Cancer Research UK

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The London Research Institute research groups are based at Lincoln’s Inn Fields and Clare Hall. Our major research themes are: the biology of tumours and tissues, cellular regulatory mechanisms and genomic integrity and cell cycle.

Biology of Tumours and Tissues

The theme of biology of tumours and tissues encompasses the following research fields: 

  • Differentiation and organogenesis
  • Tumour biology and cancer models
  • Vascular biology
  • Immunology
  • Differentiation, development and growth control
  • Metastasis

Group leaders involved in these research areas are listed below:

Facundo Batista : Lymphocyte Interaction
Dominique Bonnet : Haematopoietic Stem Cell
Dinis Calado : Immunity and Cancer
Holger Gerhardt : Vascular Biology
Nathan Goehring : Developmental Systems
Adrian Hayday : Immuno Surveillance
David Ish-Horowicz : Developmental Genetics
Taija Makinen : Lymphatic Development
Ilaria Malanchi : Tumour Host Interaction
Caetano Reis e Sousa : Immunobiology
Charles Swanton : Translational Cancer Therapeutics
Nic Tapon : Apoptosis and Proliferation Control
Barry Thompson : Epithelial Biology