Gemma Owens, Consultant Gynaecological Oncology Surgeon and Research Lead for Gynaecology at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has been selected as a successful candidate for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Clinical Research Investment Scheme (CRIS). This prestigious award marks an exciting step forward both for Gemma’s academic career and for the Trust’s ambitions to strengthen its research credentials and move closer to achieving university hospital status. The CRIS award provides protected time and funding to allow promising NHS consultants to develop as independent clinical researchers. Over the next two years, Gemma will spend one day per week leading a pilot study exploring new, non-invasive diagnostic methods for womb (endometrial) cancer - the fourth most common cancer affecting women in the UK
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