in 2019 really has been a bumper year for CHECT research. We were delighted by the strength of applications to our 2019/20 research fund – so much so, that we ended up making two awards rather one. The first project, led by Professor Lako of Newcastle...
We were visited by the brilliant Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust last week, who shared this lovely video of Isaac with us.Isaac was diagnosed with retinoblastoma and is living with a visual impairment. He explains how the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust has helped him to...
Members’ days are a great way to meet other families who are or have been affected by Rb and to nominate your child for a CHECT Champion Award. Since May, we’ve held four Members’ Days with two Beyond Rb river cruise events taking place in York and...
By Dr. Gail M. Seigel, Laboratory of Ocular and Auditory Neuroscience, in collaboration with Dr. Dhavalkumar Shah, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo. The research Our retinoblastoma (Rb) research group at the University at Buffalo is working...
A CHECT Ambassador was recently the guest of honour at a Vision Express store – boldly cutting off the Store Manager’s long locks to raise money for CHECT. Gainsborough Store Manager Mary-Ann Smith had planned to have her waist-length hair cut off for the...
Armita Abolghasemi, who had bilateral Rb as a child, is a second year genetics student at the University of York. She recently assisted with Professor Ohnuma’s Rb research, funded by CHECT. As a genetics student and an Rb survivor, research into retinoblastoma...
