Deans Court Chambers team run for Rosie
A team of members and staff from leading Manchester-based barristers’ Chambers, Deans Court Chambers, ran this year’s Manchester 10k to help raise money for Friends of Rosie, a local children’s cancer research charity.
Record-breaking Easter eggs
This year saw our fourth annual Easter egg raffle fundraiser smash the previous years’ fundraising totals. This Easter we were delighted to raise almost £4,000 thanks to the amazing support of businesses, schools and local communities in and around Manchester. The huge, handcrafted Easter eggs from Slattery chocolatiers in Bury certainly tempted lots of people […]
Running for research
A team of wonderful fundraisers were out in force on Sunday 19 May at the SimplyHealth Great Manchester Run running for research. Running the half marathon for Friends of Rosie was Siobahn Lloyd, in memory of Gracie McCall. As a close friend of Gracie’s mum, Katie, Siobhan wanted to help raise more funds for research […]
Amelia’s communion fundraiser
Eight year old, Amelia Stimpson, and her family and friends are fundraising for childhood cancer research at Amelia’s upcoming holy communion. Following the communion, Amelia’s family and friends are hosting a fundraising party in memory of five year old, Gracie McCall. Gracie lost her battle with a rare brain tumour two years ago. Gracie and […]
Join our Friends of Rosie ‘Go Gold Group’
We’re looking for willing volunteers in and around Hale and Altrincham to join a new ‘Go Gold Group’ in support of the Friends of Rosie Children’s Cancer Research Fund. As some of you may already know, gold is the official colour for childhood cancer awareness. And September is the recognised global awareness month. The idea […]
Current research priority areas
At the start of a new research grant call, the Friends of Rosie Scientific Advisory Board recommends current research priority areas for funding. This does not exclude applications in other areas. Our current research priority areas for 2020/21 are: Methods to rapidly screen and sequence tumours to identify targetable mutations and activated pathways, including detection […]
Friends of Rosie’s Scientific Advisory Board
All funding applications are reviewed by our independent Scientific Advisory Board, who make recommendations as to which projects are the most promising and should receive our funding. Name Occupation and organisation Date of appointment to the committee Professor John Hickman Retired consultant (Paris) January 2017- Professor Deborah Tweddle Professor of Paediatric Oncology (Newcastle) April 2017- […]
Friends of Rosie Research Strategy
Our research strategy – why we fund research into childhood cancer Our aims, objectives and priorities Friends of Rosie’s research strategy aims focus on providing “pump-priming” funds of one or two years to research and clinical investigators who are addressing paediatric cancers. The goal is to provide funds that will lever major longer-term funding from […]
2019 Friends of Rosie newsletter is out now!
The 2019 Friends of Rosie newsletter is out now! 2018 was another busy year for Friends of Rosie, as we continue to widen our network, connect with more corporate supporters, and further raise awareness for childhood cancer research in the North West. We’ve welcomed a new Trustee, launched a new website and branding, and created […]
Research grant applications now open
Thanks to our wonderful supporters and fundraisers, we are now able to invite new research grant applications for 2019. We invite academic and hospital-based research staff in the North West to apply for “pump priming” childhood cancer research grants. We are particularly interested to receive applications for projects on solid tumours. The aim of our […]
