York
Principal Investigator: Professor Norman Maitland
The Department of Biology at the University of York
The Cancer Research Unit is located within the Department of Biology, University of York, which is a large and diverse Department, rated as a Grade 5 (research excellent) in the top group of Biology Departments in all recent surveys of the UK Universities.
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The YCR Cancer Research Unit
The YCR Cancer Research Unit at the University of York was set up in 1980 by the then Yorkshire Cancer Research Campaign , recently renamed Yorkshire Cancer Research (YCR), which is an independent charity dedicated to funding cancer research within Yorkshire.
In 1990 it was decided to establish a new Chair of Molecular Biology at the University and that Professor Norman J. Maitland, as Director of the Cancer Research Unit, would bring molecular sciences into the study of cancer. Funding for the Cancer Research Unit is provided by a programme grant from Yorkshire Cancer Research, providing core running expenses and essential personnel.
There are five staff scientists, five technical assistants (including a chief technician), a full time secretary and a part time media and glassware preparation assistant for the unit. In addition to this there are several research students studying for both Masters and Doctorate degrees, a number of intermittent visitors from the United Kingdom and abroad, together with undergraduates studying for BSc degrees who are working within the unit. Further scientific staff are dependent on the success of research grant applications to British Government and charitable foundations like YCR.
Grants & Funding Information
YCR Program Grants 5 years started Jan 2007 (around £0.5M/annum)
EU GIANT Network 5 years started 2005 (Coordinated from York: total value 10M euro)
EU Baculogenes Network 3 years started May 2007
EU PRIMA network 5 years started 2004 (managing board no funding to York)
YCR Project grant (Lineage tracking of stem cell fate) 2 years ends May 2007
US Dept of Defense New Ideas Grant 3 years ends November 2007
