specialised institutes dedicated to cancer research.

In this section of the site, you can find information about many of our top researchers.

Click on the letters below for alphabetical lists of our researchers.

For in-depth information on the work we fund, please visit our Grants and Research website.

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Prof Iain Hagan Prof Iain Hagan

Understanding how cells grow and divide

Cell Division Group

Paterson Institute for Cancer Research

Dr Thorsten Hagemann Dr Thorsten Hagemann

Reducing inflammation to treat pancreatic cancer

Centre for Cancer and Inflammation    

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry

Prof Gavin Halbert Prof Gavin Halbert

Turning lab discoveries into cancer drugs

Cancer Research UK Formulation Unit

University of Strathclyde

Prof Freddie Hamdy Prof Freddie Hamdy

Investigating prostate cancer treatment and screening

Nuffield Department of Surgery

University of Oxford

Prof Paul Harkin Prof Paul Harkin

Understanding more about the BRCA1 gene

Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology

Queen's University

Prof Adrian Harris Prof Adrian Harris

Targeting a cancer's blood supply

Cancer Research UK Medical Oncology Department

Churchill Hospital

Prof Ian Hart Prof Ian Hart

Tackling cancer spread

Tumour Biology Laboratory

Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry

Prof Bass Hassan Prof Bass Hassan

Blocking growth signals to beat cancer

Department of Medical Oncology

Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine

Prof Gerard Hastings Prof Gerard Hastings

Finding new ways to reduce smoking rates

Centre for Tobacco Control Research and Institute for Social Research

University of Stirling

Prof Robert Hawkins Prof Robert Hawkins

Harnessing the power of the immune system to fight cancer

Cell and Gene Therapy Group, Department of Medical Oncology

University of Manchester and Christie Hospital NHS Trust

Prof Mike Hawkins Prof Mike Hawkins

Investigating the long-term effects of childhood cancer treatments

Centre for Childhood Cancer Survivor Studies

The University of Birmingham

Prof Ronald Hay Prof Ronald Hay

What do SUMOs do in cells?

School of Life Sciences

University of Dundee

Prof David Hirst Prof David Hirst

Improving treatment for cancer

Experimental Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy

Queen's University

Dr Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke Dr Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke

Targeting blood vessel growth for cancer treatment

Institute of Cancer

Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry

Dr Nancy Hogg Dr Nancy Hogg

How do cancers spread?

Leukocyte adhesion laboratory

London Research Institute

Prof Alan Horwich Prof Alan Horwich

Improving radiotherapy for treating cancer

Section of Radiotherapy

The Institute of Cancer Research

Prof Peter Hoskin Prof Peter Hoskin

New ways of using radiotherapy

Marie Curie Research Wing for Oncology

Mount Vernon Hospital

Prof Richard Houlston Prof Richard Houlston

Genes and cancer

Molecular and Population Genetics Team

The Institute of Cancer Research

Dr Robert Huddart Dr Robert Huddart

Comparing chemotherapy combinations for germ cell cancers

Section of Radiotherapy

The Institute of Cancer Research

Dr Tim Hunt Dr Tim Hunt

How do cells grow and divide?

Cell Cycle Control Laboratory

Cancer Research UK London Research Institute

Prof Helen Hurst Prof Helen Hurst

Understanding how genes are switched on and off in breast cancer

Cancer Research UK Gene Transcription Laboratory, Institute of Cancer

Barts & The University of London School of Medicine & Dentistry