Thursday 9 April 2008
Nine scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust have been appointed to be Senior Investigators at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
They join 91 other top researchers from across the country who are considered to be the most outstanding leaders in the field of patient and people-based research.
These successful applicants were selected in an open competition by an international panel of judges:
- Dr Gina Brown, Consultant Radiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Professor David Cunningham, Professor of Cancer Medicine at The Institute of Cancer Research Consultant Medical Oncologist and Head of the Gastrointestinal and Lymphoma Units of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Professor David Dearnaley, Professor of Uro-Oncology at The Institute of Cancer Research and Honorary Consultant in Clinical Oncology at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Ros Eeles, Team Leader, Translational Genetics Team at the Institute of Cancer Research and Honorary Consultant in Clinical Oncology at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Professor Martin Gore, Professor of Cancer Medicine at The Institute of Cancer Research and Medical Director of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Professor Alan Horwich, Professor of Radiotherapy at The Institute of Cancer Research and Honorary Consultant in Clinical Oncology at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Professor Martin Leach, Professor of Physics as Applied to Medicine at The Institute of Cancer Research and Co Director of the Cancer Research UK Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research Group at The Institute of Cancer Research
- Professor Tony Swerdlow, Professor of Epidemiology at The Institute of Cancer Research and Honorary Consultant in Epidemiology at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Professor John Yarnold, Professor of Clinical Oncology at The Institute of Cancer Research and Consultant in Radiotherapy at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
The NIHR College of Senior Investigators has been set up to support the people who are making the most contributions to health research within the NHS. Members offer their expertise in a variety of different ways – sitting on panels, sharing their research findings and by being part of the peer review process. Collectively these activities help to shape evidence-based decision making.
Peter Rigby, Chief Executive at The Institute of Cancer Research said: "We're very pleased that research into the causes of cancer and its treatment are going to be so well represented in the NIHR. It is vital that decisions about patient care are based on solid evidence. These appointments of some of the very best researchers in their field will help to develop new and exciting therapies in the future."
The Senior Investigators take up their posts in April 2008.
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Hannah Crabtree
The Institute of Cancer Research
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About The Institute of Cancer Research
The Institute of Cancer Research is Europe’s leading cancer research centre with expert scientists working on cutting edge research. It was founded in 1909 to carry out research into the causes of cancer and to develop new strategies for its prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care. Website at: www.icr.ac.uk.
The Institute is a charity that relies on voluntary income. The Institute is one of the world’s most cost-effective major cancer research organisations with over 90p in every £ directly supporting research.