About this Event
Following Cambridge being designated a Centre of Excellence for Children with Brain Tumours in December 2025 by the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission (TJBCM), we are very pleased to announce an Annual Update Meeting to be held on the afternoon of Tuesday 29th September 2026 at the CRUK Lecture Theatre, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Cambridge.
We have an exciting programme of speakers who will provide updates on the latest developments in the services provided and research undertaken as a Centre of Excellence.
There is no registration fee for the Meeting, which is kindly supported from the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre CTYA Programme
Agenda
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Registration
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:05 PM
Introduction and welcome
Host: Professor Matthew Murray, Paediatric Neurooncology
🕑: 02:05 PM - 02:25 PM
Intra-operative MRI – Opportunities and Current Progress at CUH
Host: Professor Peter Hutchison, Neurosurgery
🕑: 02:25 PM - 02:45 PM
Development and Updates in Neurosurgical Stunts
Host: Ms Claudia Craven, Neurosurgery
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Brainbow update
Host: Mr Ibrahim Jalloh, Neurosurgery
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Posterior Fossa Syndrome & Assessment Tool
Host: Becca Tapley/Philippa Lewington, Brainbow Therapist Team
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Tea and Coffee Break
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:05 PM
Neuroradiology Update for Paediatric Brain Tumours
Host: Dr Poe Phyu, Neuroradiology
Info: What can we learn from different sequences?
🕑: 04:05 PM - 04:25 PM
Neuropathology Update for Paediatric Brain Tumours and New Entities
Host: Dr Mayen Briggs, Neuropathology
🕑: 04:25 PM - 04:40 PM
Childhood Brain Tumours Instruct Cranial Haematopoiesis and Immunotolerance
Host: Dr Elizabeth Cooper, CRUK Cambridge Institute
🕑: 04:40 PM - 04:55 PM
Oxford Nanopore Technology Methylation for Rapid Brain Tumour Diagnosis
Host: Dr Lina Carmona, Neuropathology
🕑: 04:55 PM - 05:00 PM
Concluding Remarks and Summary
Host: Professor Matthew Murray, Paediatric Neurooncology
Event venue & nearby stays
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Robinson Way, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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