Leicester Medical School
Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine

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Chemoprevention and Biomarkers Group

The Cancer Biomarkers and Prevention Group was formed in 2001 by researchers at the University of Leicester with a major interest in chemoprevention. The group has now expanded as part of the Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine. At present it comprises some forty research workers in three areas. Our principal investigators are:

Prof. W.P. Steward

Prof. P.B. Farmer

Prof. A.J. Gescher

Professor. M.M. Manson

Dr K Brown (Senior Lecturer)

Dr Don Jones

Dr Tim Marczylo

Dr Stewart Sale (Lecturer)

Dr Raj Singh

The group is excellently equipped for work involving analytical chemistry, molecular epidemiology, cellular and molecular biology, drug metabolism, in vivo-models of carcinogenesis and small scale clinical trials. The budget of the combined group exceeds 1.5 million pounds per annum, with sponsorship mainly by the UK Medical Research Council, US National Cancer Institute, European Union, Cancer Research UK, Association for international Cancer Research and the pharmaceutical industry.