Record number of sign-ups to stem cell register on campus

A record number of sign-ups to a stem cell register has been achieved at an event on the University of Leicester campus.

The university paired up with The Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host the event on campus.

1,406 new potential donors signed up to the Anthony Nolan Stem Cell Register on the day.

Inspector Rik Basra, of Leicestershire Police, had a life-saving bone marrow transplant in 2011 after being diagnosed with leukaemia.

Inspector Rik Basra Credit at a previous fundraising event. Credit: ITV News Central
Avid fundraiser Ranjit Thaliwal said the result “was absolutely brilliant". Credit: University of Leicester

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