The NCRI Sarcoma Group has three subgroups that develop research in areas of strategic need.
The Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Subgroup, chaired by Dr Aisha Miah, develops research into adult cancers affecting the soft tissues that connect, support and surround other body structures and organs.
Members:
Aisha Miah, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (subgroup chair)
Adam Dangoor, Consultant in Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Anant Desai, Consultant Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Bernadette Brennan, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Charlotte Benson, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Christina Messiou, King’s College London (KCL)
Craig Gerrand, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH)
Ioanna Nixon, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Jenny Sherriff, Consultant Oncologist, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Laura Forker, King’s College London (KCL)
Magdalena Meissner, Research Student, Cardiff University
Malee Fernando, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mariam Jafri, Consultant Oncologist, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Paul Huang, Team Leader, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
Piers Gaunt, King’s College London (KCL)
Robin Young
Sarah McDonald, Director of Research, Myeloma UK
The Bone Tumour Subgroup, chaired by Dr Sandra Strauss, develops research into cancer that begins in the bones.
Members:
Sandra Strauss, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) (subgroup chair)
Bernadette Brennan, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Craig Gerrand, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH)
Donald Salter, Professor of Osteoarticular Pathology, University of Edinburgh
Fiona Cowie, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Jeremy Whelan, Consultant Oncologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH)
Keith Wheatley, Scientific Director, Birmingham Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU), King’s College London (KCL)
Kellie Vernon
Kenneth Rankin, Newcastle University
Matthew Sydes, Reader in Clinical Trials, University College London (UCL)
Phillip Green
Susan Burchill, Consultant, University of Leeds
The Young Onset Soft tissue Sarcoma Subgroup, chaired by Dr Henry Mandeville, develops research into cancers affecting the soft tissues that connect, support and surround other body structures and organs in teenagers and young adults.
Members:
Henry Mandeville, Clinical Oncologist, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (subgroup chair)
Aisha Miah, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Anna Kelsey, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bernadette Brennan, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Janet Shipley, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
Jennifer Turnbull, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Julia Chisholm, Consultant in Paediatric and TYA Oncology, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Katherine Cooper, Paediatric Oncology Registrar, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Kieran McHugh, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Madeleine Adams, Paediatric Oncologist, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB)
Meriel Jenney, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, University Hospital of Wales
Palma Dileo, Consultant Medical Oncologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH)
Ross Craigie, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Tim Rogers, Paediatric Surgeon, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Winette van der Graaf, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust