Staff A-Z

Staff in the Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Animesh Acharjee

Dr Animesh Acharjee

Assistant Professor
Deputy Programme Director, MSc in Health Data Science (Dubai)

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr John Apps

Dr John Apps

Associate Clinical Professor in Paediatric Neuro-Oncology

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Furqan Aziz

Dr Furqan Aziz

Honorary Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Simon Bach

Professor Simon Bach

Professor of Colorectal Surgery / Head of Section - Surgery
Clinical Lead D3B Early Phase Trials Unit, CRUK Clinical Trials Unit
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Timothy Barrett

Professor Timothy Barrett

Leonard Parsons Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health
Director, Centre for Rare Disease Studies

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Mr Darren Barton

Mr Darren Barton

D3B Trial Management Team Leader

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Professor Andrew Beggs

Professor Andrew Beggs

Professor of Cancer Genetics & Surgery
Deputy Director – Birmingham Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Andrew Bell

Dr Andrew Bell

Lecturer in Cancer and Genomic Sciences
MSc Genomic Medicine Programme Lead

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Lucinda Billingham

Professor Lucinda Billingham

Professor of Biostatistics
Director of Biostatistics, Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Mrs Becky Bishop

Mrs Becky Bishop

Trial Management Team Leader
Precision Health Technologies Accelerator Industry Hub Lead

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Sarah Bowden

Dr Sarah Bowden

CRCTU Director of Operations, Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Sara T Brookes

Dr Sara T Brookes

Training and Education Lead for Clinical Trials

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Jill Brooks

Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Richard T. Bryan

Professor Richard T. Bryan

Director of the Bladder Cancer Research Centre
Professor in Urothelial Cancer Research

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Amos Burke

Professor Amos Burke

Director of Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit
Professor of Paediatric Oncology
Honorary Consultant Paediatric Oncologist

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Vinton Cheng

Dr Vinton Cheng

Associate Clinical Professor
Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Mary Clarke

Dr Mary Clarke

Teaching Fellow in Stem Cell Biology

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Mathew Coleman

Professor Mathew Coleman

Head of Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
Professor in Tumour Cell Biology
Theme Lead for Translational Biology and Genetics

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Gianmarco Contino

Dr Gianmarco Contino

Associate Professor of Cancer Genomic Medicine
Honorary Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Consultant
Head of the Cancer Structural Variation and Aneuploidy Research Lab (c-StAR)

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Ruth Densham

Dr Ruth Densham

Senior Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Mr Kevin Dunn

Mr Kevin Dunn

Senior Research Programme Manager
Group Lead: Multi-Sector Networks

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Mohamed El-Hadidi

Dr Mohamed El-Hadidi

Associate Professor in Bioinformatics
Programme Director MSc Bioinformatics

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Ms Helen Evans

Ms Helen Evans

CRCTU Business Support Manager

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Mrs Sonia Fox

Mrs Sonia Fox

Deputy Director of Operations

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Professor Aga Gambus

Professor Aga Gambus

Professor of DNA Metabolism
Wellcome Trust and Lister Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Paloma Garcia

Dr Paloma Garcia

Associate Professor of Stem Cells and Genome Stability

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Simon Gates

Professor Simon Gates

Professor of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Susanne Gatz

Dr Susanne Gatz

Senior Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Oncology
Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Oncology

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Miss Claire Gaunt

Trial Management Team Manager

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Mr Piers Gaunt

Mr Piers Gaunt

Principal Biostatistician

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Deena Gendoo

Dr Deena Gendoo

Associate Professor in Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
Programme Director, MSc Bioinformatics Programme

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Georgios V. Gkoutos

Professor Georgios V. Gkoutos

Chair of Clinical Bioinformatics, Joint Director of the Centre for Health Data Science
Associate Director of HDRUK Midlands, Deputy Director of the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice
Programme Director for Health Data Science

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Anshita Goel

Dr Anshita Goel

Bioinformatics Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Marc Haber

Dr Marc Haber

Associate Professor
Director of the Health Data Science Programme in Dubai

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Martin R. Higgs

Dr Martin R. Higgs

Associate Professor for Genomics and Rare Disease
Deputy Director, Centre for Rare Disease Studies
Department EDI Lead

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Maarten Hoogenkamp

Dr Maarten Hoogenkamp

Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Bennett Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Nicholas James

Professor Nicholas James

NIHR Senior Investigator
Honorary Professor of Clinical Oncology

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr David N. Jeevan

Dr David N. Jeevan

Honorary Clinical Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Mark Jeeves

Dr Mark Jeeves

Scientific Officer

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Rebecca Jones

Dr Rebecca Jones

Senior Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Pamela Kearns

Professor Pamela Kearns

Professor of Clinical Paediatric Oncology
Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Oncology

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Marwan Kwok

Dr Marwan Kwok

Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist
Clinical Senior Lecturer

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Mrs Anna Lawson

Trial Management Team Leader

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Siân Lax

Dr Siân Lax

Clinical Trial Facilitator

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Elaine Leung

Dr Elaine Leung

NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer (Gynaecological Oncology)

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Justin Loke

Dr Justin Loke

AACR- CRUK Transatlantic Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Mr Rhys Mant

Mr Rhys Mant

Senior Trial Coordinator

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Professor Hisham Mehanna

Professor Hisham Mehanna

Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (interdisciplinary research)
Director, Institute for Global Innovation and Institute for Advanced Studies
Director, Institute of Head and Neck Studies and Education (InHANSE)

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Manita Mehmi

Dr Manita Mehmi

Senior Trial Coordinator

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Rui Monteiro

Dr Rui Monteiro

Associate Professor

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Ferenc Mueller

Professor Ferenc Mueller

Professor in Developmental Genetics
Centre for Environmental Research and Justice (CERJ)

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Paul Nankivell

Dr Paul Nankivell

Senior Clinical Lecturer
Honorary Consultant ENT/Head & Neck Surgeon

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Boris Noyvert

Dr Boris Noyvert

Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Bioinformatics

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Ian Nutt

Programming Team Leader

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Elena Odintsova

Dr Elena Odintsova

Associate Professor in Cancer Biology

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Mr Stuart Ordish

Mr Stuart Ordish

Senior Analyst Programmer

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Markand Patel

Clinical Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Mr Prashant Patel

Mr Prashant Patel

Associate Clinical Professor, Urology

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Karl Payne

Dr Karl Payne

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Specialty Registrar in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Andrew Peet

Professor Andrew Peet

Professor of Clinical Paediatric Oncology (NIHR)

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Sandeep Potluri

Dr Sandeep Potluri

BHP Clinician-Scientist
Consultant Paediatric Haematologist/ Stem Cell Transplantation

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Guy Pratt

Professor Guy Pratt

Professor of Haematology (Haemato-Oncology)

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Manoj Raghavan

Dr Manoj Raghavan

Clinical Senior Lecturer
Honorary Consultant Haematologist

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Anas Rana

Dr Anas Rana

Lecturer
Programme Lead MSc Bioinformatics Distance Learning

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Daniel Rea

Professor Daniel Rea

Deputy Clinical Director – Late Phase Adult Solid Tumour
Professor of Medical Oncology

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Anna Rowe

Trial Management Team Leader

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Jacqueline Ryan

Jacqueline Ryan

Operations Manager

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Sovan Sarkar

Dr Sovan Sarkar

Associate Professor

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Joshua Savage

Dr Joshua Savage

Trial Management Team Leader

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Mr Neil Sharma

Mr Neil Sharma

Clinician Scientist
Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Karin Slater

Dr Karin Slater

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Semantics

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Mrs Katie Stant

Quality Assurance Manager

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Sara Trevitt

Clinical Trial Coordinator

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Mrs Karen Turner

Cancer Research UK Senior Nurse

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Richard Tuxworth

Dr Richard Tuxworth

Deputy Head of Department (Education)
Associate Professor

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Csilla Várnai

Dr Csilla Várnai

Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Kasun Wanigasooriya

Dr Kasun Wanigasooriya

Honorary Research Fellow
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Douglas Ward

Dr Douglas Ward

Senior Research Fellow
Bladder Cancer Research Centre (BCRC) Theme Lead for Biomarkers & Proteomics

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Colin Watts

Professor Colin Watts

Professor of Neurosurgery, Chair Birmingham Brain Cancer Programme, University of Birmingham
Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Mr Richard Wilkin

Mr Richard Wilkin

Academic Clinical Lecturer/General Surgical Registrar

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr John Williams

Dr John Williams

Honorary Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Ms Jayne Wilson

Honorary Senior Research Fellow

Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Joseph Wragg

Dr Joseph Wragg

Birmingham Springboard Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Victoria Wykes

Dr Victoria Wykes

Senior Clinical Lecturer
Honorary Neurosurgical Consultant

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Yuanwei Xu

Dr Yuanwei Xu

Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Hui Yang

Dr Hui Yang

Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Teddy Zhao

Dr Teddy Zhao

Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences