The Cancer Researcher Podcast

How Nerves Shape Cancer: From Energy Rewiring to Metastasis

In recent years, the neuronal component of the cancer microenvironment and the metabolic plasticity of cancer cells have become increasingly recognised as essential for c

Patients Shaping Cancer Research

What does it take to bridge the gap between researchers and patients? This episode features a panel of scientists, researcher-oncologists, and patient advocates from seve

From Bedside to Bench: Lessons from three award-winning scientists

What happens when clinical care directly informs scientific discovery? This episode sees EACR award winners Charlie Swanton, Ayelet Erez and Daniel Kirschenbaum reflect o

A lifelong quest to understand cancer and cellular plasticity: Prof Xin Lu’s research journey following P53

Professor Xin Lu, Director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Oxford Branch, and keynote speaker at EACR 2026, talks about her scientific journey shaped by the

Using AI to bridge chemistry, proteomics and precision medicine: Prof Bernhard Küster’s research journey

Professor Bernhard Küster, keynote speaker at EACR 2026, talks about his scientific journey from chemistry to chemical proteomics and precision medicine. He reflects on h

Research Focus: How Dietary Fats Shape Immune Defenses Against Cancer

What you eat – specifically the type of fat – might matter for how well your immune system can fight cancer under conditions of obesity. Dr. Hannah Prendeville and Dr. Br

Behind the Scenes at the EACR Congress

Conferences don’t just happen – people make them. In this episode, Johanna Joyce, Joana Paredes and Mariangela Russo take you behind the scenes of the Annual Congress of

Unlocking Cancer's Neural Code: A Deep (Molecular) Dive into Cancer Neuroscience with Trace-n-Seq

In this episode, we take a quick dive into the rapidly evolving field of cancer neuroscience. Joining us are Dr. Andreas Trumpp and Dr. Vera Thiel from DKFZ and HI-STEM,

Bugging Cancer: Engineering Salmonella for Cancer Therapy

Two of the biggest challenges for the treatment of most solid cancers are drug toxicity, particularly systemic toxicity, and drug permeation in the tumoral tissue. These

Research focus: novel approach to advance treatment of KRAS-driven non-small cell lung cancer based on ERK5 and FAK inhibition

We speak with Dr. Georgia Konstantinidou and Dr. Chiara Pozzato from University of Bern about their recent pre-clinical research investigating a new potential treatment a

Curiosity, optimism and collaboration: research insights from three award winning scientists

In this insightful and honest conversation, award winners Karin de Visser, Ido Amit and Marta Kovatcheva talk about their research, career journeys, and excitement for th

Charlie Swanton on perseverance, scientific change and asking questions

In this episode of The Cancer Researcher Podcast we interview Professor Charlie Swanton, Deputy Clinical Director of the Francis Crick Institute and Chief Clinician at Ca

Research focus: beating cancer at its own game - the effects of oncogenic signaling hyperactivation on cancer progression

In this episode of the Cancer Researcher Podcast we interview Matheus Diaz about his research in Rene Bernards' lab on a ‘paradoxical’ approach to cancer treatment involv

Insights from a Keynote Speaker

In this episode of The Cancer Researcher Podcast we welcome back Professor Carlos Caldas, Clinician Scientist and Professor of Cancer Medicine at the University of Cambri

Collaborating Across Borders

Cross-border collaboration is crucial in cancer research because it fosters knowledge-sharing, accelerates innovation, and maximises the impact of research by leveraging

Research focus: the impact of chronic stress on tumour progression

A cancer diagnosis is understandably stressful for a patient. But how does chronic stress influence cancer progression and metastasis? In this episode, Dr. Xue-Yan He dis

Research focus: a novel pan-lysyl oxidase inhibitor for improving the treatment of pancreatic cancer

Dr. Jessica Chitty and Dr. Thomas Cox generated and validated a novel selective and irreversible pan-lysyl oxidase inhibitor: PXS-5505. Their experiments in a series of p

Scientific management as a career

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to pursue a career in scientific management? What would a regular workday look like? What skills are valued in this sector an

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Welcome to The Cancer Researcher Podcast, from the European Association for Cancer Research. 

Editing as a Scientific Career

Does becoming an editor mean you are leaving research? Can you ever go back to academia? And why should you "follow the cookies"? Join us as we chat with seasoned profes