Women's Health
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
How to find a research supervisor
Research supervisors are either staff members of the University, or based in one of the research units or institutions associated with the University.
Supervisors are in high demand and may not be able to respond to your enquiry immediately, so please be patient. Some may already be supervising the maximum number of PhD students they can, and won’t be able to take on any new students.
Browse potential research supervisors:
accepting applications from prospective postgraduate students
accepting applications from summer students
Supervisors accepting applications from prospective Postgraduate Students:
Dr Catherine Aiken
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Topic: Metabolism in pregnancy, reproductive aging, developmental programming
Email: cema2@cam.ac.uk
Professor Antonis Antoniou
Public Health and Primary Care
Topic: Cancer genetic epidemiology, cancer risk modelling, genetic epidemiology of BRCA1, BRCA2 and other cancer susceptibility genes
Email: aca20@cam.ac.uk
Dr Irving Aye
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Topic: Metabolic control of epigenetics during early placental development
Email: Ia319@medschl.cam.ac.uk
Professor James Brenton
Department of Oncology (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)
Topic: Ovarian cancer prognostic markers predictive markers bioinformaticsexpression profiling clinical trial design using molecular end points
Email: james.brenton@cruk.cam.ac.uk
Professor Carlos Caldas
Department of Oncology (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)
Topic: Breast cancer; genomics proteomics metabolomics and bioinformatics
Email: Carlos.Caldas@cruk.cam.ac.uk
Professor D Stephen Charnock-Jones
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Topic: Placental development high throughput sequencing genomics regulation of endothelial cell function in health and disease translational research
Email: dscj1@cam.ac.uk
Professor Nicola Clayton
Psychology
Topic: Comparative Cognition in Crows, Cuttlefish, Children and Humans
Email: nsc22@cam.ac.uk
Professor Nick Coleman
Department of Pathology (Molecular Histopathology Division)
Topic: Human papillomaviruses
Email: nc109@cam.ac.uk
Professor Francesco Colucci
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Topic: Immunology of reproduction, Infections, Cancer
Email: fc287@cam.ac.uk
Dr Miguel Constancia
Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Metabolic Research Laboratories (MRL)
Topic: Epigenetics in health and disease
Email: jmasmc2@cam.ac.uk
Dr Emma Davenport
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Topic: Functional Genomics
Email: ed5@sanger.ac.uk
Dr Laura Dearden
Institute of Metabolic Science
Topic: Impact of nutrition in pregnancy on mother and baby hypothalamus
Email: ld454@cam.ac.uk
Professor Douglas Easton
Public Health and Primary Care
Topic: Genetic epidemiology (especially cancer) and statistical genetics
Email: dfe20@medschl.cam.ac.uk
Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith
Department of Genetics
Topic: Mammalian developmental genetics and epigenetics
Email: afsmith@gen.cam.ac.uk
Professor Fiona Gilbert
Department of Radiology
Topic: Breast and Oncology Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Email: fjg28@cam.ac.uk
Dr Brian Hendrich
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
Topic: Transcriptional control of stem cell fate
Email: bdh24@cam.ac.uk
Professor Allan Herbison
Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Topic: Neural control of fertility
Email: aeh36@cam.ac.uk
Dr Siddhartha Kar
Oncology
Topic: cancer epidemiology, cancer genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, clonal haematopoiesis
Email: sk718@cam.ac.uk
Professor Susan Ozanne
Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Institute of Metabolic Science)
Topic: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Email: seo10@cam.ac.uk
Professor Roger Pedersen
Department of Surgery (Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research)
Topic: Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (developmental biology)
Email: ralp2@cam.ac.uk
Professor John Perry
Institute of Metabolic Science
Topic: Using human genetic approaches to understand biological mechanisms influencing reproductive ageing and metabolic health
Email: john.perry@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
Professor Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri
Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience
Topic: Placental development and function and its relevance for pregnancy success and life-long health
Email: ans48@cam.ac.uk
Professor Gordon Smith
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Topic: Analysis of data and biological samples from pregnant women to predict and to understand pregnancy complications, including fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia.
Email: gcss2@cam.ac.uk
Professor Azim Surani
Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience (Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute)
Topic: Mammalian germ cells; epigenetic reprogramming
Email: a.surani@gurdon.cam.ac.uk
Dr Alecia-Jane Twigger
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Topic: Lactation; biosynthesis; mammary gland biology; womens health
Email: ajt215@cam.ac.uk
Dr Roser Vento-Tormo
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Topic: Celluar genetics
Email: rv4@sanger.ac.uk
Dr Erica Watson
Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience
Topic: Mechanisms of folate metabolism during development
Email: edw23@cam.ac.uk
Dr Timothy Weil
Department of Zoology
Topic: Regulation of mRNA, oocyte-to-embryo transition, biomolecular condensates
Email: tw419@cam.ac.uk
Research supervisors accepting applications from summer students
Dr Catherine Aiken
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Topic: metabolism in pregnancy reproductive aging developmental programming
Email: cema2@cam.ac.uk
Professor Antonis Antoniou
Public Health and Primary Care
Topic: Cancer genetic epidemiology, cancer risk modelling, genetic epidemiology of BRCA1, BRCA2 and other cancer susceptibility genes
Email: aca20@cam.ac.uk
Professor Carlos Caldas
Department of Oncology (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute)
Topic: Breast cancer; genomics proteomics metabolomics and bioinformatics
Email: Carlos.Caldas@cruk.cam.ac.uk
Professor D Stephen Charnock-Jones
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Topic: Placental development high throughput sequencing genomics regulation of endothelial cell function in health and disease translational research
Email: dscj1@cam.ac.uk
Professor Nicola Clayton
Psychology
Topic: Comparative Cognition in Crows, Cuttlefish, Children and Humans
Email: nsc22@cam.ac.uk
Professor Nick Coleman
Department of Pathology (Molecular Histopathology Division)
Topic: Human papillomaviruses
Email: nc109@cam.ac.uk
Professor Francesco Colucci
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Topic: Immunology of reproduction, Infections, Cancer
Email: fc287@cam.ac.uk
Dr Miguel Constancia
Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Metabolic Research Laboratories (MRL)
Topic: Epigenetics in health and disease
Email: jmasmc2@cam.ac.uk
Dr Emma Davenport
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Topic: Functional Genomics
Email: ed5@sanger.ac.uk
Dr Laura Dearden
Institute of Metabolic Science
Topic: Impact of nutrition in pregnancy on mother and baby hypothalamus
Email: ld454@cam.ac.uk
Professor Douglas Easton
Public Health and Primary Care
Topic: Genetic epidemiology (especially cancer) and statistical genetics
Email: dfe20@medschl.cam.ac.uk
Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith
Department of Genetics
Topic: Mammalian developmental genetics and epigenetics
Email: afsmith@gen.cam.ac.uk
Dr Brian Hendrich
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
Topic: Transcriptional control of stem cell fate
Email: bdh24@cam.ac.uk
Dr Siddhartha Kar
Oncology
Topic: cancer epidemiology, cancer genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, clonal haematopoiesis
Email: sk718@cam.ac.uk
Professor Susan Ozanne
Department of Clinical Biochemistry (Institute of Metabolic Science)
Topic: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Email: seo10@cam.ac.uk
Professor Roger Pedersen
Department of Surgery (Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research)
Topic: Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (developmental biology)
Email: ralp2@cam.ac.uk
Professor John Perry
Institute of Metabolic Science
Topic: Using human genetic approaches to understand biological mechanisms influencing reproductive ageing and metabolic health
Email: john.perry@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
Professor Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri
Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience
Topic: Placental development and function and its relevance for pregnancy success and life-long health
Email: ans48@cam.ac.uk
Professor Gordon Smith
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Topic: Analysis of data and biological samples from pregnant women to predict and to understand pregnancy complications, including fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia.
Email: gcss2@cam.ac.uk
Professor Azim Surani
Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience (Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute)
Topic: Mammalian germ cells; epigenetic reprogramming
Email: a.surani@gurdon.cam.ac.uk
Dr Alecia-Jane Twigger
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Topic: Lactation; biosynthesis; mammary gland biology; womens health
Email: ajt215@cam.ac.uk
Dr Roser Vento-Tormo
Wellcome Sanger Institute
Topic: Celluar genetics
Email: rv4@sanger.ac.uk
Dr Timothy Weil
Department of Zoology
Topic: Regulation of mRNA, oocyte-to-embryo transition, biomolecular condensates
Email: tw419@cam.ac.uk