Patients and supporters were given a rare glimpse of pioneering research into brain tumours at a University of Wolverhampton open day.
The Brain Tumour UK Neuro-Oncology Research Centre opened its doors to the public for a day giving visitors the opportunity to tour the laboratories, meet the scientists and learn about the important research carried out at the Centre over the past year.
Professor John Darling, a leading neuro-oncologist and Dean of the School of Applied Sciences at the University, said: “We launched the Brain Tumour UK Neuro-Oncology Research Centre in 2010, and since then it has gone from strength to strength. Our work is making serious in-roads into finding the genes that trigger childhood and adult brain tumours and has the potential to make a real difference in the fight against cancer."
Brain Tumour UK, the UK-wide charity that funds the centre, were also at the open day to talk with visitors about brain tumour research, awareness and support, and why this centre is vital in the fight against this devastating condition.
The Brain Tumour UK Neuro-Oncology Research Centre combines Wolverhampton’s expertise in adult brain cancer with a team from the renowned Institute of Neurology in London led by Dr Tracy Warr, a leading expert in cancerous childhood and so-called “low grade” adult brain tumours.
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