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A central research portal for mining pancreatic clinical and molecular... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @PanCanResearch @QMUL @NHSBartsHealth

Huge thanks to all the PCRF supporters whose fundraising made this possible. You can be justly proud.

Well done to Dr @RachelFincham1 for publishing her work during doctoral studies at @QMBCI in joint collaboration with Dr @JoeYeong at @astar_research . Thanks for funding support from @Barts_Charity , @CR_UK , @PanCanResearch and @NIHRBartsBRC. #pancreaticcancer #stellate

Many, many congratulations, John. Challenge met and fundraising target well + truly smashed. Huge thanks to you and all your wonderfully generous sponsors. Happy 50th birthday - life only gets better after 50! 😀 #ResearchFundingHeroes

Do you know Intraductal Oncocytic Pancreatic Neoplasms 🍇 ?! IOPN have distinct features 🫧 M:F 1.5: 1 / median size 50 mm / more frequent in the head 📈 50% are invasive / good long term survival 🧬 Classic pancreatic drivers less altered! modernpathology.org/article/S0893-…

Getting set for the weekend, back on the radio Saturday morning @academyfmthanet from 8 - 11 Loads of local guests 🙌 9:35 Rory from Wilderness to Wonderland 10:10 Gemma & Helen @Ramsgatesenses 10:40 Pete chats Rock the Pav fundraising for @PanCanResearch 🔊

Congratulations on completing your LM, Lizzie, and inspiring such brilliant sponsorship. #ResearchFundingHero

Congratulations to Andrew Ang and Pancreas Tissue Bank team for their insights on Prognostication for recurrence patterns after curative resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38556877/ @QMUL @QMBCI @NHSBartsHealth @PanCanResearch

@sallyjournalist We're so sorry to read of your mum's death. Like you, we think the staff involved with pancreatic cancer patients at Southampton are brilliant. Thank you for setting up the JustGiving tribute page in your mum's memory.

Fantastic effort at @UHSFT using cutting-edge technology to treat patients with pancreatic cancer. Two simultaneous Whipple's procedures: one using intra-operative radiotherapy for borderline/locally advanced, whilst another team undertook a robotic case in an adjacent theatre!

The full list of our final research grants can be seen at pcrf.org.uk/news/1m-for-fi… Although retiring in April 2024, our CEO Maggie Blanks will continue to administer these - and all other live research projects - through to their completion. #PancreaticCancer

Final research grant #5 Professor Peter McCormick @LivUni Award £219,000, duration 3 years #PancreaticCancer

Final research grant #4 Dr Kevin Litchfield @ucl Award £219,000, duration 3 years #PancreaticCancer

Final research grant #3 Professor Alan Parker @CardiffUni Award £220,000, duration 3 years #PancreaticCancer

Final research grant #2 Professor Michael Schmid @LivUni Award £217,000, duration 3 years #PancreaticCancer

Final research grants #1 Dr Jun Ishihara of @imperialcollege Award £220,000,  duration 2 years #PancreaticCancer

The final five grants total just over £1 million, which brings the total spend on research project grants to £15.6 million since the charity was founded. #PancreaticCancer

Yesterday we announced that in April 2024 our CEO Maggie Blanks will retire and the charity will wind down. This means that PCRF will no longer be funding new research beyond this date. However, we do have the final five research projects that started in 2023 to announce

7/7 We have further information about PCRF winding down at rb.gy/bhxebr and we’ve anticipated some key questions you might have: rb.gy/fh7rey Please do have a read and you’re welcome to get in touch if you have any further questions.

6/7 So to recap, until the end of April 2024, it’s business as usual. And tomorrow we'll have some really good news to tell you about - five final research projects that started in 2023, worth £1.1 million, all thanks to our supporters #researchfundingheroes #PancreaticCancer

🧵1/7: It’s a day of mixed emotions here at PCRF, with both important and exciting news to tell you. In April 2024, 20 years after founding PCRF, CEO Maggie Blanks will retire and the charity will wind down #PancreaticCancer