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Rhinology and Head and Neck Cancer

The Interdisciplinary Rhinology, Sinus/Skull Base Surgery and Head and Neck Cancer Programme tackles the most significant challenges and unmet clinical needs in Rhinology, Smell Dysfunction, Sinus/Skull Base Surgery, Head and Neck Cancer and beyond.

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Prof. Matt Lechner

Programme Lead

MD, PhD, FRCS (ORL-HNS), FHEA. Professor of Rhinology and Head and Neck Cancer

Email: m.lechner@ucl.ac.uk

For those interested in research supervision or getting involved in research in Mr Lechner's Group, please contact by email.

Matt Lechner: UCL Profile

Professor Matt Lechner

Research programme

Graduate supervision

Mr Lechner currently supervises five PhD students and has supervised over 10 more at UCL, with one winning the Dean's Prize. He lectures on numerous courses, with a focus on the translation of teaching innovation. He is the Course Director of clinical courses which use innovative 3D modelling technology for teaching and surgical training, and was one of the first surgeons at UCL who has been awarded an Advanced Higher Education Fellowship.

He is willing to hear from prospective students with at least an upper second-class degree.

Email: m.lechner@ucl.ac.uk

Our Team

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.

Current Team Members
  • Ms Jacklyn Liu, PhD Student (year 3), UCL Cancer Institute (primary supervision)
  • Mr Umar Rehman, PhD Student and Clinical Research Fellow, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences (primary supervision)
  • Ms Yujia Liu, PhD Student, UCL Cancer Institute (primary supervision)
  • Ms Yuju Ahn,  Grade 7 Bioinformatician, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences
  • Mr Sanket Kachole, Grade 7 Bioinformatician, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences
  • Mr Zi Jian (Shawn) Lau, Research Fellow, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences
  • Mr Fiher Alluhaymaq, Research Fellow, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences
  • Ms. Ellie Crossley, Research Fellow, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences
  • Mr David Boniface, Group Statistical Advisor, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences
Co-supervised PhD students
  • Huda Alnufaei, PhD Student, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences
  • Cynthia Weitong, PhD Student, UCL Division of Medicine
Alumni
  • Ms Yujia Liu, MSc Cancer Student (PROTAC development for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer), UCL Cancer Institute
  • Mr Fiher Alluhaymaq, MSc Surgery student, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences.
  • Ms Yvonne Power, MSc Neuroscience, Queen Square/UCL Cancer Institute. 
  • Inés Loranca Delgado, MSc Cancer Student (PROTAC development for EBV-associated nasopharyngeal cancer), UCL Cancer Institute
  • Israt Choudhury MRes Drug Design Student (PROTAC development)
  • Laura Antezana Merida, BSc, MSc student, co-supervised with Emmanouil Dimitrakakis, 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)  
  • Shruti Patel, BSc MSc (Former MSc Student under principal supervision, thesis awarded with Distinction)
  • Dr Oliver Jones, MBBS (Previous research attachment during medical school; MSc Cancer Bench-to-Bedside mentoring; now academic Foundation Doctor) 
  • Dr Dom Wilkins (Previous research attachment during medical school; now Clinical Research Fellow at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery)
  • Debbie Ho (Previous research attachment during undergraduate studies; now post-doc at Stanford University)
  • Dr Claire Vassie, MBBS (Previous research attachment during medical school; now Private Equity Associate at Lion Capital) 
  • David Gillespie, MSc BSc (Former MSc student under principal supervision, thesis awarded with Dinstinction; Visiting Researcher and liaison of COVID-19 collaborations)
  • Dr Ayne Zarahoff, MBBS (Previous research attachment during medical school; now Paediatrics Trainee Doctor) 
  • 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)

Funders and supporters

  • Rosetrees

  • UCLH Charity

  • NIHR UCLH BRC

  • Royal College of Surgeons

  • Genomics England

  • NIHR

  • AGA-ENT

  • American Head and Neck Society

  • Wellcome Trust

  • FWF: Der Wissenschaftsfonds.

Donate

Our work is only possible through charitable support. If you would like to support our work, please donate online.

Fund Name: Interdisciplinary Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Programme (ref. 1708)

Sarah Medd-Philips, UCL Senior Philanthropy Manager
T: +44 (0)20 3108 9160
E: s.medd-phillips@ucl.ac.uk

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