Van Geest Research Centre
The John van Geest Cancer Research Centre at Clifton campus continues to extend knowledge in the field of cancer and for the development of cancer treatments.
Completed in April 2010, laboratories and offices at the centre provide a conducive environment for research which focuses on the discovery and application of new cancer biomarkers for detecting cancer, monitoring disease progression and developing new approaches to treat patients using immunotherapy.
Built at a cost of £5m, the purpose-built centre is funded by a donation from The John and Lucille van Geest Foundation and capitalises on NTU’s world-leading reputation in the field of scientific research.
The centre is home to a team of more than 30 scientists, technicians and PhD students. Using state-of-the-art equipment, research is conducted into cancer markers that may be used for diagnosis of the disease and the development of cancer vaccines for treating cancer sufferers.
The research uses advanced technology in genetics and protein chemistry; it incorporates the use of computer aided bioinformatic programmes with the capacity to analyse complex data arising from the experiments. Many of the research findings offer the potential to benefit patients and have entered clinical trials in recent years.
Extensive links have been made with clinical departments in Nottingham and elsewhere in the UK and the centre collaborates highly with institutes based in Europe and the USA. Research work has attracted international acclaim and findings are published in high impact international journals.
The centre highlights the massive and on-going investment in our Clifton campus, and serves as focal point for NTU’s research into cancer.
Van Geest Research Centre
