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Melanoma Research Group

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Organisation profile

Dr Pritchard's research group investigates three main areas, centred around the study of melanoma. These include:

a) The genetics of melanoma susceptibility: what makes someone more likely to develop melanoma? What increases the risk of melanoma development in certain families?

b) The genomics of melanoma: what changes to the genome of melanoma drive the initiation, development and progression of melanomas?

c) The immunological control of melanoma: how does the immune system recognise melanoma cells? How do melanoma cells escape the immune system control?

Dr Pritchard's research group is interested in all types of melanoma, including skin, acral (sole of feet/palm of hands and fingernail beds), uveal (eye) and mucosal (e.g. oral, nasal, rectal) melanomas.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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  • GWAS meta-analysis provides new insights into uveal melanoma risk

    D’Mellow, M., Wang, H., Palmer, J. M., Hemminki, K., Cebulla, C. M., Beasley, A. B., Bechrakis, N. E., Pritchard, A. L., Wadt, K. W., Johansson, P. A., Mobuchon, L., Barlow, S., Brooks, K. M., Beckman, T., Olsen, C. M., Warrier, S. K., Byrne, L., Kalirai, H., Mustard, C. & Ingold, N. & 22 others, Försti, A., Isaacs, T., Jayasinghe, G. J. M. S. R., Glasson, W. J., Williamson, G., McGrath, L. A., Le, N.-Q., Chadha, V., Gray, E. S., Brown, K. M., Cauchi, P., Thomsen, H., Connolly, J., MacGregor, S., Whiteman, D. C., Kiilgaard, J. F., Stern, M.-H., Coupland, S. E., Abdel-Rahman, M. H., Zeschnigk, M., Hayward, N. & Law, M. H., 16 Jun 2026, In: British Journal of Cancer.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Integrating genome-wide and epigenome-wide associations for antipsychotic induced extrapyramidal side effects

    Yao, K., Thygesen, J. H., Lock, S. K., Pardiñas, A. F., Pritchard, A. L., Elbashir, I., Lodhi, A., Ahmad, Z. U. A., O’Donovan, M. C., Owen, M. J., Walters, J. T. R., St Clair, D., Bass, N. & McQuillin, A., 11 Oct 2025, In: Psychopharmacology.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Germline Variants in Patients Affected by Both Uveal and Cutaneous Melanoma

    Johansson, P. A., Palmer, J. M., McGrath, L., Warrier, S., Hamilton, H. R., Beckman, T., D'Mellow, M. G., Brooks, K. M., Glasson, W., Hayward, N. K. & Pritchard, A. L., 24 Sept 2024, In: Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research. 38, 1, e13199.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    7 Citations (Scopus)
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  • 5 Invited talk
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  • 1 Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
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