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NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility

Researchers at Saint Mary’s Hospital and The University of Manchester have been instrumental in recruiting over 16,500 women to the largest clinical trial of its kind for ovarian cancer screening.

The staff spotlight is a monthly feature where we get to know a colleague from Manchester Clinical Research Facility in a little more detail.

Professor Ian Greer has been appointed as the new Director of Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC).

Principal Investigators (PI) from Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust attended a prestigious event organised by the Department of Health, which recognised the work of PIs.

The NIHR / WT Manchester Clinical Research Facility (MCRF) is pleased to announce that on 1st November Professor Nick Webb, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist became the new MCRF Medical Director.

Second Sight Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System to be trialled in blind dry AMD patients for the first time

Scientists have discovered that the body clock plays an important role in body fat. Their findings are helping develop new ways of treating obesity and the fatal diseases linked to being overweight.

Researchers have recruited the first child into a new study, which aims to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a treatment developed in Manchester.