'My goal is to increase the efficacy of various cancer treatments, reduce side effects and improve cancer outcomes on a global scale.'
When it came to choosing her career, Sian Farrell knew she wanted to help cancer patients, and her determination has led her to a potentially life-changing discovery.
"I have been working on oxygen-generating nanoparticles since I started my PhD in 2017. The idea initially came from my PhD supervisors Prof. Anthony McHale and Prof. John Callan. Although it was not exactly part of my PhD project I found the technology and its possibilities so interesting that I have been heavily involved in technical development and preclinical studies from the get go.
Explaining their research and technology Sian said: "We have developed a nanoparticle that can be intravenously or intratumorally administered and generates oxygen specifically at the tumour site. This could potentially improve the efficacy of radiotherapy by up to 300%. "Everybody is affected by cancer in some way, either they’ve went through it themselves or knows someone who has. During my time in Bristol, I worked on oncology wards and also in aseptic services where chemotherapy is made and checked.
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