Well done from all of us at LOORG Sarah - well deserved...

Category Winners - ​Significant contribution to specialty
Professor Sarah Coupland, University of Liverpool, Liverpool
Professor Coupland is an outstanding pre-eminent ocular pathologist in the UK and is internationally acclaimed for her work in ocular oncology. She has been instrumental to the care delivered to the world-recognised ocular oncology service in Liverpool through her pathology work, development of molecular and tumour signatures of ocular tumours, providing the evidence that informs treatments, prognosis and optimal patient care.
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On 3rd July, Unilever employees will embark on a Marathon walk from Greenwich boat club to Richmond Rugby club in memory of their dear colleague Renee Metroka.

Renee was an inspiration for so many across Unilever, with her never give up attitude and positive outlook on life. She originally battled with rare ocular cancer in 2014 which unfortunately spread to her Liver and she sadly lost her fight through complications in January 2018.

Unilever are raising funds for LOORG a charity close to Renee’s heart helping to fund much needed research into Ocular cancer and how to treat it. Rare cancers like these are often overlooked when trying to raise funds.  www.justgiving.com/companyteams/thegreatwalk2019
www.pieevents.co.uk/events/unilever-the-great-walk-3rd-july-2019
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LOORG's Dr Gemma Petts NIHR Clinical Lecturer and Paediatric Pathology Registrar displaying her research poster 'Developing a cancer model to investigate the role of the tumour microenvironment in paediatric rhabdomyosarcoma' at the ICAT presentation evening on 4th December. Well done Gemma!

Great shot of the members and researchers at our 3 day European event held at the NW Cancer Research Centre in Liverpool last week! http://www.umcure2020.org/en/  @UMCURE2020

Scientists from the UMCure2020 consortium, comprised of 12 partners including the 'Melanoma Patient Network Europe’, met in Liverpool for the Annual General assembly meeting on Nov. 30th and Dec. 1st. The consortium is addressing advanced uveal melanoma, the most common ocular cancer in adults that spreads in ~50% of the patients to the liver. Such advanced disease at present is not curable.  A uveal melanoma Patients meeting also took place on the afternoon of Nov. 30th when the UMCure2020 scientists and clinicians interacted with the patients and their carers, getting feedback from them about their research.

Great for the team to meet Mark Dorward yesterday who has continued to fundraise for LOORG since the passing of his beloved Dad Sandy who lost his battle against Choroidal Melanoma in 2017. Making a huge difference to funding our research Mark, sincere thanks to you and all your supporters! 

CONGRATULATIONS to Ben G, Neil M, Nathan R, Neil K and Ben H, all friends of Paul and Renee Massie (formerly Metroka), who lost her long and brave battle against cancer at the start of 2018.

In September the group undertook the huge challenge of cycling from London to the centre of Paris in just three days and in doing so raised the most generous donation Liverpool Ocular Oncology Research Group has ever received.  We can't thank the riders and their supporters enough.  Donations like this make such a difference ensuring we can keep going with the essential research into all forms of ocular tumours.  Well done and we sincerely thank you all. 

Mark Dorward receives support from team ahead of this Sunday's kiltwalk.https://dundeekiltwalk2018.everydayhero.com/uk/mark-1  Mark is walking in memory of his much loved Dad Sandy who sadly lost his brave battle against Choroidal Melanoma in 2017.  Since then Mark has continued to raise funds for Liverpool Ocular Oncology Research Group with donations making a huge difference to the work we carry out into ocular tumours.  We would like to pass on a huge thank you to Mark and all of his supporters and wish you all the best of luck for Sunday!