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Endocrine Control Mechanisms Group

Professor Cathrin Brisken's group aims to understand how hormones drive breast cancer development to better prevent the disease and tumor recurrence. Professor Brisken also leads the in vivo modelling programme in the Patient Derived Models Group.

 

Group leader

Professor Cathrin Brisken

Professor Cathrin Brisken

Professor Cathrin Brisken leads the Endocrine Control Mechanisms Group. Her research aims to understand how recurrent exposures to hormones contribute to breast cancer in order to better prevent and treat the disease.

ORCID 0000-0002-6857-3230

Group members

Dr Beatrice Howard
Dr Beatrice Howard 
Staff Scientist +44 20 3437 7359 ORCID 0000-0002-9162-0314

Dr Beatrice Howard is a Staff Scientist in the Endocrine Control Mechanisms Team at the ICR. She specialises in embryonic breast development and its relationship to breast cancer.

Samuel Jouny
Samuel Jouny
Higher Scientific Officer +44 20 3437 7607

Samuel Jouny is a Higher Scientific Officer in the Patient Derived Models Team. He specialises in the intraductal xenograft model and models of lobular breast cancer.

Dr Renee Flaherty
Postdoctoral Training Fellow T +44 20 7153 5392
Flavia Hughes
PhD Student
Harveena Padda
Scientific Officer T +44 20 7153 5579
Solene Pezot
Scientific Officer