For patients and the public
Have you been personally affected by bowel cancer - as a patient, carer, family member or friend? Your experience could make a real difference to bowel cancer research.
That's why we established the Glasgow Colorectal Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Group - a group of people with lived experience who help shape how our research is done.
Click here to find out more.
About our research
Our research group focuses on improving the outcomes of patients with bowel cancer, both in the short-term and over a longer period.
We study how inflammation, both in the body and around the tumour, affects how the cancer progresses. By understanding these relationships, we aim to incorporate this knowledge into everyday cancer treatment.
Our goal is to create new, personalised treatment strategies for bowel cancer, tailoring care to each patient.
Public Engagement (PE)
We held our first public engagement activity "Polyp Patrol" as part of Explorathon 2024. Since then, we have:
- Been part of Glasgow Science Festival
- Visited local primary schools for British Science Week
- Visited local Girlguiding units for International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- Teamed up with Glasgow Science Centre
- Teamed up with RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) STEM Seedlings programme.
You can stay up to date on our upcoming public engagement activities by following us on X (@LabEdwards) or Bluesky (@labedwards.bsky.social‬).