Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Digital molecular pathology approaches to characterize the immune contexture of cancers using high quality biosamples
- Investigating the role of the oral microbiome in cancer risk and malignant transformation
- Identifying and validating molecular biomarkers for stratification of patients with cancers
Public outreach & key achievements
- Scientific Director of the Northern Ireland Biobank since 2010, established to underpin excellence in translational research across the FHLS at Queen’s.
- Co-investigator on the QUB Precision Medicine Centre of Excellence Award with colleagues Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez, Professor David Gonzalez de Castro and Dr Darragh McArt
- Member of the NCRI Head and Neck Clinical Study Group
- Member of two NCRI CM-Path workstreams
- Co-PI on CRUK Accelerator award in Digital Molecular Pathology with Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Molecular Stratification strategies in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current Position | Post-doctoral Fellow in Molecular digital pathology programme funded by CRUK |