The Women's Health Research Theme includes the following sub-groups:
- Pregnancy complications and fetal development
- Cancer genetics and epigenetics
- Developmental genetics and epigenetics
- Imaging and diagnostics
- Stem cells and regenerative medicine
Principal Investigators in this theme:
| Name: Dr Catherine Aiken Topic: metabolism in pregnancy reproductive aging developmental programming Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine and Endocrinology Department: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Email: cema2@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.obgyn.cam.ac.uk/staff/senior-staff/dr-catherine-aiken/ Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Antonis Antoniou Topic: Cancer genetic epidemiology, cancer risk modelling, genetic epidemiology of BRCA1, BRCA2 and other cancer susceptibility genes Themes: Department: Public Health and Primary Care Email: aca20@cam.ac.uk Website: https://ccge.medschl.cam.ac.uk/antonis-antoniou/ Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Irving Aye Topic: Metabolic control of epigenetics during early placental development Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine and Endocrinology Department: Obstetrics & Gynaecology Email: Ia319@medschl.cam.ac.uk Website: Ayelaboratory.com Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Professor James Brenton Topic: Ovarian cancer prognostic markers predictive markers bioinformaticsexpression profiling clinical trial design using molecular end points Themes: Cancer, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Women's Health, Clinical Science Department: Department of Oncology (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute) Email: james.brenton@cruk.cam.ac.uk Website: http://www.cambridgecancer.org.uk/research-groups/brenton-group Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Carlos Caldas Topic: Breast cancer; genomics proteomics metabolomics and bioinformatics Themes: Cancer, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Women's Health Department: Department of Oncology (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute) Email: Carlos.Caldas@cruk.cam.ac.uk Website: http://www.cambridgecancer.org.uk/research-groups/caldas-group Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor D Stephen Charnock-Jones Topic: Placental development high throughput sequencing genomics regulation of endothelial cell function in health and disease translational research Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Women's Health, Clinical Science Department: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Email: dscj1@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.obgyn.cam.ac.uk/staff/senior-staff/professor-steve-charnock-... Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor of Comparative Cognition, Fellow of the Royal Society Nicola Clayton Topic: Comparative Cognition in Crows, Cuttlefish, Children and Humans Themes: Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, Women's Health Department: Psychology Email: nsc22@cam.ac.uk Website: Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Nick Coleman Topic: Human papillomaviruses Themes: Molecules and Cells, Women's Health Department: Department of Pathology (Molecular Histopathology Division) Email: nc109@cam.ac.uk Website: http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/directory/nick-coleman Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Francesco Colucci Topic: Immunology of reproduction, Infections, Cancer Themes: Cancer, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Infection and Immunity, Women's Health, Clinical Science Department: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Email: fc287@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.obgyn.cam.ac.uk/staff/senior-staff/dr-francesco-colucci/ Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Miguel Constancia Topic: Epigenetics in health and disease Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Molecules and Cells, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine and Endocrinology Department: Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Metabolic Research Laboratories (MRL) Email: jmasmc2@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-miguel-constancia Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Emma Davenport Topic: Functional Genomics Themes: Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Infection and Immunity, Women's Health Department: Wellcome Sanger Institute Email: ed5@sanger.ac.uk Website: www.davenportlab.com Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Laura Dearden Topic: Impact of nutrition in pregnancy on mother and baby hypothalamus Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine and Endocrinology Department: Institute of Metabolic Science Email: ld454@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-laura-dearden Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Douglas Easton Topic: Genetic epidemiology (especially cancer) and statistical genetics Themes: Cancer, Epidemiology and Public Health, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Women's Health Department: Public Health and Primary Care Email: dfe20@medschl.cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/people/centre-for-cancer-genetic-epidemiology... Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith Topic: Mammalian developmental genetics and epigenetics Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Women's Health Department: Department of Genetics Email: afsmith@gen.cam.ac.uk Website: http://www.gen.cam.ac.uk/directory/anne-ferguson-smith Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Alison Forhead Topic: Endocrine control of fetal development and maturation Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Molecules and Cells, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine and Endocrinology Department: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience Email: ajf1005@cam.ac.uk Website: http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/staff/forhead/ Sorry no students can be taken this year |
| Name: Professor Abigail Fowden Topic: Fetal and placental physiology Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine and Endocrinology Department: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience Email: alf1000@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/abigail-fowden Sorry no students can be taken this year |
| Name: Professor Fiona Gilbert Topic: Breast and Oncology Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Themes: Cancer, Medical Imaging, Women's Health Department: Department of Radiology Email: fjg28@cam.ac.uk Website: http://radiology.medschl.cam.ac.uk/about-us/departmental-staff/academic-... Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Susan Golombok Topic: New family forms; parent-child relationships Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health Department: Department of Psychology (Centre for Family Research) Email: seg42@cam.ac.uk Website: http://www.cfr.cam.ac.uk/directory/SusanGolombok Sorry no students can be taken this year |
| Name: Dr Brian Hendrich Topic: Transcriptional control of stem cell fate Themes: Cancer, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Molecules and Cells, Women's Health Department: Cambridge Stem Cell Institute Email: bdh24@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/people/pi/hendrich Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Allan Herbison Topic: Neural control of fertility Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health Department: PDN Email: aeh36@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/allan-herbison Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Melissa Hines Topic: Gonadal hormone and socialization influences on human brain and behaviour across the lifespan Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health Department: Psychology Email: mh504@cam.ac.uk Website: http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/mh504@cam.ac.uk Sorry no students can be taken this year |
| Name: Dr Siddhartha Kar Topic: cancer epidemiology, cancer genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, clonal haematopoiesis Themes: Cancer, Epidemiology and Public Health, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Women's Health Department: Oncology Email: sk718@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.earlycancer.cam.ac.uk/dr-siddhartha-kar Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Susan Ozanne Topic: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine and Endocrinology Department: Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Institute of Metabolic Science) Email: seo10@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-susan-ozanne Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Roger Pedersen Topic: Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (developmental biology) Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health Department: Department of Surgery (Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research) Email: ralp2@cam.ac.uk Website: http://www.stemcells.cam.ac.uk/researchers/principal-investigators/rpede... Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor John Perry Topic: Using human genetic approaches to understand biological mechanisms influencing reproductive ageing and metabolic health Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Epidemiology and Public Health, Molecules and Cells, Women's Health Department: Institute of Metabolic Science Email: john.perry@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/people/john-perry/ Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri Topic: Placental development and function and its relevance for pregnancy success and life-long health Themes: Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine and Endocrinology Department: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience Email: ans48@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/amanda-sferruzzi-perri Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Gordon Smith Topic: Analysis of data and biological samples from pregnant women to predict and to understand pregnancy complications, including fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia. Themes: Women's Health Department: Obstetrics & Gynaecology Email: gcss2@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.obgyn.cam.ac.uk/staff/senior-staff/professor-gordon-smith/ Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Professor Azim Surani Topic: Mammalian germ cells; epigenetic reprogramming Themes: Molecules and Cells, Women's Health Department: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience (Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute) Email: a.surani@gurdon.cam.ac.uk Website: http://www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/research/surani Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Alecia-Jane Twigger Topic: Lactation; biosynthesis; mammary gland biology; womens health Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Epidemiology and Public Health, Molecules and Cells, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine and Endocrinology Department: Biochemistry and Pharmacology Email: ajt215@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.cambridgelactationlab.com/ Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Roser Vento-Tormo Topic: Celluar genetics Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Functional and Evolutionary Genomics, Infection and Immunity, Women's Health Department: Wellcome Sanger Institute Email: rv4@sanger.ac.uk Website: https://ventolab.org/ Applications from potential students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Erica Watson Topic: Mechanisms of folate metabolism during development Themes: Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Molecules and Cells, Women's Health, Metabolic Medicine and Endocrinology Department: Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience Email: edw23@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/directory/watson-erica Sorry no vacation students can be taken this year but enquiries from potential PhD students are welcome |
| Name: Dr Timothy Weil Topic: Regulation of mRNA, oocyte-to-embryo transition, biomolecular condensates Themes: Cancer, Reproduction, Development and Lifelong Health, Molecules and Cells, Women's Health Department: Department of Zoology Email: tw419@cam.ac.uk Website: https://www.weillabcambridge.com/ Applications from potential students are welcome |
