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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 Chris Paraskeva Prof Chris Paraskeva

Preventing and treating bowel cancer

Colorectal Tumour Biology Research Group

University of Bristol

Prof Peter Parker Prof Peter Parker

Deciphering the signals in cancer cells

Protein Phosphorylation Laboratory

Cancer Research UK London Research Institute

Dr Svend Petersen-Mahrt Dr Svend Petersen-Mahrt

Preventing DNA damage

DNA Editing Laboratory

London Research Institute

Prof Sir Richard Peto Prof Sir Richard Peto

Studying smoking and cancer, and improving clinical trials

Clinical Trial Service Unit & Epidemiological Studies Unit

University of Oxford

Prof Julian Peto Prof Julian Peto

Epidemiology, genes and cancer

Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology Unit

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Dr Paul Pharoah Dr Paul Pharoah

Genetic variation and cancer risk

Department of Oncology, Strangeways Laboratories

University of Cambridge

Prof David Phillips Prof David Phillips

Investigating cancer-causing molecules in our environment

Section of Molecular Carcinogenesis

The Institute of Cancer Research

Prof Jonathon Pines Prof Jonathon Pines

Investigating how cells divide

The Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute of Cancer and Developmental Biology

University of Cambridge

Dr Steven Pollard Dr Steven Pollard

Studying stem cells in brain tumours

Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research

University of Cambridge

Prof Bruce Ponder Prof Bruce Ponder

Hunting cancer genes

Cancer Research UK Human Cancer Genetics Research Group

Cambridge Research Institute

Prof John Primrose Prof John Primrose

Better treatments for bile duct cancer

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences

University of Southampton

Prof Kevin Prise Prof Kevin Prise

Understanding the effects of radiation and improving radiotherapy

Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology

Queen's University

Prof Kathy Pritchard-Jones Prof Kathy Pritchard-Jones

Investigating the genetics of children's cancer

Department of Paediatric Oncology

The Institute of Cancer Research

Dr Charlotte Proby Dr Charlotte Proby

HPV infection and non-melanoma skin cancer

Cancer Research UK Skin Tumour Laboratory

University of Dundee