UK Genetic Prostate Cancer Study
The Translational Clinical Team
Elena Castro - Clinical Research Fellow
Elena was a Consultant in Medical Oncology in Salamanca, Spain from which she has a PhD in genetic studies in breast cancer. She has joined the team as the clinical researcher on the IMPACT study, the international study of genetic predisposition to prostate cancer in men with mutations in the BRCA genes.
Chee Leng Goh - Clinical Research Fellow
Chee is a clinical oncologist from Malaysia who trained in Aberdeen and London. He is working towards a higher research degree (MD) in the translational implications of the SNP profiles which increase prostate cancer risk (The Clinical Ellipse Consortium project).
Emma Killick - The Annabel Evans Clinical Research Fellow
Emma is a medical oncologist who is working towards a higher research degree (MD) in the cancer marker programmes. She is looking at the additional effects of cancer markers in screening outcome and cancer risk prediction.
Elizabeth Bancroft - Research Nurse
Liz trained in Sheffield and has a Masters in Medical Science. She is studying part time towards a PhD in Nursing Research. She is the unit's key trial manager and is responsible for the IMPACT and PROFILE studies targeted screening studies and studies in mutation carriers.
Elizabeth Page - Research Assistant
Liz is studying for a Masters in Research Methods and manages the IMPACT study.
Sue Martin, Diana Keating - Data Managers
Sue and Diana manage the databases for the Oncogenetics Team clinical studies.
Find Out More
- About the UKGPC Study
- Meet the team
- Getting involved as a patient
- Publications
- Newsletter
- Useful links
- Getting involved as a collaborator (Secure area, password needed)
- Study Forms (Secure area, password needed)
- Ethics Documents (Secure area, password needed)
- Current Collaborators (Secure area, password needed)
Getting Involved as a Patient
Our target is to recruit 26,000 gentlemen into the UKGPCS by 2017. Participating in the study involves completing two forms and providing us with a small sample of blood.
