Surgery and Molecular Oncology

Surgery and Molecular Oncology News

Funding

Tayside Tissue Bank Receives Continuation of funding from CRUK for an additional 3 years

Awards/Prizes

Research Pilot Award from Cancer Research-UK to support project on the pro-apoptotic p53 inducible gene, Scotin. - Dr. Jean-Christophe Bourdon

2003, Inaugural Gannochy Trust Innovation Award of the Royal Society of Edinburgh - Dr. Barbara Spruce

2005 International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Medal, Lyon - Professor Sir David Lane

2005 Sergio Lombroso Award in Cancer Research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel - Professor Sir David Lane

2006 Inserm Award, France (Prize to Foreign Scientist) - Professor Sir David Lane

Recent Publications

Title: HIF-1alpha contributes to tumour-selective killing by the sigma receptor antagonist rimcazole
Author: M. Achison, M.T. Boylan, T.R. Hupp, B.A. Spruce
Publisher: Oncogene 26,1136-1146 (2007)

Title: The p66 and p12 subunits of DNA polymerase delta are modified by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins
Author: Liu, G. and Warbrick, E.
Publisher: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 349: 360-366 (2006)

Title: A functional analysis of PCNA-binding peptides derived from protein sequence, interaction screening and rational design
Author: Warbrick, E.
Publisher: Oncogene, 25: 2850-2859 (2006)

Title: Skin wound closure with a novel shape-memory alloy fixator
Author: Y Ng, S M Shimi, N Kernohan, T G Frank, P A Campbell1, D Martin, J Gove and A Cuschieri,
Publisher: Surgical Endoscopy, Jan 2006

Title: Usnic acid: a non-genotoxic compound with anti-cancer properties
Author: Mayer M, O’Neill MA, Murray KE, Magalhães NSS, Leão AMC, Thompson AM and Appleyard VC
Publisher: Anticancer Drugs 16: 805-809 (2005)