Key Staff in the Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Mathew Coleman

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

Jacqueline Ryan

Operations Manager

Prinicipal Investigators

Dr Maria Chiara Arno

Dr Maria Chiara Arno

Birmingham Fellow
Associate Professor in Polymeric Biomaterials

School of Chemistry

Professor Simon Bach

Professor Simon Bach

Professor of Colorectal Surgery / Head of Section - Surgery
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

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 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 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

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 

Dr Susanne Gatz

Dr Susanne Gatz

Senior Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Oncology
Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Oncology
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 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 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 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 Elena Odintsova

Dr Elena Odintsova

Associate Professor in Cancer Biology

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Jo Parish

Professor Jo Parish

Professor of Tumour Virology
Director of Research and Knowledge Transfer, College of Medicine and Health
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Mr Prashant Patel

Mr Prashant Patel

Associate Clinical Professor, Urology
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Andrew Peet

Professor Andrew Peet

Professor of Clinical Paediatric Oncology (NIHR)
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Guy Pratt

Professor Guy Pratt

Professor of Haematology (Haemato-Oncology)
Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit

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 Sovan Sarkar

Dr Sovan Sarkar

Associate Professor
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Mr Neil Sharma

Mr Neil Sharma

Clinician Scientist
Consultant Head and Neck Surgeon
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Richard Tuxworth

Dr Richard Tuxworth

Deputy Head of Department (Education)
Associate Professor
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

Dr Victoria Wykes

Dr Victoria Wykes

Senior Clinical Lecturer
Honorary Neurosurgical Consultant
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

 

Honorary Staff and Associates

Professor Nicholas James

Professor Nicholas James

NIHR Senior Investigator
Honorary Professor of Clinical Oncology

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Elaine Leung

Dr Elaine Leung

NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer (Gynaecological Oncology)

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr Boris Noyvert

Dr Boris Noyvert

Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Bioinformatics

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Professor Andrew Peet

Professor Andrew Peet

Professor of Clinical Paediatric Oncology (NIHR)

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences