Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The School of Medical Sciences is currently led by Professor Tony Heagerty.
As well as being active across many of the Faculty's research domains, we engage in a diverse range of activities within our divisions:
- Division of Cancer Sciences
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
- Division of Dentistry
- Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology
- Division of Medical Education
We are a world-leading integrated medical sciences research and teaching school, and the largest provider of healthcare graduates to the NHS in north-west England.
We host the largest medical school in the UK with around 3,100 undergraduates, 1,200 postgraduates and 2,000 staff. We also have the highest-ranking dental school in the north of England.
Our research
The School undertakes internationally recognised research spanning bench-side research science in areas from cardiology and developmental biology to clinical trials.
Strong funding links with major UK charities such as British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK support our research, as well as UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Our annual research income is around £30 million.
We have one of the University’s Research Beacons in Cancer Sciences represented through our Division of Cancer Sciences, and through our partnership with the Manchester Cancer Research Centre.
Our teaching
The School is home to two five-year undergraduate degrees, MBChB Medicine and BDS Dentistry. The MBChB Medicine (Graduate Entry) course will have its first intake in 2024. An integrated degree course for every medical student will be available from 2026. We also offer a considerable range of postgraduate courses.
We have international curriculum licencing agreements in Egypt and the Middle East, alongside a long-standing partnership with the International Medical School.
Find out more
Visit our Faculty website to learn more about the School of Medical Sciences
Contact us
Email: [email protected]
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Sabu Abraham, MSc, PhD
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (L5) - Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine
Person: Academic
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Dr Omodunni Adeniyi, MB;BS FRCGP LMCA SFHEA PGcert Higher Education
- Medical Education (L5) - Clinical Lecturer, Deputy Associate Programme Director for Student Experience
Person: Academic
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Adedamola Adetiba
- Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) - Research Fellow
Person: Academic
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(1539) HeartMate III LVAD Outflow Graft Positioning and Its Influence on Aortic Regurgitation Development: A Single-Centre Retrospective Cohort Study
Lopez Santana, G., Kore, S., Sharman, A., De Rosis, A., Keshmiri, A. & Venkateswaran, R., 25 Apr 2025, In: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 44, 4 Supplement, 2 p., S721.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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110P Real-world experience of molecular tumour boards for clinical decision-making for cancer patients
Colomina, J. H., Johnston, E., Duffus, K., Thistlethwaite, F., Krebs, M. G., Carter, L., Graham, D. & Cook, N., 1 Mar 2025, Abstract book of the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2025 3-5 March 2025, Paris, France. Supplement 2 ed. ESMO Press, Vol. 10. (ESMO Open).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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1317 A comparative analysis of the dosimetric benefits of the library of plans and daily online adaptation on MR-Linac for cervical cancer
Alshamrani, A., Chuter, R., Brewster, F., Aznar, M., Hoskin, P., Nelder, C., Choudhury, A. & Eccles, C. L., 31 May 2025, In: Radiotherapy and Oncology. 206, S1, 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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15-Year trends, predictors, and outcomes of heart failure hospitalization complicating first acute myocardial infarction in the modern percutaneous coronary intervention era
Rashid, M., Abramov, D., Naseer, M. U., Van Spall, H. G. C., Ahmed, F. Z., Lawson, C., Dafaalla, M., Kontopantelis, E., Mohamed, M. O., Petrie, M. C. & Mamas, M. A., 1 Mar 2025, In: European Heart Journal Open. 5, 2, oeaf013.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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1817 Comparison of target volume changes in T2W and DWI with ADC and cumulative delivered dose in muscle invasive bladder cancer
Tallon, J., Mchugh, D., Dobby, B., Nelder, C., Dubec, M., VanHerk, M., Eccles, C. & Choudhury, A., 31 May 2025, In: Radiotherapy and Oncology. 206, 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Developing targeted strategies for precision breast cancer prevention (PROJECT)
Gilmore, A. (PI), Astley Theodossiadis, S. (PI), Howell, S. (PI), Nagarajan, S. (PI), Brennan, K. (CoI), Evans, D. (CoI), Clarke, R. (CoI), Fergie, M. (CoI), Flaum, N. (CoI), Harrison, H. (CoI), Sherratt, M. (CoI), Swift, J. (CoI) & Zhou, H. (CoI)
1/05/25 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
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ToRcH-UK Hepatology Trainee Research Network Project Pipeline
Mysko, C. (PI) & Piper Hanley, K. (CoI)
1/03/25 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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Interrogating HCC in HD: Identifying early biomarkers of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with High Definition Spatial Transcriptomics
Jokl, E. (PI), Athwal, V. (CoI), Mysko, C. (CoI) & Piper Hanley, K. (CoI)
1/03/25 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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Targeting interleukin-1 as a treatment for acute brain injury
Allan, S. (PI) & Smith, C. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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BHF Centre for Research Excellence 2024-2029
Keavney, B. (PI), Tomaszewski, M. (CoI), Hentges, K. (CoI), Buch, M. (CoI), Ananiadou, S. (CoI), Miller, C. (CoI), Oceandy, D. (CoI), Smith, C. (CoI), Allan, S. (CoI), Cartwright, E. (CoI), Revell, A. (CoI), Frangi, A. F. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Greenstein, A. (CoI), Wang, X. (CoI), Trafford, A. (CoI), Morris, A. (CoI), Newman, W. (CoI), Kontopantelis, E. (CoI), Brough, D. (CoI), Myers, J. (CoI), Mamas, M. (CoI) & Greenstein, A. (CoI)
1/10/24 → 30/09/29
Project: Research
Impacts
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Access to more effective therapies in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Illidge, T. (Corresponding participant), Radford, J. (Participant) & Honeychurch, J. (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Economic
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Adjuvant therapy in melanoma adopted as standard of care
Lorigan, P. (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing
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Allowing easier identification of signs of malnutrition using the paperweight armband
Mclaughlin, J. (Corresponding participant)
Impact: Economic, Health and wellbeing
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A new international lighting standard that meets our biological needs
Lucas, R. (Participant), Brown, T. (Participant), Allen, A. (Participant) & Bailes, H. (Participant)
Impact: Technological impacts, Health and wellbeing, Society and culture, Economic
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A new international measurement standard and guidelines for healthy lighting
Brown, T. (Participant), Lucas, R. (Participant) & Allen, A. (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Policy, Economic, Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing
Activities
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ASME NW Forum 2025
Conen, S. (Chair)
4 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Teaching and Research
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Understanding Cancer: Why There’s No Single Cure and the Myths That Persist
Lipowska-Bhalla, G. (Speaker)
Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Teaching
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Oral Health & AMR
Thompson, W. (Speaker)
24 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Teaching and Research
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FDI World Dental Parliament
Thompson, W. (Co-Chair)
7 Sept 2025 → 9 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
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Dental Materials Research: Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives
Silikas, N. (Speaker)
4 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Datasets
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Human Embryonic Multi-tissue ChIP-seq (Manchester)
Gerrard, D. (Creator), Hanley, N. (Owner) & Jennings, R. (Data Manager), The European Genome-phenome Archive, 2019
https://ega-archive.org/datasets/EGAD00001004335
Dataset
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RNA methylation-dependent RNA processing controls the speed of the circadian clock
Fustin, J.-M. (Creator), Kyoto University, 7 Nov 2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.10.026, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE48037
Dataset
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Proteomic analysis of an induced pluripotent stem cell model reveals strategies to treat Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukaemia
Whetton, A. (Creator), PRoteomics IDEntifications Database, 2019
https://proteomecentral.proteomexchange.org/cgi/GetDataset?ID=PXD014708
Dataset
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Identification of protein-protein interactions involving the eIF4E binding proteins Caf20p and Eap1p on yeast via affinity purification and LC-MSMS.
Castelli, L. M. (Creator), Talavera, D. (Creator), Kershaw, C. J. (Creator), Mohammad-Qureshi, S. S. (Creator), Costello, J. L. (Creator), Rowe, W. (Creator), Sims, P. F. G. (Creator), Grant, C. (Creator), Hubbard, S. (Creator), Ashe, M. (Creator) & Pavitt, G. (Creator), ProteomeXchange, 29 Jun 2016
DOI: 10.6019/PXD001407, https://proteomecentral.proteomexchange.org/cgi/GetDataset?ID=PXD001407
Dataset
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Excess S-Adenosylmethionine inhibits methylation via catabolism to adenine
Fustin, J.-M. (Creator), Saer, B. (Contributor), Briggs, P. (Contributor) & Hayes, A. (Contributor), Gene Expression Omnibus - GEO, 23 Sept 2021
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE184525
Dataset
Prizes
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1st Annual Brady Award for Resident Research, Joint Oncology Program. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Bristow, R. (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2018 Outstanding Clinical Contribution to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Hughes, A. (Recipient), May 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2019 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
Burney, I. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Election to learned society
Press/Media
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New blood test 'could detect ovarian cancer early'
26/08/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Semaglutide: FDA approves weight loss jab to treat severe liver disease
21/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Type 2 diabetes: SGLT-2 inhibitors to be offered as first line treatment in major guidance “shake-up”
20/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Ground breaking liver disease screening study reaches 2000 patients
Landi, S., Purssell, H., Mysko, C., Street, O., Piper Hanley, K., Athwal, V. & Hanley, N.
2/07/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Why is movement important for children's wellbeing? The psychology behind Moodboosters
9/05/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Student theses
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3D anatomical modelling of the human cardiac conduction system
Atkinson, A. (Author), Dobrzynski, H. (Supervisor) & Boyett, M. (Supervisor), 12 Nov 2014Student thesis: Master of Philosophy
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3-Dimensional SEM Studies of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in Chicken Hearts
Newman, B. (Author), Shiels, H. (Supervisor) & Codd, J. (Supervisor), 27 Nov 2016Student thesis: Master of Philosophy
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3D Printed Denture Materials: Key Aspects of their Physico-Mechanical and Biological Properties
Altarazi, A. (Author), Haider, J. (Supervisor), Devlin, H. (Supervisor) & Silikas, N. (Supervisor), 1 Jan 1824Student thesis: Phd
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3D-Printing for Radiotherapy Using Flexible Filament Materials
Burnley, J. (Author), Budgell, G. (Supervisor), 21 Sept 2021Student thesis: clinscid
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A 3D Printed Cardiac Phantom for Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Jasmat, L. (Author), Mackay, R. (Supervisor), 15 Feb 2023Student thesis: clinscid
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