Our research

Meet the scientists

The scientists you help fund are an important part of our work

Our research grants programme helps us to understand the causes of breast cancer so that one day we can prevent more people from being diagnosed.  With your support, we have funded first-class research in the field of breast cancer at leading research institutions across the country.

Learn more about their research projects and why they want to help us prevent breast cancer.

Meet Katharina Kusserow

Meet our PhD student Katharina Kusserow whose research examines the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on breast cancer development.
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Meet Connor Powell

Meet PhD student Connor Powell from Kings College London whose research is looking into the links between bisphenols and breast cancer.
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Meet Professor Michael Antoniou

Meet Professor Michael Antoniou who is talking about his Breast Cancer UK funded research project into the links between bisphenols and breast cancer.
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Meet Bonnie Chatterji

PhD student Bonnie Chatterji is trying to understand the biology of male breast cancer and find ways to improve personalised treatment strategies.
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Meet Professor Val Speirs

We caught up with Professor Val Speirs, a leading scientist in the field of breast cancer research.
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Meet Dr Alex Websdale

Read our end-of-studentship interview with Alex Websdale, the first of two BCUK’s co-funded PhD studentships, investigating the role of oxysterols in breast cancer.
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Meet Dr Kerri Palmer

Dr Kerri Palmer finished her PHD in examining whether exposure to certain chemicals could lead to increased breast density, which increases breast cancer risk
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Meet Dr Elisabete Silva

Dr Silva is looking at the combined impact of hormone disrupting chemicals and a high fat diet have on risk of breast cancer.
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Meet Dr Freya Leif

Dr Freya Leif finished her PHD at Leeds University working on a research project looking at the role of nuclear receptors in breast cancer.
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Meet Dr James Thorne

We caught up with Dr James Thorne, one of our past research grant recipients. Under his supervision, his PhD student Alex Websdale investigated the role of oxysterols in breast cancer.
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To find out more about our current and past research projects, see our research.

Or our grants programme, you can find out more information at apply for a grant.

Donate and help our scientists conduct animal free research into prevention

As desperate as we are to understand the causes of breast cancer, we firmly believe that this can be done without harm to animals. Please donate today to help our scientists undertake world-class research. Thank you.