I am going to be trekking to the summit of the Altas Mountains (circa 4,200 metres) between 29th December 2013 and 4 January 2014 in aid of The Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal which is a local charitable initiative between the University of Bradford, Yorkshire Cancer Research, the Telegraph & Argus Newspaper and the Sovereign Healthcare Charitable Trust.

Our aim is to improve the number of opportunities for the discovery and development of new cancer medicines by raising £1M for researchers at the University’s Institute of Cancer Therapeutics.

We will use this funding to increase the pace at which we can discover cancer medicines of the future, through the purchase of a specialist piece of equipment called a proteomics mass spectrometer.

This state-of-the-art mass spectrometer will allow our scientists to understand the vital role that certain proteins play in the spread of cancerous cells.  With a clearer understanding of which proteins enable cancer progression, we are much better placed to design targeted cancer medicines.