MRC Human Genetics Unit
Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit

Dr Patton tackling melanoma through new Team Science Award

Dr Liz Patton has been awarded the L’Oréal Paris USA–MRA Team Science Award: May 2016

 
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Dr Liz Patton, as part of an international team, has been awarded the L’Oréal Paris USA–MRA Team Science Award for Women in Scientific Research by the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA). The award recognizes the collaborative efforts by top-notch female investigators whose research focuses on malignant melanoma. The award will allow the team, from Spain, the United States and Scotland, to identify mechanisms that distinguish and track fast-growing melanomas from those that are dormant and to mentor and empower new female researchers in the melanoma field. Dr Patton is part of the University of Edinburgh MRC Human Genetics Unit.