Co-Directors
Georgios Lyratzopoulos
Professor of Cancer Epidemiology
University College London
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Brian Nicholson
Associate Professor
University of Oxford
PPI Board Members
Julie Callin, Patient and Public Involvement Co-Investigator
Julie has over 30 years of clinical and managerial experience in the NHS and always had a passion for patient experience and involvement in service planning and delivery. Julie stepped away from her clinical management role in 2016 and has since joined an independent statutory body which ensures NHS leaders and other decision makers listen to patient feedback to improve standards of care.
David Holden, Patient and Public Involvement Board Member
David was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer some years ago. Having experienced both the positives and negatives in NHS cancer treatment, he worked for some national cancer charities, helping set up a number of PSGs around London. He has also worked on a pilot at UCLH for the establishment of RDC’s. He is currently a PPI rep for UCLH (including their Transformation Board) and the NCL Cancer Alliance and has helped on a number of research projects across a range of cancers for a variety of research institutions.
Ceri Steele, Patient and Public Involvement Board Member
Ceri is an oesophageal cancer patient who has been doing patient involvement work for 3 years. She is particularly interested in oesophageal/gastric cancers, respiratory conditions, cardiac health, mental health and genomics.
Emily Lam, Patient and Public Involvement Board Member
Emily is a retired nurse who has become a regular NHS patient since her breast cancer diagnosis eight years ago. Driven by a strong desire to contribute to preventing breast cancer and improving care, she joined the PRU PPI board to help shape research and hopefully influence policy direction.
Kate Hawley, Patient and Public Involvement Board Member
Kate Hawley was inspired to get involved in public and patient involvement when her best friend passed away from a rare form of mouth cancer in her early thirties, leaving two preschool-aged children behind. As part of this cancer journey, Kate’s friend lost the use of her voice, and so the ability for Kate to amplify the patient ‘voice’ is even more poignant. She is now experienced in patient and public advocacy, sitting on numerous NIHR panels to assess PPIE input into funding applications and being part of Patient Advisory Groups in Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation, NICE, NHS England and Great Ormond Street Hospital. She has recently been elected as a Governor to the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust.
Manos Kumar, Patient and Public Involvement Board Member
Co-Investigators
Christian Von Wagner
Professor of Behavioural Science
University College London
Matthew Barclay
Senior Research Fellow (Statistician) in cancer healthcare and outcomes research
University College London
Nora Pashayan
Professor of the Epidemiology of Ageing
University of Cambridge
Juliet Usher-Smith
Associate Professor
University of Cambridge
Steve Morris
Professor of Health Services Research
University of Cambridge
Antonis Antoniou
Professor of Cancer Risk Prediction
University of Cambridge
Katriina Whitaker
Professor of Psychology and Lead for Cancer Care
University of Surrey
Rob Kerrison
Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead for Cancer Care
University of Surrey
Mark Rutherford
Professor of Biostatistics
University of Leicester
Claire Friedemann Smith
Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher
University of Oxford
Clare Bankhead
Professor of Epidemiology And Research Design
University of Oxford
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Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE)
Find out how we involve patients and the public in our research.
Cancer PRU Research Projects
Our unit carries out research projects covering various topics in Cancer awareness, screening and early diagnosis.
