LOORG would like to sincerely thank Carol and Alan Goodridge who on 3rd June very bravely jumped out of an aeroplane at 15,000 feet! raising money for our research.  https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/carol-alan-goodridge-skydive.  We are a small charity and donations such as these make a huge difference.  A big thank you to all involved and donators that supported us through Justgiving. Best wishes to Carol and Alan celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary - we can't thank you enough. 

On Thursday 24th May 2018, the North West Cancer Research Centre@UoL, UGC-UKIERI and N3CR held a joint workshop on the ‘Use of the Chick Embryo Model in Cancer’ in the LBIH Seminar Room, WHD Building.
The event welcomed UKIERI collaborators from the University Hyderabad, Prof Geeta Vemuganti and her new PhD student, Mr Narayana Revu Venkate Lakshmi, who provided an overview of retinoblastoma, stem cells, and the use of the chick embryo to study the disease.
Dr Anne Hermann (IIB, UoL) discussed the chick embryo model in cancer research: from standard protocols to new clinically relevant discoveries, Dr Jodi Alexander (ITM, UoL) highlighted the use of the chick embryo in Uveal Melanoma. Finally, Dr Thomas Butts (UoL) provided an overview on the use the chick as a model to study brain development, with Prof Coupland summing up.

Professor Sarah Coupland hosts an eye pathology microscopy session with visitors from around the globe: Dr Ekaterina Sokolenko (Russia), Dr Jakub Khzouz (Jordan), Dr Santosh Kafle (Nepal), Dr Daniel McKay (Australia).  #fightforsightUK @IntlCouncilOph

LOORG welcomed Sandra Brand and family recently who handed over a cheque to support ocular melanoma research in memory of her loving husband David Brand.  We would like thank all friends and family for this very generous donation. 

The Brand family would especially like to thank the Seniors and all other players and staff at Ampfield Golf Club, Romsey. Thanks also to family members and friends and University of Portsmouth Staff in the School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies.

Congratulations to Dr. Helen Kalirai turned a fabulous 50 on Boxing Day.  Happy Birthday and best wishes from all the team Helen!

A workplace bake sale at the University of Dundee raised hundreds of pounds recently, a proportion of which was very kindly donated to LOORG. www.loorg.org

Everyone at LOORG  would like to say a big "thank you" to organisers Mark Dorward, Rachel Toth, Mel Wightman & Simone Weidlich,  together with all the staff who generously contributed on the day, from the department of MRC Reagents & Services.  The Department is part of the MRC Protein Phosphorylation Ubiquitiylation Unit within the School of Life Sciences at Dundee University.

This is Mark Dorward's second gift to LOORG after donating contributions raised following his father's passing as a result of Disseminated Choroidal Melanoma earlier this year.  We would especially like to thank Mark for supporting us once again.