Clinical Cancer Epidemiology Group

Martina joined The Generations Study research team in 2023 with Professor Berrington. She came from the Department of Health and Social Care, where she worked as a Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst monitoring the health of the population in England. She has also worked as a Nutrition Scientist in Public Health England, evaluating evidence that supported policy development and public health interventions. She has a background in Nutrition Science and completed an MSc in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2020, specialising in lifestyle and environmental risk factors and chronic diseases.

Reuben joined The Generations Study research team in 2023 with Professor Garcia-Closas. Previously, he graduated from University of Oxford with a Masters in Mathematics and Statistics, completing his dissertation utilizing Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods to phase imputed genetic samples. Reuben's research focusses on evaluating the performance of models assessing breast cancer risk, and collaborating with other groups to improve these models. He also works on descriptive epidemiology studies, working to find patterns in cancer rates and risk factors in the UK population with the view of projecting these trends into the future.

Esmé joined The Generations Study research team in 2024 with Professor Amy Berrington. She came from HEOR, where she worked as a Data Scientist conducting statistical analyses to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and public health impact of new health technologies across a range of disease areas. She completed an MSc in Public Health at the University of Bristol, specialising in the mixed-methods evaluation of trauma-informed approaches to health systems. Esmé’s research focuses on exploring the relationship between pre- and post-diagnosis lifestyle factors and ovarian cancer survival.

Imogen joined the Generations Study research team in 2023, shortly after completing her master’s degree in Population Health Sciences from the University of Cambridge. With her background in epidemiology and data analysis, she is now working towards a PhD with Professor Berrington that investigates the late effects of breast cancer treatments. Imogen is dedicated to advancing our understanding of cancer survivorship and improving patient outcomes.

Dawn joined The Generations Study research team in 2004 with previous expertise in office management, recruitment, and communications. She joined to assist managing the study launch and overseeing the recruitment and enrolment of over 100,000 women in the Generations Study. Since then, Dawn has headed the retention of study participants, contributed to managing other research projects within the team, and has assisted with staff training. Currently, Dawn provides administrative support to the senior study scientists and the research team as well as co-ordinating the Study communications and overseeing participant engagement.

Jacqueline joined The Generations Study research team in 2022. Prior to joining the study, she has 14 years of experience working in the NHS in acute hospital, education, and primary care settings, both clinically and operationally, and 19 years in technology-based industries, including as a business analyst. At the Generations Study, Jacqueline manages the scientific research operations, helping the Principal Investigators to prioritize scientific tasks, manage budgets, oversee procurement, contracts, grant submissions, and reporting requirements. She is also responsible for the mammography collections project.