Forever Keele 21
Spotlight on research at Keele
In this edition of Forever Keele, we shine a light on the work of Keele’s Institute for
Science & Technology in Medicine
The Institute for Science & Technology
in Medicine (ISTM) bridges the interface
between new advances in science and
technology with medicine and clinical
practice. It successfully integrates Keele
University’s biomedical research strengths
across the Faculty of Medicine & Health
Sciences.
The Institute brings together biological
scientists, physicists, chemists, engineers,
mathematicians and clinicians in a single
unit, under three scientific themes:
•
Healthcare Technologies
•
Regenerative Medicine
• Therapeutics.
ISTM aims to improve the health of patients
by applying knowledge gained from science
to develop insights into the causes of
disease and ways of treating them. This
‘bench to bedside’ approach brings together
scientists and NHS clinicians from a range
of backgrounds and specialties, in a high
quality research environment with access to
the latest facilities.
For example, Professor Josep Sule-Suso,
Associate Specialist and Professor in
Oncology, combines his clinical duties at
University Hospitals of North Midlands’
Cancer Centre with his research at Keele
within the Cancer Group of the Therapeutics
Team within ISTM.
The broad goal of the therapeutics theme is
to conduct basic and translational research
into human disease that will ultimately lead
to new therapies. The Institute’s research
investigates several areas where there is a
need for improved medical care or there are
emerging medical technologies that can be
applied to different diseases.
The Cancer Group seeks to develop
novel therapies and biomarkers for cancer
treatment and diagnosis and the translation
of radiotherapy and drug therapy into clinical
use.
Read about alumnus Sean Rourke’s own
journey with cancer and his new life as a
patient and carer on the Leukaemia Care
website.
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Institute of Science and
Technology in Medicine
Read more about the work of ISTM and
how to support advancing research on the
Institute’s webpages:
keele.ac.uk/istm/researchareas.