Our Leadership Structure

Information about our governance at the Barts Cancer Institute and Queen Mary University of London

The Barts Cancer Institute is part of Queen Mary University of London, which is governed by the University Council, Senate and Senior Leadership Team. Find out more about the university’s leadership and governance on the main Queen Mary website.

The Barts Cancer Institute’s Executive Board is responsible for the coordination of the Institute. It develops and implements strategy and policy for the BCI, to ensure high standards and efficiency in its operation, primarily in research and teaching, but also in all aspects of the life of the institute.

The executive board is chaired by Professor Nitzan Rosenfeld, the Director of the Barts Cancer Institute.

Academic leadership

Professor Nitzan Rosenfeld

Director of the Barts Cancer Institute & Chair of the Executive Board

Professor Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke

Deputy Chair & Centre Lead, Centre for The Tumour Microenvironment

Professor Fran Balkwill

Director of Research & Deputy Centre Lead, Centre for The Tumour Microenvironment

Professor Nick Lemoine

Centre Lead, Centre for Cancer Biomarkers & Biotherapeutics

Claude Chelala

Professor Claude Chelala

Deputy Centre Lead, Centre for Cancer Biomarkers & Biotherapeutics

Professor Susana Godinho

Centre Lead, Centre for Cancer Cell & Molecular Biology

Professor Peter Schmid

Centre Lead, Experimental Cancer Medicine Unit

Professor Thomas Powles

Centre co-lead, Experimental Cancer Medicine Unit

Professor Francesca Ciccarelli

Centre Lead, Centre for Cancer Evolution

Professor Sarah McClelland

Deputy Centre Lead, Centre for Cancer Evolution

Professor John Gribben

Centre Lead, Centre for Haemato-Oncology

Professor Jessica Okosun

Deputy Centre Lead, Centre for Haemato-Oncology

Professor John F. Marshall

Centre Lead, Centre for Tumour Biology

Professor Angus Cameron

Deputy Centre Lead, Centre for Tumour Biology and Director of Graduate Studies

Professor Andrejs Braun

Director of Education

Institute management team

Our Research and Academic staff are supported in their work by teams of professional and administrative staff.

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Dr Gavin Craig

Institute Strategic Manager

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Dr Rebecca Gresham

Principal Laboratory Manager

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Dr Charlotte Ridler

Scientific Writer and Communications Manager

Lorna Blackwood

Institute Business Co-ordinator