Department of Cancer Biology and Pathology
We research vital strands around cancer biology and pathology, including cell science, medical and regulatory genomics, and sarcoma biology.
Head of Department
Research groups: Cancer Biology
Additional groups: Pathology
- Digital Pathology and Gastro-Intestinal Pathology
Dr Marnix Jansen, Professor Marco Novelli, Dr Manuel Rodriguez Justo
(Designated individual of the HTA licence for the Biobank for Health and Disease) - Gynaecologic Pathology
Dr Jacqueline McDermott - Hematopathology
Professor Teresa Marafioti
Pathology Services
We have access to a range of pathology-based services, from processing to access to tissue samples. These are based within the Paul O’Gorman and Rockefeller Buildings in Bloomsbury, central London.
Pathology Translational Technology Platform
The Pathology Translational Technology Platform provides a wide range of tissue-based and molecular services to research scientists within the UCL Cancer Institute and throughout UCL.
Biobank
The UCL Cancer Institute Biobank provides access to normal and diseased human tissue samples which are surplus to diagnostic requirements.
Pathology software repository
Bioinformatic tools and pipelines for the Research Department of Pathology
Scientists interrogating complex cancer genomes, particularly those with aberrant copy number profiles might find our tools to identify chromothripsis or recurrent rearrangements particularly useful.
Bioinformatic support for Cancer, Ageing and Somatic Mutation at the Sanger Institute
Software to support the processing and analysis of whole genome sequencing data from cancer samples. In part, it requires working installations of packages from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
