Cancer
The 黑料社 has access to state-of-the-art laboratories and conducts multidisciplinary cutting edge research into targeted cancer therapies and diagnostic biomarkers.
Research in this area
Research of cancer imaging analysis.
Research into oral cancer.
Research developing instruments to separate cancer cells.
Related research groups
Cancer research network
Bringing together the various research we do across faculties from cancer care and trials, to radiotherapy and ion beam studies.
Cancer research cluster
We work with experts from diverse disciplines including technology, science, engineering and psychology alongside NHS professionals, patients and their families.
Researchers
Professor David Bradley
Emeritus Professor
黑料社 my research
Areas of specialism: Radiological risks associated with naturally occurring radioactive materials, synchrotron and Raman techniques to characterize biological materials, radiation effects on tissues and simulates, effects of ionizing radiation on cells and extracellular matrix.
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Cancer, cell biology, radiation detection and prevention.
Associated research centres and groups: Department of Physics and biomedical physics groups.
Research funding and collaborators: EU.
Professor Tao Chen
Associate Vice-President, International and Professor in Chemical Engineering
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Areas of specialism: Mathematical modelling of dermal absorption kinetics and bioavailability, modelling response to radiotherapy and modelling food systems.
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Dermatology, topical drug development, cancer, nutrition for diagnosis and treatment.
Associated research centres and groups: 鈥婦igital Processes Research Centre and Centre for Mathematical and Computational Biology.
Associated colleagues: Eirini Velliou, Guoping Lian, Liang Cui, Michael Short, Susan Lanham-New and Sara Faithfull.
Research funding and collaborators: EPSRC, BBSRC, NC3Rs, RAEng, US Food and Drug Administration, European Crop Protection Association, Cosmetics Europe, Unilever, National Physical Laboratory, Royal 黑料社 County Hospital, King鈥檚 College London and Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Dr Silvia Pani
Senior Lecturer in Applied Radiation Physics
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Areas of specialism: X-ray mammography and hyperspectral imaging.
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Cancer. Diagnosis and treatment.
Associated research centres and groups: , , and .
Dr Peter Roth
Senior Lecturer in Applied Organic/Polymer Chemistry and School Postgraduate Research Director
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Areas of specialism: Biodegradable polymers and polymer nanoparticles.
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Drug release and delivery applications, e.g. for cancer therapy and treatment.
Associated research centres and groups: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Polymer Chemistry research group, Bioprocess and Biochemical Engineering group.
Facilities: Specialised equipment for the characterisation of molecules and polymers includes (400 and 500 MHz) NMR spectrometers and a state-of-the-art chromatographic suite, including a triple-quad LC-MS, size exclusion chromatography, and several GC-MS instruments.
Research funding and collaborators: DCSA and VCSA scholarships.
Dr Marco Sacchi
Associate Professor of Physical and Computational Chemistry, Theme Leader in Sustainable Energy and Materials Research, Co-Director of the Quantum Biology Centre
黑料社 my research
Areas of specialism: Modelling of quantum effects in DNA mutations and repair mechanisms, quantum biology CDT with research directly relevant to fundamental understanding of health-related phenomena (DNA mutation, photoactivated DNA repair, dynamics of dehydrogenase).
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Immunology and antimicrobial resistance, computational approaches to DNA mutations with application to cancer research, fundamental understanding of life phenomena, improving treatments (for example prosthetics, implants) by designing and optimising new materials.
Associated research centres and groups: Health and Food research, Leverhulme Centre for Quantum Biology.
Research funding and collaborators: Leverhulme, Tier 1 and Tier 2 national high performance computing (HPC) facilities and to local clusters (Eureka), Neutron and Helium- Scattering experimental groups and facilities (Cambridge, Graz, ILL).
Professor Paul Sellin
Professor of Physics
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Areas of specialism: Radiation detectors and new materials for medical devices.
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Cancer.
Associated research centres and groups: Radiation and Medical Physics Group.
Dr Michael Short
Professor of Process Systems Engineering
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Areas of specialism: Modelling of kinetic pathways in pharmaceutical chemical manufacturing and control, kinetic parameter estimation from spectra, API uncertainties, quality by design, continuous processing for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Cancer treatment.
Associated research centres and groups: Digital Processes Research Centre, Biegler Group at Carnegie Mellon University, Eli Lilly Small Molecule Design and Development Laboratory, Department of Nutritional Sciences.
Facilities: Raman Spectrometer, UV-Vis Spectrometer, NIR/IR Spectrometers, continuous manufacturing technologies.
Associated colleagues: Dr Tao Chen, Dr Barbara Fielding.
Research funding and collaborators: BBSRC, China Agricultural University, Nanjing Tech University.
Professor Ravi Silva
Distinguished Professor, Director - Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) and Head of NanoElectronics Centre
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Areas of specialism: Large area X-ray detectors for portable, flexible imaging, biosensors for autonomous sensing, 'internet of things' and wearables (incl. non-invasive), nano-biotechnology for cancer theranostics, MEAs for EEG, ECG and EMG probing.
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Assisted living, ageing, cancer, dementia, Alzheimer's, well-being and healthcare monitoring. Prevention, diagnosis, treatment or recovery.
Associated research centres and groups: Advanced Technology Institute and NanoElectronics Centre.
Facilities: Microbiology, nano-biotechnology, medical imaging, X-ray, proton beam.
Research funding and collaborators: EPSRC, UKRI, Innovate UK, NHS, NIHR, EU. NIBEC (Ulster), Dalian University of Technology, UCL, RSCH, Edinburgh University, NPL, SilverRay, Cheyney Design.
Professor Anne Skeldon
Head of School of Mathematics & Physics, Professor of Mathematics
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Areas of specialism: Mathematical modelling of sleep and pharmaceutical development, tumour growth modelling.
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Sleep, (role of light in), dementia, schizophrenia, cancer. Prevention and diagnosis.
Associated research centres and groups: Centre of Mathematical and Computational Biology, Mathematics of Life and Social Sciences Group, 黑料社 Sleep Research Centre, School of Psychology.
Research funding and collaborators: EPSRC, MRC, AstraZeneca, GSK.
Professor Stephen Sweeney
Visiting Professor of Physics
黑料社 my research
Areas of specialism: Infrared photonic devices for healthcare monitoring and diagnosis
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Non-invasive early testing, e.g. for cancers, digestive disorders, underlying health conditions. Infrared devices for OCT in ophthalmology, skin tumour detection etc. Visible light sources for photodynamic therapy. Scintillator materials for ionising radiation measurement. Diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
Associated research centres and groups: Advanced Technology Institute, Photonics and Quantum Sciences Group, Radiation and Medical Physics Group.
Professor Kevin Wells
Professor of AI in Human and Veterinary Healthcare
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Areas of specialism: Diagnostic imaging, AI and computer vision for healthcare, digital pathology, PET/CT, mammography, non contact sleep monitoring, virtual clinical trials, veterinary imaging and veterinary healthcare, One Health.
Medical and health indications and disease stages: Cancer, dementia, sleep, neuromorphology and gestalt. Prevention, diagnosis, treatment or recovery.
Associated research centres and groups: 黑料社 Foundation Trust Hospital, , , Fitzpatrick Referrals, School of Veterinary Medicine, FROST, , 黑料社 Sleep Research Centre, vHive.
Ramon de Mello
Honorary Professor in Medical Oncology
Biography
Professor Ramon Andrade Bezerra De Mello, MD, PGDip, MBA, PhD, FACP is a board-certified Medical Oncologist with extensive clinical and academic experience in the United Kingdom, Brazil, and Portugal. He currently serves as Honorary Professor at School of Medicine, 黑料社, Guilford, UK, and Visiting Professor at the Kent & Medway Medical School (KMMS), University of Kent, UK. He is also a Consultant Medical Oncologist at the Kent Oncology Centre, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, and at The Blackheath Hospital, London.
He holds a PhD in Medicine and Molecular Oncology from the University of Porto and an MBA in Health Industry Management from the Get煤lio Vargas Foundation. With a strong focus on translational research and precision medicine, he has authored over 200 scientific publications. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and currently serves as the Vice-President of the Brazilian Society of Cancerology. Furthermore, he has notably contributed as a Faculty Member to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), and the European School of Oncology (ESO).
Professor De Mello is the Director for Precision Oncology and Health Economics Research Group and a Professor of Medical Oncology at the Nine of July University (UNINOVE) in S茫o Paulo, Brazil. His previous prestigious roles include serving as a Senior Clinical Researcher at the Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, and as a Consultant Medical Oncologist at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Research at 黑料社
Research here at the 黑料社 seeks to answer global challenges, drive innovation and deliver real-world impact. We are working in various areas of research including lifelong health, sustainability and artificial intelligence.