Executive Board
The Executive Board has been established to assist the Chief Executive in leading The Institute of Cancer Research to achieve its strategic aims and objectives within the approved strategies and budgets and is responsible for formulating strategies, plans and budgets for approval by the Board of Trustees.
Professor Kristian Helin
Chief Executive and President
Carol Ford
Chief People Officer
Professor Kevin Harrington
Head of Division – Radiotherapy and Imaging
Professor Clare Isacke
Dean of Academic & Research Affairs
Paul Norris
Chief Financial Officer
Professor Jonathon Pines
Head of Division – Cancer Biology
Dr Barbara Pittam
Chief Research and Academic Officer
Dr Olivia Rossanese
Head of Division and Director – Cancer Therapeutics
Latest ICR News
New weakness to target breast cancer cells discovered
Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have uncovered a hidden weakness in some breast cancer tumours that could lead to smarter treatment decisions.
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New protective role of gene frequently mutated in cancer uncovers potential therapeutic target
New research into how cancer develops has uncovered more detail about the importance of the centromere, a region of human DNA that has a critical role in effective cell division.
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Smarter chemotherapy approach could delay drug resistance in ovarian cancer
Adaptive chemotherapy – a personalised approach to giving chemotherapy – can prolong survival in lab models of ovarian cancer, according to new results published in the journal Cancer Research.
ICR welcomes plans for £1 billion development to create world-leading cancer research district in Sutton
The Institute of Cancer Research has welcomed new plans to deliver around one million square feet of state-of-the-art research and laboratory space for life-sciences companies in Sutton, south London, where they will be located next door to our researchers.