Govt to set up AIIMS Liverpool Collaborative Centre for Translational Research in Head and Neck Cancer

ALHNS will combine resources at both institutions to develop joint research and education programmes which will enhance the quality of research outputs and education

The Union Health Minister Dr Manshukh Mandaviya presided over the signing of a collaboration Agreement between the University of Liverpool and AIIMS New Delhi for AIIMS Liverpool Collaborative Centre for Translational Research in Head and Neck Cancer – ALHNS. 

The ALHNS will build upon the pre-existing collaboration and links between the Liverpool Head and Neck Centre (LNHC), University of Liverpool and the Head and Neck Cancer Unit at AIIMS New Delhi.

ALHNS will impact the care of patients with head and neck cancer by combining resources at both institutions to develop joint research and education programmes which will enhance the quality of research outputs and education. It also aims to develop common SOPs to access high-quality clinical datasets and tissue repositories of two ethnically diverse populations whose cancer-causing aetiologies differ significantly (cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking and human papillomavirus in the UK population, in contrast to smokeless tobacco products in an Indian population). ALHNS also aims to have commonly articulated strategic goals to deliver cutting-edge medical innovation and personalized cancer treatments.

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