Meet the Team
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Professor Andrew Beggs
Principal Investigator and Head of the Laboratory
Andrew is a professor of Genomics and Surgery at the University of Birmingham.
He is a cancer geneticist, who undertook his PhD in the laboratory of Professor Ian Tomlinson whilst he was based at the University of Oxford, followed by a post-doctoral period as a Wellcome Trust Clinician Scientist at the University of Birmingham.
He was awarded a Cancer Research UK / Royal College of Surgeons Advanced Clinician Scientist fellowship and promoted to professor in 2020.
He is also a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
Our Scientists
Ms Claire Bryer
CRUK Genomics Scientist, Robotic automation
Dr Dean Larner
Lab Manager and post-doctoral scientist
Dr Neeraj Lal
Academic Clinical Lecturer, post-doctoral scientist, surgical registrar
Ms Samita Patel
Research Technician, Specialist in tumour spheres, 3D tissue culture
Dr Maria Pinna
Post Doctoral Scientist, Human Cancer Models
Ms Charlie Poxon
Research Technician, Genomics Birmingham Team
Dr Anetta Ptasinska
Post Doctoral Scientist, Genomics Birmingham Team
Dr Joao Silva
Post Doctoral Scientist, Human 3D Cancer Models
Dr Victoria Simms
Post Doctoral Scientist, Early Cancer Diagnosis Research
Ms Louise Tee
Research Technician, CRISPR specialist and PHD Candidate
Ms Celina Whalley
Research Associate, Methylation Array Specialist
Ms Rachel Wheat
Research Technician, Specialist in IHC
Dr Elaine Leung
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer (Gynaeoncology), Post-doctoral translational scientist
The Students
The lab hosts numerous full-time PHD, Masters and Undergraduate students as well as students / postgraduates on observerships, work experience placements.
Helen Bermingham
PHD Candidate, Clinical Research Fellow, General Surgery Registrar, UK
Sally Hallam
PHD Candidate, Clinical Research Fellow, General Surgery Registrar, UK
Oliver Pickles
CRUK PHD Candidate, Oncology Registrar, UK
Helen Robbins
CRUK PHD Candidate, Oncology Trainee, UK
Toju Sillo
PHD Candidate, Clinical Research Fellow, General Surgery Registrar, UK
Agata Stodolna
CRUK PHD Candidate
Robert Tyler
PHD Candidate, Clinical Research Fellow, General Surgery Registrar, UK
Kasun Wanigasooriya
PHD Candidate, Clinical Research Fellow, General Surgery Registrar, UK
Lina Antoun
PHD Candidate, Clinical Research Fellow, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar, UK
Shafquat Zaman
PHD Candidate, Clinical Research Fellow, General Surgery Registrar, UK
Alumni
Mr Mark Dilworth
MD 2013-2015, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, UK
Ms Aneta Drodz
Masters in Bioinformatics, 2020
Dr Neeraj Lal
PHD 2014-2017, General Surgery Registrar, UK
Dr Thomas Nieto
PHD 2016-2019, Transplant Surgery Trainee, UK
Dr Nabil Quraishi
PHD 2016-2019, Consultant Gastroenterologist