The Paterson Institute for Cancer Research is a leading cancer research institute within The University of Manchester, core funded by Cancer Research UK, the largest independent cancer research organisation in the world.

Research spans the whole spectrum of cancer research, from programmes investigating the molecular and cellular basis of cancer, to those focussed on translational research and the development of therapeutics.

The utility of porous graphitic carbon as a stationary phase in proteomics workflows: Two-dimensional chromatography of complex peptide samples. Griffiths JR, Perkins S, Connolly Y, Zhang L, Holland M, Barattini V, Pereira L, Edge A, Ritchie H, Smith DL.  J Chromatogr A. 2012 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Replisome Stability at Defective DNA Replication Forks Is Independent of S Phase Checkpoint Kinases. De Piccoli, G., Katou, Y., Itoh, T., Nakato, R., Shirahige, K., and Labib, K., Mol. Cell, 2012, 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.01.007 [Epub ahead of print].