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The centre functions as one group, with a number of research strands. This includes research related to: Cancer 2.0, Smell disorders, Rhinology, Novel Surgical Technology and Head & Neck Cancer.
Our team focus听on multiple research areas.
Programme Lead:听Mr Matt Lechner MD, PhD, FRCS (ORL-HNS), FHEA. Associate Professor of Surgery. UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences and UCL Cancer Institute.听
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Current Team Members听
Ms Jacklyn Liu, PhD Student (year 3), UCL Cancer Institute (primary supervision).听
Mr Umar Rehman, PhD Student and Clinical Research Fellow, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences (primary supervision).听
Ms Yujia Liu,听PhD Student, UCL Cancer Institute (primary supervision).
Ms Yuju Ahn,听听Grade 7 Bioinformatician,听UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences.听
Mr Sanket Kachole, Grade 7 Bioinformatician, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences.听
Mr Zi Jian (Shawn) Lau, Research Fellow, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences.听
Mr Fiher Alluhaymaq, Research Fellow, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences.听
Ms. Ellie听Crossley, Research Fellow, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences.听
Mr David Boniface, Group Statistical Advisor, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences听
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Co-supervised PhD students:
Huda Alnufaei, PhD Student, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences.
Cynthia Weitong, PhD Student, UCL Division of Medicine.听
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Positions Currently Being Recruited For听
Biostatistician for Multi Modal Analysis (grade 7)
Global Outreach Project Lead (grade 7)
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Alumni听
Ms Yujia Liu, MSc Cancer Student (PROTAC development for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer),听UCL Cancer Institute
Mr Fiher Alluhaymaq, MSc Surgery student,听UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences.
Ms听Yvonne Power, MSc Neuroscience, Queen Square/UCL Cancer Institute.听
In茅s Loranca Delgado, MSc Cancer Student (PROTAC development for EBV-associated nasopharyngeal cancer),听UCL Cancer Institute
Israt Choudhury听MRes Drug Design Student (PROTAC development)
Laura Antezana Merida, BSc, MSc student, co-supervised with Emmanouil Dimitrakakis,听UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences
Dr Oscar Emanuel, MBBS (Previous Visiting Researcher; MSc Cancer Bench-to-Bedside mentoring; Previous research attachment during medical school, Now Trainee in Radiology)听听
Shruti Patel, BSc MSc (Former MSc Student under principal supervision, thesis awarded with Distinction)
Dr Oliver Jones,听MBBS听(Previous research attachment during medical school;听MSc Cancer听Bench-to-Bedside mentoring; now academic Foundation Doctor)听
Dr Dom Wilkins听(Previous research attachment during medical school; now Clinical Research Fellow at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Debbie Ho听(Previous research attachment during undergraduate studies; now post-doc at Stanford University)
Dr Claire Vassie, MBBS听(Previous research attachment during medical school; now Private Equity Associate at Lion Capital)听
David Gillespie, MSc BSc (Former MSc student under principal supervision, thesis awarded with听Dinstinction; Visiting Researcher and liaison of COVID-19 collaborations)
Dr听Ayne Zarahoff, MBBS听(Previous research attachment during medical school; now Paediatrics Trainee Doctor)听
Laura Antezana Merida, BSc, MSc student (co-supervised with Emmanouil Dimitrakakis)
Helen Bewicke-Copley, BSc MSc (Former MSc Student under principal supervision, thesis awarded with Distinction; Dean's Prize)
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